1. Qatar Eyes Substantial $8bn Surplus For 2023

    ...r the World Cup, most notably opening a new airport in 2014 and a metro system in 2019, as well as greatly expanding its hospitality sector. Capex peaked at $28.2bn in 2016 but has been trending down as the tournament approached, and was $19.9bn in 2021. Minister of Finance Ali bin Ahmed al-Kuwari sa...

    Volume: 65
    Issue: 51/52
    Published at Fri, 23 Dec 2022
  2. The Iraqi State Faces A Perilous 2017

    ...e councils and modified the seat allocation formula to disadvantage small parties - as was done in the 2014 parliamentary law. Parliament’s Legal Committee has said that a special law is needed for Kirkuk to hold new elections; its current council was elected in January 2005. If the provincial el...

    Volume: 59
    Issue: 51/52
    Published at Fri, 23 Dec 2016
  3. Yemen’s Finances Set For Rude Awakening In 2015

    ...sarray, with little hope of a turnaround. With the current crisis threatening to spread to the central oil heartlands of Marib, east of San’a, prospects for the coming six to 12 months do not look bright. Oil and gas export revenues have historically made up 70% of the Yemeni budget. In 2014 al...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 51/52
    Published at Fri, 19 Dec 2014