Posts Tagged ‘Economy’
By Kipp • Mar 2nd, 2010 • Category: Middle East Business News
The oil market is well supplied, Mohammed al- Hamli, the UAE’s oil minister said on Tuesday.
By Kipp • Mar 2nd, 2010 • Category: Middle East Business News
A sustained global recovery and the associated higher oil prices will help the Kingdom grow, says a report by Shuaa Capital.
By Aarti Nagraj • Mar 2nd, 2010 • Category: Cover Story, Economy, International, Regional, The Life
Despite the global increase in consumer spending, there will be mixed benefits in the GCC due to the region’s varied demographics.
By Aarti Nagraj • Feb 28th, 2010 • Category: Cover Story, Economy, Saudi Arabia, The Work, oil
An increase in oil prices combined with rising production will see Saudi’s economy bounce back, say analysts.
By Ben Flanagan • Feb 16th, 2010 • Category: Cover Story, Economy
Trading in Shariah-compliant products is about to enter a new age. But as the controversy over the Nakheel sukuk illustrated, the industry is still mired by a lack of transparency.
By Kipp • Feb 10th, 2010 • Category: Middle East Business News
Markets are keenly following the emirate’s debt situation, according to Henry Azzam, CEO of Deutsche Bank's MENA division.
By Aarti Nagraj • Feb 9th, 2010 • Category: Cover Story, Economy, Kuwait, The Work
Analysts suggest Kuwait will see a $24 billion surplus for 2009-2010, but a $26 billion deficit is expected next year.
By Sarah Abdullah • Feb 3rd, 2010 • Category: Cover Story, Economy
Ultraconservative investing methods were supposed to make Islamic finance immune to the financial crisis. So what happened, asks Trends magazine.
By Aarti Nagraj • Jan 28th, 2010 • Category: Cover Story, International, The Life, social
With French lawmakers pushing for a burqa ban and Switzerland forbidding the construction of minarets, many Muslims in Europe have started questioning their place in society.
By Julien Hawari • Jan 27th, 2010 • Category: Economy
The Group CEO of the National Bank of Kuwait, Ibrahim Dabdoub, tells Trends about how the global economic meltdown was good for the Gulf.
By Emily Meredith • Jan 27th, 2010 • Category: Economy
Gulf countries are struggling with how to gird their economies for the day when their fossil fuels run out.
By Jay Akasie • Jan 27th, 2010 • Category: Cover Story, Economy
How a Dubai summit helped set the agenda for this week’s World Economic Forum meeting in Davos. The agenda? Nothing less than ‘global redesign’…
By Kipp • Jan 25th, 2010 • Category: Middle East Business News
Increasing oil prices and rising demand in the non-energy sector will help the region to grow, says Emirates NBD bank.
By Christian Malar • Jan 24th, 2010 • Category: Cover Story, environment
Is Al Gore adding a lot of hot air to the global warming debate? Trends magazine asks the former vice president whether the political will exists for true action on the environment.
By Liz Peek • Jan 23rd, 2010 • Category: Cover Story, Economy, Special report
Piano bars. Drinking. Bobsledding. Karaoke... The World Economic Forum may be ‘committed to improving the state of the world’, but for many, next week’s meeting in Switzerland will mark a priceless networking opportunity, reports Trends.