Gulf Economies Need a Transformed Role for the State

Summary: the GCC may be dealing with the pandemic but COVID-19 hasn’t altered the economic challenges facing the Gulf, rather it has reaffirmed them.
We thank Chatham House and authors Adel Hamaizia and Tim Callen for permission to reprint an edited version of their recent article.
Adel Hamaizia is an associate fellow with Chatham House’s MENA Program and an independent consultant advising governments and private sector on and across the GCC and North Africa.