Expo 2020 Dubai and Bureau International des Expositions meet in Paris
The Expo 2020 Dubai team shared an update on the status of the exposition's preparations with the General Assembly of the Bureau International des...
Geopolitics, not economics, will top policymakers’ agendas in 2016
PwC economists reveal predictions for 2016
G7 to grow at fastest rate since 2010, led by US and UK
Geopolitics (rather than economics) will top policymakers’...
Get ready to pay more for food!
Food prices surging around the world
Drought conditions in Russia and North America caused worldwide food prices to increase by 6 percent in July, according...
We Are All Big Debtors! $27,640 per Person
Global debt levels have reached new heights. A report by McKinsey Global Institute has estimated that the world’s debt now amounts to a total...
Middle East carriers show strongest growth at 15.8 per cent
Global air traffic shows downward trend: IATA
Global air traffic showed a general downward trend in May in tow with the deteriorating global economic condition,...
Gadhafi agrees to stop fighting
Col. Moammar Gadhafi has agreed in principle to stop all hostilities in Libya and let in outside forces to help keep the peace, according...
Demand for Middle East carriers rose 9.7% above last year’s level
According to a comment on the July air traffic statistics released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) on 4th September 2011, demand for...
Armani Hotel Milano opens
The new Armani Hotel Milano is the second hotel to be launched within the Armani Hotels & Resorts project
Asian companies set to benefit from Eurozone crisis
Asian companies are more intent on finding investment opportunities in Europe than those in the Middle East or North America
Top 100 World’s Most Influential Arabs
Charles El-Achi, Abdalla Alnajjar and Farouk El-Baz the most prominent scientists..
Waleed Bin Ibrahim and Ahmed Bin Jassim more importantly in the Arab media
"Gulf Business"...
Main sea freight index up on increased demand for large vessels
Rosier times ahead of shipping stocks
The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry commodities, rose for a third straight...
Major Recession in 2013, Morgan Stanley
According to Morgan Stanley, the global economy is likely to be stuck in the “twilight zone” of sluggish growth in 2013. The global financial...
IMF revises MENA’s growth rate
The International Monetary Fund stated in a report released in January that an anticipated drop in the average growth rate of the regional economy...
Global Economy Outlook “Cautiously Optimistic”, Financial Leaders Say
Despite the recovery, risks are present and 2014 may be a year of volatility
The agenda for 2014 is to complete financial reform
The outlook for...
5th Annual Statistical Report on Gulf Common Market Released
UAE maintains its leading position in the GCC
The UAE has continued to achieve outstanding results in implementing Gulf Common Market (GCM) decisions, according to...
Business confidence falls in Middle East, but not as quickly as...
Business confidence in the Middle East continued to fall in the second quarter of 2015, but not as quickly as it had in the...
Canada Calling! Best and Fastest Immigration Programs
Good news for all those looking to live, work and settle in Canada. The Canadian government is leaving no stones unturned to make reaching...
GCC Economic Recovery Uneven across Different Industries
“The IMF report predicts real GDP growth in MENA to pick up to 4% this year, which is significant improvement on the 3.2% it...