What is sharted among the countries on the Arabian peninsula is that all of them have an arid climate and petroleum reserves, as well as some patches of desert. This is a common characteristic for the countries which exist there and is shared by all of them.
If the government wanted to slow down the economy's growth it would increase government spending and cut taxes. The more you spend, the more that needs to be compensated for. If they cut taxes, less money would fill the deficit, therefore slowing down the economy's growth.