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Good morning, friends, and happy Friday to you all. <\/strong>It\u2019s been a blessedly quiet 24 hours across the region, with zero reports of missiles or drones in the UAE, Saudi, and Qatar. <\/p>\n

We\u2019re sliding into a big weekend: <\/strong>The US and Iran seem on track to hold peace talks in Islamabad tomorrow, and Egypt is taking a breather \u2014 Sunday is Coptic Easter and Monday is a national holiday for Sham El Nessim, the traditional spring festival. <\/p>\n

The only person unhappy with prospects of peace talks bearing fruit: <\/strong>The CEO of Texas-based Atlas Survivor Shelters<\/a>, who says demand from the GCC elite for safe rooms and underground bunkers is \u201cup a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n

WATCH THIS SPACE- The UAE has thrown a USD 5.4 bn lifeline to Bahrain <\/strong>(pdf)<\/a> \u2014 a move Saudi Twitter will doubtless interpret as a slap in the face. (The mudslinging between Saudi and Emirati booster boys and bots alike on X has been rather intense the past week\u2026) <\/p>\n

On deck for the week ahead: <\/strong>It\u2019s IMF \/ World Bank spring meeting week in Washington (the bank just downgraded its GCC growth forecast by 3.1 percentage points to 1.3%) and EBRD said overnight that it will deploy EUR 5 bn this year to shore-up economies including Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, and Turkey, among others. \u2013Patrick<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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