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Unless oil prices drop for other reasons, the United States and other governments appear set to release crude and product stocks from their strategic reserves before or during the summer in a bid to slow the rise in prices, avert an economic slowdown and sustain support for their strategy of sanctions on Iran.
March 31, 2012 3:52
The Chocolate Diet?; The Case Against Google; Brave New Math; The Real Leadership Lessons of Steve Jobs
March 29, 2012 3:37Kipp 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
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
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
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
Censorship is part and parcel of any art festival—Kipp just wishes the UAE was more artful about it.
March 25, 2012 4:33
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 are showing banks how to get their money back from Gulf borrowers.
March 20, 2012 12:28
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
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
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
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
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
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
As the World Cup draws closer, Qatar's fiscal spending, its only policy tool, may become difficult to restrict.
May 21, 2013 4:23
Search engine giant confirms purchase of popular blogger site as both sides vow to address users' concerns
May 21, 2013 2:52
Employees say no promises for higher wages have yet been made.
May 21, 2013 11:57
FNC member argues that minimum wage for domestic workers and maids is 'taking advantage' of employers.
May 20, 2013 4:24
Controversial views from the clothing company's CEO causes huge backlash.
May 16, 2013 2:43
