Tumbling oil prices could see record budget losses for the UAE and Saudi Arabia this year. Prices have hit lower than $40 a barrel, which has put pressure on GCC governments. However, Marios Maratheftis, Global Chief Economist at Standard Chartered expects prices to come up in 2016 due to a limit in oil supplies.

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