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Covid-19 and oil prices: The twin challenges for Gulf economies

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As countries in the Gulf region face up to the challenges presented by the spread of Covid-19 and the associated turmoil in global energy markets in recent days, Oxford Business Group's Editor-in-Chief, Oliver Cornock and Regional Editor for the Middle East, Billy FitzHerbert discuss the strategies being adopted to mitigate the fallout.

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