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Nigeria: NNPC’s privatisation should mimic Saudi’s Aramco

Can Nigeria’s President employ the strategy of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince in privatising a state oil corporation?

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Middle East Sovereign Debt Levels Are Rising, But So What?

Middle East sovereign debt levels are rising, but so what? The question of whether the debt levels are sustainable is hard to answer…

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Africa and the Middle East: Proxy wars or economic partnerships

Many observers go as far criticising many Arab states for building asymmetrical relationships, where African states are acting on behalf of Arab states simply for large sums of cash. There is some truth in that thinking. But the reality is that policy-makers in African countries have to make their own policy decisions and govern their own borders…

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