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        <title><![CDATA[John Sfakianakis - Dir:Economics Research]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[John Sfakianakis is director of economic research at the Gulf Research Center.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Saudis Expect Big Economic Boost From Trump Visit]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Offering U.S. companies a leading position in the kingdom's business opportunities is on the table.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2017 05:30:07 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 14:  U.S. President Donald Trump (R) meets with Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Crown Prince and Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in the Oval Office at the White House, March 14, 2017 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Saudi Bonds Provide Much-Needed Breathing Room]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The changing oil market may not allow the kingdom to simply wait until prices recover.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2017 03:00:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Aramco IPO Is Just the First Step for Saudi Arabia]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Reforming the oil giant is a crucial part of the country's transformation.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 05 Apr 2017 21:00:08 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A flame from a Saudi Aramco oil installion known as &quot;Pump 3&quot; is seen in the desert near the oil-rich area of Khouris, 160 kms east of the Saudi capital Riyadh, on June 23, 2008. Oil producers are at war with speculators but they have been left speculating themselves over the future of their precious commodity after a unique summit, analysts said. Government ministers and traders alike are anxiously waiting to see which way prices go in coming weeks after Sunday&apos;s summit of consumers and producers, which Saudi Arabia called in response to the doubling of the cost of a barrel of oil over the past year to almost 140 dollars.      AFP PHOTO/MARWAN NAAMANI        (Photo credit should read MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Saudis Thinking Beyond Oil in Asia Courtship]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The partnership between Saudi Arabia and Asia has been gaining in importance over the last decade.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2017 06:00:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Emerging-Market Investors Take a Shine to Egypt]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The country got an IMF loan and allowed its pound to float freely.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[John Sfakianakis]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 05 Mar 2017 06:00:11 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>GIZA, EGYPT - NOVEMBER 13: The three large pyramids of Menkaure (L), Khafre (C) and Khufu loom over the horizon November 13, 2004 at Giza, just outside Cairo, Egypt. The three large pyramids at Giza, built by King Khufu over a 30 year period around 2,550 B.C., are among Egypt&apos;s biggest tourist attractions.  (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[How Saudi Arabia Fixed Its Cash Crunch]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The central bank has done its job by intervening twice in 2016.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2017 18:43:24 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Saudi traders work at a bank in Riyadh on March 19, 2008. Asian stocks soared today after a big bounce on Wall Street as the US Federal Reserve slashed interest rates in a bid to contain a spiralling financial crisis and risk of recession. AFP PHOTO/HASSAN AMMAR (Photo credit should read HASSAN AMMAR/AFP/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[How Gulf States Can Offset the Dollar's Pull]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The region needs structural reforms that diversify the economy away from oil.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2017 15:25:28 GMT</pubDate>
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