4 stories you shouldn't have missed this week
The Chocolate Diet?; The Case Against Google; Brave New Math; The Real Leadership Lessons of Steve Jobs
March 29, 2012 3:37-
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The Hunger Games overshadows other new releases hitting the theaters this weekend
Kipp takes a look at six of the upcoming releases lined up for this week, including the highest grossing movie this month – The Hunger Games
March 28, 2012 3:38 -
Buying time: A closer look at Mubadala’s latest Brazilian investment
Mubadala's investment can be allocated at will by Batista. And the $46 billion fund has deep pockets that may be tapped again if additional financial support is necessary.
March 27, 2012 1:39
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A Taxing Affair: UAE Mulls Uniform Corporate Tax Rate
The United Arab Emirates is looking at introducing a uniform corporate tax rate across its seven states as it wants to reduce its dependence on oil revenue, the IMF said on Monday, but a government official said there would be no new taxes for at least two years.
March 27, 2012 1:26 -
Abu Dhabi: Raising Capital
With the Yas Mall, Deerfields Town Square, The Lourve Museum in the news these past few days, Kipp can't help but feel we are back in 2010.
March 26, 2012 3:44 -
The Art of Censorship
Censorship is part and parcel of any art festival—Kipp just wishes the UAE was more artful about it.
March 25, 2012 4:33
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In Sweden, cash is king no more; Apple’s share price: iRational?;The Top Ten Biggest Money-Losing Movies of All Time
Suzanne Collins' "The Hunger Games" Illustrates the Horrors of Big Government; Titanic threat: Why do ships still hit icebergs?
March 22, 2012 3:13 -
Hedge funds show banks how to recoup loans to gulf
Hedge funds are showing banks how to get their money back from Gulf borrowers.
March 20, 2012 12:28 -
IN FOCUS: Screenings of Gulf Film Festival Winners at Sikka
If you haven't visited SIKKA just yet-Kipp gives you six reasons to remedy that. In this feature we take a look at six promising films that will be screened at the art festival.
March 19, 2012 3:20
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Emirati problems: Debt, housing loans and unemployment
Between asking for increased housing loans and forcing banks to reduce their personal debt, the financial future of most UAE nationals remains dangerously dependent on what the government deems appropriate.
March 18, 2012 3:52 -
Iraq’s artists lament decline in cultural life
Long ago, Iraq once had a flourishing music, fine arts and cinema industry. But even now artists continue to fear hostility from religious parties.
March 18, 2012 11:31 -
Syria e-mail hack points to new level of “information war”
Whether Syrian rebels hacked President al-Assad's e-mails themselves or with the help of Western spies or "hactivists", the release of these messages points to a new era of information warfare.
March 18, 2012 10:53
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Syrian Turmoil Erodes Confidence And Savings
Bankers say Syria's central bank is reluctant to continue the kind of major intervention in support of the pound that it is believed to have carried out in the first eight months of the unrest, as it seeks to reduce depletion of its foreign reserves, estimated at $17 billion before the protests began.
March 17, 2012 8:50 -
GAME ON: Demographics, Local Tastes Fuel Arab Video Game Industry
The Middle East has one of the fastest growing communities of online gamers in the world, and demographics mean this is likely to remain true for many years.
March 17, 2012 8:46 -
STRATEGIC: Qatar Forms A Taste For Foreign Strategic Assets
The willingness to target big names in Europe's energy and defense sector illustrate how quickly the seven-year old Qatar Investment Authority, with an estimated $60 to $100 billion in assets, has found confidence says Una Galani
March 15, 2012 4:00
