Vision 2020
A MEED special edition, based on a survey of MEED readers, looking at the key drivers of the region in the next decade - political reform, technolology, China and a sustainable, diversified economy.
Vision 2020
The Middle East economy in the next decade - Survey results
While political reform, technology and China will be important factors shaping the region in 2020, the push to establish a sustainable, diversified economy will remain key to growth in the next 10 years
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Oil: The Fuel of the Middle East economy
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Power & Water - Meeting demand for utilities in the Gulf
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China - A shift eastwards for the Middle East
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Iraq - A new dawn
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Saudi Arabia - A new powerhouse emerges
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Demographics - Harnessing human capital
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Social Infrastructure - Investing in social technology
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Succession - New blood, old lineages in the Middle East
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Transport - Connecting trade routes
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Political Reform - Encouraging public participation
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Nuclear - The race gathers pace
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Technology - Mobile internet a technological revolution
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Food Security - Reliance on food imports to rise
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Market Reform - A larger role for capital markets
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Tehran stands at a political crossroads
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Downstream - Gulf leads petrochemicals growth
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Slow progress stalls GCC integration
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Credit Crunch - A lingering financial legacy
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Renewables - Looking at energy alternatives
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PPP - The rise of public private partnerships in the Middle East
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"Saudi Arabia is a big question because it has lots of very elderly men in the line of succession"
Christopher Davidson, UK academic
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