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Delta variant poses biggest threat to non-Gulf economies

Concerns about the Delta variant of COVID-19 have grown over the past week but high vaccine coverage in the Gulf means that policymakers are unlikely to resort to harsh containment measures. Other parts of the region are more susceptible, adding to the reasons to think that recoveries there will lag behind in the coming years.

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