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Gulf well insulated from a potential US default

News from Washington overnight suggests that the US authorities are edging towards an agreement that would prevent a US default. But even if talks break down, the Gulf economies are probably the best placed among the emerging markets to withstand any market and economic fallout that would follow. 

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