Saudi Arabia’s economic time bomb
Time is a luxury that Saudi Arabia can no longer take for granted. It faces an economic time bomb, which, if not defused, will...
Iraq’s Economic Reform for 2016
In August 2015, Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi introduced reforms to shrink the size of the government and tackle corruption. Luay Al Khatteeb Founding...
Gulf oil economies must wake up or face decades of decline
Low oil prices, widening fiscal deficits, rising populations, political turmoil, terrorism, religious intolerance and high youth unemployment conjure up a recipe for economic disaster...
Turn a light on: Electricity sector reform in Iraq
In a new analysis paper, we write about how the government of PM Hayder al-Abadi in Iraq is not only facing a security threat posed by...
Turn a Light On: Electricity Sector Reform in Iraq
The need to confront and drive back the forces of the Islamic State (IS) has pushed long-term reform efforts in Iraq far down the...