Is Dubai World the Only Problem in Town?
Last week Dubai World announced that it was creeping closer to a deal with its creditors. Welcome news not only for investors,...
Short Term Solutions – Long Term Problems
US still risks default and downgrade
Euro zone buys time
Few drivers of growth surprises- major economies still struggle
Equities are likely to see selling pressure
A positive-...
Global companies positive on future for business in Middle East
Six months on from the start of the Arab Spring, businesses around the world say they are positive about the future for business in...
UAE ranked sixth in the world in quality of infrastructure
The UAE has been ranked sixth in the world regarding quality of its infrastructure. It has also been ranked number 23rd in the...
IMF latest annual assessment of UAE economy
Non-oil recovery strengthens, despite weak construction and real estate sectors
Government-related entities still pose risks
Fiscal consolidation should increase government's room for maneuver
Growth in the United...
The future prospects for the Abu Dhabi real estate market remain...
Jones Lang LaSalle, the world's leading real estate investment and advisory firm, today released the latest report "Abu Dhabi City Profile – Abu...
Expatriates upbeat in assessment of global financial situation
The Expat Economic survey, part of HSBC's Expat Explorer Survey of 4,100 expats from 100 countries, ranked 25 countries on scores linked to annual...
Dubai continues to add around 10,000 residents per month
Dubai Statistics Centre recently revealed that the emirate continues to add around 10,000 residents per month, with the population passing 1.8 million in the...
Dubai World Debt Meltdown Raises Concerns
UAE moves to counter Dubai fallout but markets wary
Central Bank of the UAE backs UAE Banks, branches of foreign banks operating in the country
Global...
Property Sector worldwide in critical condition
Trillions of properties worldwide acquired or refinanced after this point in early 2004 have lost value since the transaction. Many of these properties, typically...
Signs of growing business optimism with MENA region
Despite the difficulties many economies around the world are facing, the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) seems to be weathering the financial...
Is the Gulf entering or coming out of Recession?
During the last 12 months, analysts and researchers from the most prestigious firms, such as BofA Meril Lynch and EFG Hermes, produced reports aiming...
Entrepreneurship becomes easier globally
2013 Doing Business report shows that local entrepreneurs around the world are considering it easier to do business nowadays than at any time...
IMF sees opportunities for Middle East and North Africa
Changes taking place in the Middle East and North Africa provide an opportunity for the region to lay the foundation for a socially inclusive...
Global Consumer Confidence Increases One Point in Q3
Sixty-Two Percent of Global Respondents Say They Are in a Recession;
Sixty-Nine Percent Are Changing Spending Habits to Save More
Global consumer confidence increased one index...
80% of Young Billionaires Skip College
Alexandr Wang, 26 years old, tops the list of the youngest self-made billionaires generating a net worth of $1 billion.
Pedro Franceschi, aged 27, takes...
The Future of Retail in EMEA – Change is Coming
Jones Lang LaSalle has launched Retail 2020, a definitive study of the rapidly changing global retail landscape over the next ten years...
Oil Shock to Global Economic Forecast
Recently new report was released by BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research, titled, "BofA ML Economics: Global Economics – An oil shock to the global...