تصفح Gulf Studies Center Research حسب المؤلف "Miniaoui, Hela"
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Contemporary issues in Qatar’s food security
Miniaoui, Hela; Irungu, Patrick; Kaitibie, Simeon ( Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore , 2018 , Other)Qatar is one of the richest countries in the world. However, its domestic food production is so low that over 90 percent of its food supply has to be imported. This article provides some stylised facts on Qatar’s food ... -
Corporate Choice between Conventional Bonds and Sukuk Issuance: Evidence from GCC Countries
Grassa, Rihab; Miniaoui, Hela ( Elsevier , 2018 , Article)Although there have been recent developments in respect of the diversification of capital markets in GCC countries, the motivations of the firms issuing Sukuk or conventional bonds have remained largely unexplored. Using ... -
Dynamic Parametric and Nonparametric Hedging: Evidence from the Arab Gulf Equity Markets
Nekhili, Ramzi; Miniaoui, Hela ( EuroJournals , 2017 , Article)This paper examines the optimal hedging strategies in the Arab Gulf equity markets using a parametric and a nonparametric dynamic approaches in modeling the conditional variances and covariances of equity returns. The ... -
The Impact of Migrant Remittances on Economic Growth in Arab Countries
Ouni, Habib; Miniaoui, Hela ( Scholink Inc , 2019 , Article)The potential role that workers’ remittances are likely to play in promoting economic growth, especially in Arab countries, is currently attracting considerable attention. These remittances have an impact on the remitting ... -
Innovation and Entrepreneurship for the Diversification and Growth of the Gulf Cooperation Council Economies
Miniaoui, Hela; Schilirò, Daniele ( Redfame Publishing , 2017 , Article)The Arab States of the Gulf region have vast reserves petroleum. The reduction in oil prices since summer 2014, and their volatility pose strong challenges to the six of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). In the present ...