We don’t expect the recent jump in oil prices to be sustained but if we are wrong and prices stay at $85pb, annual export revenues in the Gulf would be $200bn higher than in 2017. Governments would almost certainly respond by loosening fiscal policy further, boosting economic growth. In contrast, high oil prices would exacerbate balance of payments strains in the MENA region’s smaller economies.
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