Qatar looks ahead to its next economic challenges

The state is well-positioned to diversify its economy away from hydrocarbons and alter its tax system to ensure a fairer contribution from the population, but a change of culture may be needed first.

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi

Turkish Inflation Balloon

Inflation in Turkey jumped to 17.5 percent last June, after it was 16.6 percent in May, surpassing expectations. The year-end inflation forecast from the Turkish Central Bank was 12.2 percent, at a…

Jiwan Soz

Why is Saudi Unemployment Falling?

The Saudi business sector got a hard blow in 2020. Tens of thousands of employees lost their jobs in different sectors due to the lockdown and the oil price crash. The GDP declined by 4.1% last year…

Motasem Al Felou