Editorial Column
Dubai, the fastest growing city in the world
- For a city used to pursuing world records, perhaps is should not be so surprising that Dubai is now the fastest growing city in the world. Yet many commentators are starting to ask how long such a neck breaking speed can be maintained.
- United Arab Emirates: Saturday, November 26 - 2005 at 13:41 |
Dubai Air Show: what future for Middle East aviation?
- Virgin Atlantic is the latest airline to join the rush to start new routes to and from the Middle East. But Emirates, Etihad, Gulf Air and Qatar Airways are all on a flight path to huge growth. So are things getting out of hand?
- United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, November 16 - 2005 at 14:14 |
Kuwait's biggest field starts to run out of oil
- It was an incredible revelation last week that the second largest oil field in the world is exhausted and past its peak output. Yet that is what the Kuwait Oil Company revealed about its Burgan field.
- Kuwait: Saturday, November 12 - 2005 at 08:46 |
Understanding the success of the Dubai economy
- Academic economists are flocking to Dubai to try to understand the reasons for this city-state's success. Clearly this is down to more than a spate of high oil prices as other Middle East cities, with the exception of Doha, are not booming to the same extent.
- United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, November 02 - 2005 at 10:27 |
Iftar feedback: real estate and share booms to end
- The traditional Iftar and Sukoor dinners during Ramadan are a pleasant chance to catch up with old friends and to hear the latest business gossip. Top concern this year is the boom in real estate and local stock markets.
- United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, October 26 - 2005 at 14:10 |
Meedprojects.com: anatomy of a $700bn boom
- The www.meedprojects.com database has just completed its first year of operation. This provides a unique statistical insight into the Middle East's present economic boom, and an indication as to which countries are really benefiting.
- United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, October 19 - 2005 at 13:46 |
Is it now time to exit GCC stock markets?
- After a remarkable surge in the first half of 2005, valuations are looking over-stretched in the GCC capital markets, and in the second half stocks have struggled to keep their inflated prices. So are we about to see a serious correction like the one in late June and July?
- Saudi Arabia: Thursday, October 13 - 2005 at 10:11 |
Donald Trump: the ultimate Dubai endorsement?
- News that Donald Trump is to enter the Dubai real estate market with a landmark hotel project in the centre of The Palm, Jumeirah marks a new step in the creation of Arabia's international city. For Dubai is now the epicenter of the oil boom in the Middle East.
- United Arab Emirates: Thursday, October 06 - 2005 at 09:14 |
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