Daily analysis programme
The Scene
A calm reading of events in Baghdad and the region
- Airs
- Sunday to Thursday, 14:00
- Rerun
- Rerun 23:00
- Season
- Season 7
Rising oil prices: a chance to close the budget deficit or a temporary painkiller?
With the price per barrel exceeding budget forecasts, the episode discusses the impact of the extra revenue on the planned deficit and on the government's ability to fund investment projects. The two guests warn against building permanent commitments on volatile prices and put forward a proposal for a fiscal stabilisation fund.
About the programme
The Scene
A daily analytical look at developments on the Iraqi and regional political scene with a panel of specialists.
Every day “The Scene” hosts analysts, academics and MPs to unpack the biggest story of the past 24 hours: its background, the positions taken on it and what may follow from it. The programme draws on maps, figures and short reports from Al-Forat correspondents, and makes a point of representing different points of view on every issue.
- Sunday to Thursday, 14:00
- 23:00
- 60 minutes
- 2018
- Season 7
- Politics and talk shows
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Episodes of The Scene
3 episodes available to watch in full, with a player that remembers where you left off.
