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Analysis - Finance and Economy

The GCC Board Directors Institute looks at evolving company governance

Financial crisis highlights need for GCC Corporate Governance

The way Mutlaq al-Morished sees it, corporate governance has to start at the very top if it is to... Read full article »
Middle East: Wednesday, May 08 - 2013 at 12:47
GCC Board Directors Institute releases details of its latest survey

GCC Board Directors Institute surveys create regional picture

Since 2009, the GCC Board Directors Institute (BDI) has been conducting surveys of regional board... Read full article »
Middle East: Tuesday, May 07 - 2013 at 15:39
Maryam Al-Suwaidi, deputy CEO, licensing, supervision, enforcement affairs SCA

Interview: Maryam al-Suwaidi, deputy CEO, licensing, supervision, enforcement affairs SCA

The Securities & Commodities Authority (SCA), as the regulator of listed companies in the UAE,... Read full article »
Middle East: Monday, May 06 - 2013 at 15:50
Rasheed Al-Maraj, the governor of the Central Bank of Bahrain

Interview: Rasheed Al-Maraj, the governor of the Central Bank of Bahrain

In 2010, the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) helped formulate a new corporate governance code for... Read full article »
Middle East: Monday, May 06 - 2013 at 15:47
Mohammed al-Shroogi, President of Gulf business at Investcorp

Interview: Mohammed al-Shroogi, President of Gulf business at Investcorp

Investcorp was one of the founding corporations of the GCC Board Directors Institute (BDI) in... Read full article »
Middle East: Monday, May 06 - 2013 at 15:44
Profits at GCC banks increased 8.1% last year compared to 2011.

Gulf banks outperformed global counterparts in 2012

After achieving profits that were much higher than their counterparts across the world, GCC banks... Read full article »
Middle East: Thursday, March 28 - 2013 at 14:36
The European banking sector has to embrace new strategies to boost recovery

How Europe's banks can return to health

When the first bailouts of European banks occurred in 2008 the reaction of many banks and... Read full article »
Middle East: Monday, February 18 - 2013 at 12:33
Arsenal's home ground in North London is named Emirates Stadium.

Sports sponsorships still in vogue in the Gulf

Countries and companies in the GCC continue to pump millions of dollars into sports partnerships... Read full article »
Middle East: Thursday, February 07 - 2013 at 16:00
"Entrepreneurship is not a job, nor even a calling - but a hunger."

"We all need to be entrepreneurs now" says Regus boss

Apparently everyone wants to be an entrepreneur - and everyone has the resources to be one. Mark Dixon, CEO of multinational serviced office firm Regus, discusses our current 'fascination' with starting and running a business from scratch.
Middle East: Thursday, January 31 - 2013 at 16:37
GCC states continue to push to nationalise their workforces to combat unemployment issues and allay fears of social unrest

Challenges but 'no lack of talent' for Gulf workforce nationalisation

As GCC states continue to nationalise their workforces the main challenges they face are... Read full article »
Saudi Arabia: Thursday, January 31 - 2013 at 09:31