Politics vs economics: The Arab world dilemma
In 2019, the Arab world GDP was at $2.817 trillion. Yes. That is the entire Arab world; 22 states. That is almost equal to the GDP of a single country like France, whose GDP in the same year was $2.716 trillion. Of course, countries like Germany ($3.8 trillion) and Japan ($5 trillion) each registered more than double the Arab world’s GDP. Forget about China and the United States. Their numbers are astronomical compared to the relatively meagre total combined GDP of 22 Arab states. Why is that? What do these countries have that we don’t? Why do these countries enjoy massive wealth that is ...
Source: gulfnews.com