Federal Reserve Prepares to Cut Interest Rates
As the Federal Reserve gets ready to cut interest rates, Analyst, Abdulaziz AlDosseri, looks back to the 2008 global financial crisis and the importance of interest rates to financial markets, currencies and commodities.
Why is civic honesty important to the economy?
Following an article that sampled civic honesty, Dr. Omar Al Ubaydli notes the importance of trust and honesty to a thriving economy. The article ranked a sample of 40 countries in civic honesty, where people voluntarily refrain from opportunistic behavior and which saw Arab and Islamic countries dominate the lowest rankings.
Turkey: Between NATO membership and Russian partnership
How does Turkey’s deal to buy the S-400 missile system from Russia impact their relations with NATO and with the US? Dr. Ashraf Keshk considers this and Turkey’s unique security challenges….
Derasat hosts panel discussion on Red Sea Security
Red Sea Security was the focus of a panel discussion with a visiting delegation form the Atlantic Council, USA and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and invited guests at DERASAT on 22nd June, 2019
The Importance of Culture to the Success of New Technologies
Abdulla Al-Abbasi (PhD candidate Renewable Energy) reflects on the crucial role culture plays in adapting and accepting new forms of technology and at the importance of recognising this as Bahrain expands it’s use of new sustainable energy sources such as solar panels.
UN-Habitat signs cooperation agreement with DERASAT
DERASAT and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) signed an agreement to cooperate in the preparation of the forthcoming ‘Arab Cities Report 2020’.
Migrants in the Gulf see dreams of higher wages ruined
In an article on migrants in the GCC countries in the Deutsche Welle, the impact of drives to wean a reliance on foreign labor in Saudi Arabia is discussed with Dr. Omar Al-Ubaydli, Director of Research who confirmed that there has been, “large-scale worker repatriation” from the Gulf’s most populous country”.
Iran and Europe: limits and future prospects
In view of the continuing intensification of the current Iranian crisis, Dr. Ashraf Keshk considers the European role and at differences in opinion between countries within the EU….
Seminar: Investment opportunities in oil and gas
The Bahrain Economic Association (BEA) organized a seminar on Tuesday 18th June, 2019, entiled, ‘What are the best investments in the oil and gas sector during the next five years?’. which was moderated by Dr. Omar Al Ubaydli, Deputy Chairman of the Association and Research Director at DERASAT.
Transitioning from an oil economy to a knowledge economy
As Bahrain gears up to focus on becoming a knowledge-based economy, analyst, Ghada Abdullah looks into what this means for Bahrain and how it can be achieved.
