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from The Economist. In London, I'm Jason Palmer. And in New York, I'm John Fastman.

Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

In the Gulf, energy exporters will end up with billions and billions more in their coffers than they expected this year.

Our correspondent looks at where all that cash might go,

from quixotic cities in the desert to swathes of plush new public sector jobs.

And in Lebanon, there's no such thing as a civil wedding.

Residents must marry according to the laws of one of the country's 18 recognized religions.

That poses a problem for interfaith couples,

which they've taken to solving in cyberspace and Utah.

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