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Nervous times for diplomacy and business in the Gulf
With the death toll rising in Iraq and the US Navy assembling a mighty force in the Gulf this... Read full article »
Recesssion clouds gather for business in the Gulf States
With oil prices off their best and production levels down, the Gulf States look to be set to... Read full article »
Lower oil prices are now on the horizon
Oil prices are drifting lower by the day as the warmest winter in a century has left heating oil... Read full article »
NBD, EBI merger signals tougher times for the UAE banks
Consolidation is now the watchword for the UAE banking sector which has gone ex-growth. That is... Read full article »
As the GCC closes on an FTA, the UAE and US keep on talking
Peter Mandelson, the European Union Trade Commissioner, has been in the Gulf this week trying to... Read full article »
Chinese New Year brings some warnings on war and stock markets
The Chinese Year of the Boar has just started. And with it come dire warnings of epidemics, wars... Read full article »
Traffic, inflation, competition and capacity constraints, and the top of the business cycle
The top of the business cycle is normally marked by four factors which are the bane of business... Read full article »
Why Sheikh Mohammed's new 2015 vision will turn into reality
The Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum... Read full article »
UAE banks remain the backbone of the nation
This week Deutsche Bank started covering UAE banking stocks and issued a report highlighting the... Read full article »
Good reason to expect further weakness in Arabian stocks
Since the start of the year the Shuaa Capital index of GCC stocks is down by 5.5 per cent, mainly... Read full article »
Asset market distress begins to spread, tough times ahead!
Arabian stock markets plunged last year, while oil prices topped out in July and are 34 per cent... Read full article »
Oil price blues will dent regional business confidence
The 12 per cent fall in oil prices to around $54 since the start of the year will soon begin to... Read full article »
Major GCC business themes for 2007
Each year reviewers look back on the major events of the past 12 months. So why not try to look... Read full article »
Rampant M&A activity may signal peak of global business cycle
High mergers and acquisition activity is almost always a sign that the global business cycle is... Read full article »
Your chairman's letter: be realistic about 2007
It is always useful to provide a brief snapshot of the outlook for Middle East business prior to... Read full article »
