Low oil prices provide relief for MENA’s resource-poor economies

In contrast to the Gulf, the rest of the MENA region stands to gain from the recent fall in oil prices. That being said, a period of low oil prices alone won’t be sufficient to reduce these economies’ large twin budget and current account deficits substantially.

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