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China-US Tensions, War with Iran Dominate Medium-Term GCC Risk Landscape

Despite a positive macro outlook, a blend of rapidly rising regional tensions and an evolving trade dispute between China and the US will weigh more heavily than previously thought on the GCC’s economic prospects in the medium term, argues Dr. Nasser Saidi, Founder and President of Nasser Saidi & Associates and Lebanon’s former Minister of Economy.

By Bonds & Loans

Apr 4, 2019 // 12:24PM

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