By World Economic Forum, 2007.

Since the 1970s, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have witnessed impressive social and economic progress. Economic rents from the energy sector have been channelled into infrastructure development and the advancement of the private sector. However, the region still faces important political, economic, social and environmental challenges, and stakeholders should be aware of some of the possible futures that the GCC countries may experience. To gain a better understanding of possible outcomes, and of the key trends and events that might shape them over the next 20 years, the World Economic Forum set out to develop a set of scenarios for the GCC countries to 2025. The resulting scenarios are the joint creation of those who took part in the project – they go beyond the assumptions and perspectives held by any individual, interest group or organization.