As the political crisis unfolding in Venezuela seizes the headlines, analysts frequently draw attention to the fact that the South American country has the largest oil reserves in the world………
Economics
The US economy has traditionally been a heavy importer of oil, making it unquestionably a fan of low oil prices. Meanwhile, the shale oil revolution has transformed the US oil industry, and driven net imports to almost zero. But, has that been enough to make America favor high oil prices, and to be an OPEC ally?
At the start of January 2019, Bahrain launched a 5 per cent value-added tax (VAT), following Saudi Arabia and the UAE, Dr. Omar Al-Ubaydli explains the impact on prices.
The 60,000 word report was authored by a team of specialist researchers, headed by independent development expert, Dr. Craig Naumann, and featuring three Bahrainis affiliated to Derasat: economist Dr. Omar Al-Ubaydli, economist Ms. Ghada Abdulla, and renewable energy specialist Eng. Abdulla Alabbasi. It covers the period 2005-2018……………
Conferences such as the Manama Dialogue, held in Bahrain and organised by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), play a crucial role in finding solutions to security threats.
In Dr. Omar AlUbaydli’s latest article in The National, he delves into the reasoning behind that awkward question…
Derasat researchers, Dr. Omar Al-Ubaydli and Ghada Abdulla were recently quoted in the Financial Times in an article on education and the skills gap in Bahrain.
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GCC countries seek to turn their own sectors into engines of the economy and reduce the role of the public sector in job creation.
In his latest article for The National, Dr. Omar Al Ubaydli considers the question of Corporate Social Responsibility.