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The pandemic changes the Gulf |
2020-05-09 |
[AlAhram] The coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague) ...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men... pandemic may be taking economic decisions that the Arab Gulf countries have hitherto been reluctant to take In a stark disclosure, Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed al-Jadaan admitted this week that the largest economy in the region would not "return to pre-coronavirus economic conditions, mainly as a result of the pandemic’s impact on economic activities and supply chains globally." |
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