Information on "Economics" and "Persian Gulf"
January 2011
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2011
Free Mobility within the Gulf Cooperation Council
Author: Zahra R Babar
Publisher: Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS)
Throughout the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), states face the peculiar dilemma of supporting full freedom of mobility for citizens while also severely limiting and curtailing the mobility of the dominant, non-national population. More on «Free Mobility within the Gulf Cooperation Council»
July 2010
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Jul 2010
Transatlantic Cooperation in the Middle East and North Africa and the Growing Role of the Gulf States
Author: Tobias Schumacher
Publisher: Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) / German Marshall Fund of The United States (GMF)
Though largely unnoticed by the public, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries' political and economic ties with the Arab Mediterranean Countries (AMCs) and Turkey have strongly increased in the last decade. More on «Transatlantic Cooperation in the Middle East and North Africa and the Growing Role of the Gulf States»
February 2010
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Feb 2010
Migration and the Gulf
Author: Onn Winckler, Michele Ruth Gamburd, Anisur Rahman, S Irudaya Rajan, KC Zachariah, Jane Bristol Rhys, Attiya Ahmed, Caroline Osella, Nora Ann Colton, George Naufal, Ali Termos, Neha Vora, David C Chaudoir, Shahnaz R Nadjmabadi, Andrew Gardner, Sharon Nagy, KC Das, Nilambari Gokhale, Binod Khadria, Mohammed E Dito, Eleanor Marie Lawrence Brown
Publisher: Middle East Institute (MEI)
This collection of essays is the first of three volumes devoted to Migration and the Arab World. More on «Migration and the Gulf» -
Feb 2010
Will Stabilisation Limit Protectionism? The 4th GTA Report
Author: Simon J Evenett, Giacomo Luciani, Eckart Woertz, John Sasuya, Samir Pradhan, Aruba Khalid
Publisher: Gulf Research Center (GRC)
After contracting sharply in the first half of 2009 many economies stabilised and some even began to recover in the last quarter of 2009. More on «Will Stabilisation Limit Protectionism? The 4th GTA Report»
November 2009
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Nov 2009
The Gulf States and Iran: Robust Competitors or Interested Bystanders?
Author: Rodger Shanahan
Publisher: Lowy Institute for International Policy
This paper examines the relations between the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Iran. More on «The Gulf States and Iran: Robust Competitors or Interested Bystanders?»
June 2009
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Jun 2009
Non-Oil Industries in the Persian Gulf
Author: Sean Foley, Charles Kestenbaum, Matteo Legrenzi
Publisher: Middle East Institute (MEI)
The essays presented in this edition of Viewpoints capture the challenges which the Arab Gulf states face as they seek to diversify economically and to wean themselves from their dependence on oil exports. More on «Non-Oil Industries in the Persian Gulf»
May 2009
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12 May 2009
Europe and the Gulf Region
Author: Michael Bauer, Christian-Peter Hanelt
Publisher: Center for Applied Policy Research (CAP)
This paper examines the great potential for the relations between the EU and the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). More on «Europe and the Gulf Region» -
May 2009
Unravelling the Vicious Cycle of Recruitment
Author: Rita Afsar
Publisher: Special Action Programme to Combat Forced Labour (SAP-FL)
This paper examines the influx of South Asian workers to Gulf countries, where the majority of the labor force comprises of non-nationals. More on «Unravelling the Vicious Cycle of Recruitment»
February 2009
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Feb 2009
US - Arab Economic Relations and the Obama Administration
Author: Nader Habibi, Eckart Woertz
Publisher: Gulf Research Center (GRC)
This brief examines four developments that affect US–Middle East economic relations and present important policy challenges to the Obama administration: China’s and India’s increasing energy interests in the Persian Gulf; the US interest in the econo... More on «US - Arab Economic Relations and the Obama Administration»
January 2009
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2009
Nur ein blaues Auge? Auswirkungen der internationalen Finanzkrise auf Nahost und Nordafrika
Author: Juliane Brach, Markus Loewe
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
Dieses Papier schildert, wie die internationale Finanzkrise den Nahen Osten und Nordafrika (Middle East and North Africa - MENA) in einer längeren Phase weit überdurchschnittlich hohen Wachstums getroffen hat. More on «Nur ein blaues Auge? Auswirkungen der internationalen Finanzkrise auf Nahost und Nordafrika»
