The Gulf is set for more financial turbulence if the oil price doesn’t increase soon. That’s the word from financial services experts Standard & Poor's in their latest report. They say restraints on oil and gas prices have steered the GCC into an environment marked by weakening economic growth. The report’s economic projections for the GCC reflect a 2% decline in GDP growth for 2015 when compared to 2014.

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