Gulf Economic Barometer
The Gulf Economic Barometer monitors initiatives taken by Gulf states as they seek fiscal, monetary, and labor policy changes to meet the challenge of reduced state revenue from natural resources. The key trend is a major shift in the way the GCC countries have been spending on public sector wages, infrastructure, and social services over the last decade. The GEB documents the policy changes as they are announced and/or implemented by country and by sector and is updated regularly as data becomes available. The information here is neither official nor exhaustive.
Market Watch: Oman’s Fiscal Management Problem
by Karen E. Young
For Oman, balancing domestic pressures against necessary economic reforms is proving difficult.
Market Watch: Reformers are Holding Ground: Saudi Arabia’s New Fiscal Policy
by Karen E. Young
The Saudi budget for 2017 demonstrates that fiscal reform works; at least, it shows that with a reduction in spending will come a decline in deficit.
Market Watch: Drop in the Bucket: Reduced Fuel Subsidies Offer Little Deficit Relief
by Karen E. Young The GCC states have drastically reduced fuel subsidies, however have yet benefit from deficit relief.