Watch your words: they might just be illegal
Eva Fernandes is surprised to find out that posting a review of a poor customer service experience is actually outlawed in the UAE.
August 7, 2011 3:28-
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US debt crisis: the Frankenstein of financial abuse?
Does the US have the Republicans to blame for the US debt crisis? This Arab News editorial seems to think so.
August 1, 2011 11:26 -
Of car loans and credit card debts: Somebody needs more than a slap on the wrist
UAE’s new car financing regulation protects you from your own frivolity. But it looks like some banks want you to stay debt-ridden. Precious de Leon eyes the culprits.
July 31, 2011 2:49
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Is the Saudi Economic Power More Fragile Than It Looks
Given Saudi's high energy inefficiency and increased public sector spending, Una Galani thinks it might be the time of the Saudi government to tackle its potentially foreseeable financial problems.
July 29, 2011 10:09 -
Looking outside in: the impact of Arab women and Western Media’s approach on the Arab Spring
Ramzy Baroud talks about how women’s role in fueling the revolution and Western media’s slant on the Arab Spring
July 27, 2011 1:31 -
Pie in the face: how PR and management could have helped News Corp do some dodging
This month, WS MENA’s Andreas Keller talks about why PR shouldn’t be used like pain reliever tablets and what happens when bad behaviour gets rewarded.
July 27, 2011 12:59
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Egypt shouldn’t let the pound slide just yet
Una Galani believes a weaker currency won't do much for Egypt’s exports without a boost to productivity, or much for tourism in the absence of political stability.
July 19, 2011 9:22 -
How an airline alliance just might do what politicians can’t…
Just as the PingPong diplomacy worked for China and US in the 70s, retired navy man Abdulateef Al-Mulhim hopes Saudia’s entry into Sky alliance will aid in Middle East-global diplomacy.
July 17, 2011 3:11 -
Infighting won’t change Iran’s economic policy
Reuters columnist Una Galani weaves through the complex web that is the Iranian economy and comes out with some stark realizations.
July 7, 2011 12:47
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A little less taking, a little more giving
Eva Fernandes thinks it will take a lot more than what the UAE is currently offering to gain the long-term attention of foreign property investors.
July 5, 2011 4:07 -
Cutting expat fat is a necessary pain for the Gulf
Despite Saudi Arabia’s recent insistence that foreign workers will not be expelled, Una Galani believes that job security should be expatriate workers’ top concern.
July 5, 2011 4:03 -
Double, double toil and trouble: Pepsi pops its top with pseudo-super-revenues
Cynical Kipp is hesistant to applaud Dubai Refreshments recent reports of more than a 100 percent increase in profits.
July 4, 2011 1:28
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4G is coming. So what.
The UAE’s telecom sector may be promising but there still quite a bit of kinks to be fixed before Precious de Leon can actually look forward to these technological advances.
July 3, 2011 5:18 -
UAE visa extension: Too little, too late?
The UAE is increasing investor’s residency visa validity period, but will it be enough to rectify the damage? Eva Fernandes certainly doesn’t think so.
June 29, 2011 4:05 -
Fish out of water? – Egypt is wrong to snub IMF and World Bank aid – analyst
Una Galani thinks Cairo's rebuff leaves it drawing on an even higher ratio of aid from undemocratic Gulf donors that have their own foreign policy agendas.
June 28, 2011 1:18
