ADB cuts Asia growth estimates for 2013
The Asian Development Bank reduced its estimates forecast for 2012 and 2013 for the Asian region. That happened on Wednesday when the amount of...
Transparency in global real estate markets increases
United States, United Kingdom, Australia rank as world’s most transparent real estate markets
MIST markets among leading improvers
African, Middle Eastern, Latin American markets lag
A biennial...
UAE Delegation Attends G20 Conference on Commodity Price Volatility Held in...
A delegation from the Ministry of Finance (MoF), headed by HE Obaid Humaid Al Tayer, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, participated in the...
Commercial real estate cheaper in Europe
Sovereign wealth funds, institutions and private companies from the Middle East and Asia are getting advantage on the Eurozone crisis
Summer 2012 European Market Indicators...
Today marks the 31st World Food Day
2012 World Food Day is dedicated to Agricultural Cooperatives
Today marks the 31st World Food Day, dedicated to raising awareness of the problems facing global...
World’s greatest brands revealed at “Travel Oscars”
World Travel Awards (WTA) has capped its year-long search for the most popular travel and tourism brands in the world with its glittering Grand...
World Travel Awards opens voting for Asia, Australasia
Online voting for 2013 has now opened and the organizers of the awards are encouraging both trade and consumers to submit votes in order...
Over 10 Million Stateless People in the World, Some in GCC
A child is born stateless every 10 minutes, the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR said on Tuesday, adding there are at least 10 million...
‘New Normal’ Productivity Spells Uncertainty for Global Economy
The Global Competitiveness Report 2015-2016 finds countries need higher productivity to address sluggish global growth and persistent high unemployment
Failure to boost competitiveness is compromising...
Will Brexit lead to an increase in economic sovereignty
On 23 June, a decision will be made on whether the United Kingdom should remain in the European Union or not. A ‘leave vote’...
International monetary system in 2030: Three future scenarios
Revision to regionalism, G2 rebalancing, and reconciling a two-speed world
As the euro debt crisis spreads with wide ranging implications across the globe, a new...
Radiation spreads after Explosion at Japanese Nuclear Plant
Reporters and specialists say that the radioactivity is low and not dangerous to the health
After the powerful earthquake of 8.9-magnitude hit Japan early Friday,...
Europe Addressing Distress While the US is Over the Hump
Real Capital Analytics’ (RCA) deal flow analysis indicates that Europe is starting to make headway in dealing with its distressed real estate loans while...
Inaugural Talent Convention ‘Very Productive’, GPCA Secretary General
Dr. Abdulwahab Al Sadoun, secretary general of the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) has hailed the inaugural GPCA Talent Convention, which concluded in...
Regulatory uncertainty tops organizational risks for senior executives
Large institutions may suffer hit to normalized earnings as a result of re-regulation
Deloitte identifies five key industry drivers to impact global financial institutions
For the...
Paul McCartney 2012 MusiCares Person of the Year
Grammys weekend kicked off in full force on Friday night, with Paul McCartney being honored as the 2012 MusiCares Person of the Year.
Euro rose against the dollar, yen on Friday
ECB President Mario Draghi sticks to his promise to do everything in his powers to preserve the euro. He revealed a new and potentially...
2012 Year in Review: GCC
As 2012 fades away, we can say that the global economic highlights of the year were the reelection of Obama as US president, solid...