Kuwait ministers reach out to bloggers and journalists
May 9, 2013 9:47 by Reuters
The country has tasked three men with exploring reform among the youth...
On a January afternoon in Kuwait City, a group of bloggers gathered around three men they would not normally expect to see…
Consumer confidence in Dubai on the up
April 21, 2013 5:24 by kippreport
Survey shows 90% of consumers happy with the current state of economy and 95% anticipating stronger economic performance in 2013
Optimism is running deep, while better job prospects and a brighter outlook regarding personal finance are driving more to spend…
Tasweek: ‘Maintain and sustain’ real estate sector
April 18, 2013 4:11 by M. Aldalou
Real estate boss Masood Al Awar says a number of sample regulations could instill trust in Dubai's real estate sector.
At the forefront of every year, a real estate veteran in Dubai picks two defining words he predicts will encapsulate…
The Arab youth have spoken
April 9, 2013 7:01 by M. Aldalou
The Arab Youth Survey reflects a positive outlook where young Arabs believe their best days still lie ahead...
Click here for the top ten findings of the Arab Youth Survey 2013 I’m not big on surveys. There, I’ve…
Easing Emiratisation
December 19, 2012 9:45 by Eva Fernandes
Will the Absher initiative’s higher pay scales and extra days off successfully help Emiratis to work in the private sector? Eva Fernandes thinks ensuring a guarantee back to the public sector may encourage more Emiratis to try working in the private sector.
With 2012 drawing to a close, there has been significant attention on the efforts towards Emiratisation for the year that…
Yammine of Credit Suisse MidEast resigns
October 17, 2012 3:06 by Reuters
Yammine, who joined the Swiss bank in 2007, will stay until the end of 2012 to assist in the handover process, one of the sources said.
Credit Suisse’s Middle East managing director and co-chief executive officer, Bassam Yammine, has resigned from the bank to pursue personal…
Walk this way
September 25, 2012 1:38 by Eva Fernandes
Will these new signs on the platform control the Dubai metro traveller's inner beast?
Time and time again, Kipp has whined about the rather special etiquette and behaviour reserved for public transport usage in…
The Daily Deal Dilemma
August 27, 2012 5:36 by Eva Fernandes
Even if you forget about the 20 other daily deal websites active in the Emirates, does launching a luxury daily deal website make good business sense asks Kipp.
Just when you think the UAE daily deals market is saturated—there launches another one. Despite LivingSocial pulling the plug on…
Top 5 Tallest Residential Towers in the World
August 21, 2012 5:18 by Eva Fernandes
Would you believe it if we told you 4 out of 5 towers is real estate in Dubai?
Princess Tower Initially Princess tower was supposed to comprise of 90 floors. But things were going well for Tameer Holding…
REFORM IN THE KINGDOM: Saudi Arabia pushes accelerator on reform
July 9, 2012 4:22 by Reuters
Saudi cannot afford to let the money do all the talking. Foreign investors insist on unrestricted access to the kingdom's stock market, which could be granted this year. But internal reform is the right place to start says Una Galani
Saudi Arabia is moving at its fastest pace in years to overhaul the economy, and this time there isn’t even…
Saudi Arabia will enter women in London Olympics
June 26, 2012 10:49 by Reuters
Saudi Arabia will allow its women athletes to compete in the Olympic Games for the first time ever in London this summer, the Islamic kingdom's London embassy said on its website.
Human rights groups had called on the International Olympic Committee to bar Saudi Arabia from competing in London, citing its…
HORSING AROUND: The passion and big business that is horses in the UAE.
May 10, 2012 3:47 by kippreport
As the oil-rich Gulf economies boom, the hobbies of its wealthy local populations tend to become big business - and nowhere is that more true than for horses, a traditional passion of the region's Bedouin tribes.
When an economic crisis in Uruguay strained the finances of Pio Olascoaga Amaya’s family farm, he found salvation halfway across…
