By David Wille To make Egypt a more attractive home for investment, President Sisi made tackling unsustainable food and energy subsidies a top priority. A year later, it is still unclear whether Sisi’s government can follow through on reforms that have stymied leaders for decades. As Egypt’s leaders struggle to bring the country’s finances under … Continue reading
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), the second-largest Arab economy and OPEC’s third largest oil producer, will hike unleaded gasoline prices by 24 percent in August as it becomes the first country in the oil-rich Persian Gulf to remove subsidies, the UAE’s official WAM news agency reported on Tuesday. Drivers in the UAE will now pay 2.14 dirhams per liter … Continue reading
By Masood Ahmed The steep decline in global oil prices, by 55 percent since last September, has changed the economic dynamics of oil exporters in the Middle East and North Africa. Our update of theRegional Economic Outlook, released yesterday, shows that these countries are now faced with large export and government revenue losses, which are … Continue reading