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Dubai International Financial Centre opens for business
The world's newest financial centre is now a reality after a decree from the Dubai Government. So... Read full article »
The New Age of the Middle East mega-project
Since the Millennium a discernable trend towards bigger and bigger real estate and infrastructure... Read full article »
Dubai property gets hotter than ever
More than 300 people queued in the baking sun at the weekend for the latest release of The Greens... Read full article »
Economic reform now firmly embedded in the region
From Amman to Muscat, economic reform is all around us in the Middle East today. This investment... Read full article »
The new age of the GCC regulator
It's a sure sign that GCC markets are becoming more global in outlook and operation. Regulators... Read full article »
Dubai gets it right on red tape
The Dubai Government has no patience with bureaucracy and is setting new world standards in how... Read full article »
Rags to riches, lessons from the past
It is instructive to consider what happened in previous oil booms to try to understand what may... Read full article »
Why Opec should move to the UAE
There is talk that Opec is thinking of relocating its headquarters to Beirut. Officials are not... Read full article »
Four reasons for optimism about the Gulf business outlook
There are probably many more, but here are the four main reasons for business optimism in the... Read full article »
First half bank results point to a boom year
Higher oil prices this year have boosted the performance of the region's banking sector, as a... Read full article »
A hot summer for GCC inward investment
This summer the flow of funds will be into the GCC rather than away from it. Global stocks look... Read full article »
Saddam Hussain, Saudi Arabia and higher oil prices
Last month huge bets were placed in oil markets against falling prices. Such was the weight of... Read full article »
Will Iraq now deliver real business opportunities?
With the handover of the US led coalition to the new sovereign Iraqi Government, will business... Read full article »
No end in sight for high oil prices
Norwegian oilmen started a wage strike at the end of last week that will chop 400,000 bpd off... Read full article »
Will Dubai house prices continue to increase?
Dubai house prices are up 15-20 per cent in the past year. So what happens next? Will prices... Read full article »
