Institute of International Finance Regional GCC Overview sees return to solid...
The GCC Regional Overview from the industry benchmark Institute of International Finance shows that the region is seeing solid growth, underpinned by higher oil...
Entrepreneurship: Art or Science?
Entrepreneurship needs more science
Starting your own business is an entrepreneurship survival trait
Ideally, entrepreneurship should be a balanced activity, combining talent and analytical thinking. In...
The Downfall of the U.S. Dollar
The current political standstill in the U.S. can have two main results in terms of the international monetary currency. The first of them is...
GCC Emerging, Frontier Markets Haven in Focus
“Once you start thinking about growth… …it is hard to think about anything else.” So declared economics Nobel laureate Robert Lucas, and his point...
The Arab Spring & the Gulf States: Time to Embrace Change
A personal and deeply powerful manifesto to embrace change
'Arab men and women need to believe that they are born free and will remain free...
Cost of Living City Rankings
Tokyo in Japan is the world’s most expensive city for expatriates; Karachi is the cheapest
Most European cities drop in the ranking; Australian and New...
Comprehensive report on Dubai trade and investment unveiled
‘The Business Year: Dubai 2012’ report has a foreword by HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum and interviews with key public and private...
Global Economic Weekly: Policy pauses and pitfalls
The latest report from BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research, titled, "BofA ML Economics - Global Economic Weekly: Policy pauses and pitfalls, authored by the Global Economics Team...
The Arab Union for Real Estate Development estimates Arab Real Estate...
Arab Union for Real Estate Development (AURD) Secretary General Dr. Ahmad Mattar said on Monday that the Arab real estate activity volume...
GCC Investment Strategy in 2011
Rising oil prices will drive regional GDP and budget surpluses
Banking and petrochemical sectors to direct GCC profitability growth
Qatar and UAE set to provide...
Banks’ Expertise Critical to Speed Up Economic Recovery Post COVID-19
Credit misallocation causing lasting risks to economies, and needs course-correction
Bankruptcy frameworks need to prepare for potential impact of credit losses on banking...
Entrepreneurs speak out
For 62% of entrepreneurs, focusing on innovation should be the number one priority
80% of entrepreneurs say governments should facilitate access to funding for young...
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...
Cruise tourism expected to pump billions into Dubai economy
A multiple-entry visa system will soon be implemented in U.A.E. in order to promote the emirate’s reputation as a tourist center and to encourage...
Recession or Depression?
A recession is defined to be a period of two quarters of negative GDP growth. By definition is a national or world event and...
Investors Concerned That Global Economic Recovery Could Falter
Risk associated with the U.S. economy has escalated, though sentiment towards Europe has improved
Why Western talent is a necessity to Middle Eastern markets
Today and during the past many years, the working position and the salary of an employee depend on country of origin in addition...