Farhat Bengdara’s Two Kinds of Wealth

Aug 10
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At a briefing in Dubai in October 2025, the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia director credited the region’s stronger-than-expected growth partly to diversification, noting that non-oil sectors across the Gulf were “playing an increasingly important role in sustaining growth and creating jobs.”

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