Economics – Page 4 – Dr. Saqer AlKhalifa

The Government Steals Money?

Sep 22, 2012

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I recently sat down with a person who wants to know more about Bahrain and the region. A question he kept asking and I was comfortably answering with a bit of an embarrassment is, “How does the government pay for all the services it provides to the citizens?” You see, long time ago, there…

Is Life Fair?

Sep 14, 2012

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Have you ever been to a very poor country? I recently have been to India for the first time in my life and saw firsthand what can easily be seen online, poor people, very poor people. More than that, I did get the sense that they were not heading the right direction. It didn’t…

Global Competitiveness Report (#Bahrain 35 out of 144)

Sep 12, 2012

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Please see page 100-101 for Bahrain’s section. Overall rank, 35 out of 144. WEF_GlobalCompetitivenessReport_2012-13 copy

Define Democracy and My Twitter Bio

Sep 7, 2012

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So Twitter asks us to write down something about ourselves, aka bio. Here’s what I wrote, “Opinionated, Educator, Job Creator, Democracy believer only with educated independent electorate, otherwise Autocratic persuader. Ph.D. in PoliSci.” Not a lot of people understood my bio, in fact, I think 99% of my Twitter followers are clueless. Inspired by…

Ramadhan is better than Democracy…

Aug 3, 2012

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This is the second time in my life that I have witnessed Ramadhan during the summer times. While the Islamic calendar is around 10 to 14 days shorter than the Gregorian calendar, it loses about a year every 30 years. This means that the next time we will witness Ramadhan starting mid July…

One Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Please!

Jul 27, 2012

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Last night, I was chatting with a close friend in a relaxing coffee shop in Riffa about the many projects that private and public companies have failed to achieve. Sometimes around 2005, without proper research, the private sector with the blessings of the public sector decided to spend millions of dollars on almost…

Western Rain in Middle Eastern Deserts

Jul 13, 2012

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Walking around the streets in London, seeing colorful people, the long Muslim beard, the mini skirt, the rainbow gay, the tightest clothes below a headscarf, the tattoo, the Cross, and the fully covered face just makes me wonder if all of these human beings are faking living in harmony or not. As a Muslim…

Dubai versus Bahrain and the Future of the GCC Union

Jun 30, 2012

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I’ve just came back to Bahrain after spending a week in Dubai with family and friends. While enjoying my vacation, I kept an eye on various issues. It was also not so easy attending the traditional gathering halls (Majlis) without facing the question ‘How’s Bahrain now’. A little bit of fun and a little bit…

GCC Unity and Monopoly?

May 18, 2012

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I know I mentioned last week that I will be unveiling, with sound evidence, the hidden agenda of a known Human Rights Organization. However, because of the latest developments, I will go back on my word and discuss the GCC unity today. As many of my readers are used to it, I will continue…

The World Wants to be Like Bahrain

Mar 23, 2012

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in Archive (2015–2017), bahrain, Economics, Politics, Social

Well, if not today, then maybe tomorrow. When I used to fly back from America to Bahrain during my study times, I use to take my time thinking a lot while flying over Europe. It seemed like I was flying over less and less developed countries until I reach the border to the Middle East.…

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