In this BBC News Arabic documentary, Dr Carole Nakhle, CEO of Crystol Energy, discusses the impact of high oil prices on International Oil Companies (IOCs) and oil-producing nations.
Some of the main points discussed include:
- Oil companies are making record profits which should increase the tax revenues generated by host governments.
- Producing countries are equally benefiting; Saudi Arabia, for instance, is one of the few countries that saw its economic growth forecast for this year revised upwards.
- Unlike previous cycles, the Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) are exhibiting a more prudent behaviour in terms of spending – a welcome move that would break the conventional pro-cyclical fiscal policy in the region.
Watch the discussion:
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