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UAE & Qatar prove the wisdom of foreign direct investment
Next year the UAE will increase oil output to three million barrels per day, and Qatar will... Read full article »
Regional free trade deals secure the economic future
Suddenly free trade agreements are the talk of the Middle East. Long negotiations with the... Read full article »
Middle East oil: back to the 1970s?
The new report issued by top investment bank Goldman Sachs suggesting that oil prices may spike... Read full article »
What do rising interest rates mean for Middle East business?
US short-term interest rates have taken another measured move upwards. But with the prospect of... Read full article »
Oil prices: take a fresh look at market fundamentals
The decision by Opec to put another 500,000 barrel per day into the market only sent prices to a... Read full article »
Why bilateral free trade agreements make sense
The UAE is presently negotiating bilateral free trade deals with the US and Singapore, both... Read full article »
Oil prices now in the grip of speculators again
The sudden take-off in global oil prices is not due to the fundamentals of supply and demand.... Read full article »
Reasons to be optimistic about Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom has got a very bad press in recent years with stability and terrorism the main... Read full article »
Just where has the Middle East business cycle got to?
While regional stock markets show signs of peaking, the slowdown in the real economy may still be... Read full article »
Economic reform still tops the GCC agenda
From telecoms to property and even cement, the opportunities for major structural reforms are... Read full article »
The Dubai economic miracle, can it last?
Germany 1955-75, Japan 1960-80, China 1990 to the present day, these are all periods that... Read full article »
Gulf airlines take up the global challenge
Air France and Alitalia are now talking about a possible tie-up following the Air France merger... Read full article »
Are we in the middle of a bull market for commodities?
The publication of a fascinating new book called 'Hot Commodities' by veteran US investor Jim... Read full article »
Fuel-cells to replace petrol in cars
Imagine the economic impact of a technology that replaces the internal combustion engine on the... Read full article »
Inflation set to soar in 2005
For the past decade inflation has been under control, but in the Middle East 2005 is likely to be... Read full article »
