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Are we back to the early 1980s? Let us hope not!
Standard Chartered Bank last week published a research bulletin asking what would happen to the... Read full article »
Can Middle East insecurity offset the impact of a US slowdown on the oil price?
With the US dollar under pressure last week, and evidence of a US slowdown or recession mounting... Read full article »
Chinese investment slump threatens oil prices
Chinese investment flows are slowing down which could spell the end of the current investment... Read full article »
Arabian stock markets are signaling a real estate crash
The linkage between stock market and real estate cycles is well established, and in advanced... Read full article »
Is this the future of private equity in the Middle East?
Millennium Private Equity has launched two $1 billion private equity funds and plans a total of... Read full article »
Just what are Arabian stock markets saying about the future?
The continued crashing of Arabian stock markets comes at a time when Western bourses are riding... Read full article »
Buying IPOs in crashing markets is against commonsense!
In the first nine months of 2006 a record $6.2 billion was raised by 17 initial public offerings... Read full article »
Will the oil price go up before it goes down?
Calling oil prices is a precarious business at the best of times. But there is a pattern emerging... Read full article »
By 2010 the cities with the best infrastructure will be in the Middle East
Global travelers arriving in Doha and Dubai in 2010 are going to be impressed by the most modern... Read full article »
Revaluation of local currencies may be more likely than a single currency
Regional business is keeping a keen eye on plans for a GCC single currency which will affect... Read full article »
What will save Arabian stock markets?
Whether you are looking for the world's worst or second-worst performing stock market, then you... Read full article »
Gold and silver set to deliver remarkable gains
Gold and silver has been remarkably resilient in terms of price in the wake of the oil price... Read full article »
Contradictory signals leave Middle East business in confusion
This autumn's return to business has brought with it mixed signals for the outlook. Oil prices... Read full article »
Spotting the dodgy operators saves time and money
After five years of booming oil markets the Middle East has become a magnet for international... Read full article »
Will inflation levels ease next year?
Standard Chartered Bank's own study of inflation paints a very different picture from the central... Read full article »
