Saudi Arabia has tripled its non-oil revenues since unveiling of Vision 2030

After four years of consensual politics enabled by the coalition between Nidaa Tounes and Ennahda, Tunisia finds itself at a crossroad ahead of the General Elections to be held in December 2019. This report from Castlereagh Associates brings forward the political, economic and social challenges currently facing the country. 

Latest U.S. sanctions on Iran increases the risk for Terran’s banking system beyond FATF.

Iraq is highly dependent on its neighbours’ goodwill as nearly 70% of its water supplies stem from external sources.

In a coalition with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), Prime Minister May seems to be gradually adopting a more intransigeant approach to please her political allies.

Enjoying trade ties worth $11 billion in 2017 and planning on bringing that amount to $30 billion in the near future, Iran and Turkey would need a joint bank to insulate trade exchanges from American sanctions.

Iran sanctions: a softening of the US position ahead of November 4th deadline

This approval is an achievement for Rouhani as it is likely to lead FATF’s incoming plenary meeting into extending the suspension of countermeasures on Iran.