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Was 2005 the peak of the business cycle?
Stock markets generally try to anticipate the future. So is the recent weakness of bourses in the... Read full article »
Is Middle East business right to be so optimistic?
A survey by PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Dubai based Moutamarat of 140 senior executives in 14... Read full article »
Dubai's economic boom to spread to its neighbors
One of the themes of 2006 will be the spreading of the economic boom so obvious in Dubai to other... Read full article »
Why not have world-standard weekends and standardized public holidays?
The State of Qatar is discretely polling its citizens on a possible move toward the world-... Read full article »
Eid Al Adha: reflect positively on the future of the Middle East
The holiday period of Eid Al Adha this week is a time to reflect on the future of the region.... Read full article »
2006 looks set to be another record year but beware of ego
The Middle East's third great oil boom shows no sign of slowing down in 2006. The oil supply and... Read full article »
Great building booms underline confidence in the future
The great cities of the world have all gone through periods of spectacular building booms. London... Read full article »
Oil supply destruction: the next step for the oil market?
There was much talk about demand destruction in the oil market earlier in the autumn. But with... Read full article »
Don't miss the Dubai motor show this week
Owning a luxury car is far cheaper in the Middle East than elsewhere. For expatriate executives... Read full article »
Ski Dubai: welcome to the modern Middle East
At the UAE National Holiday weekend, the first skiers took to the slopes in Dubai at the new... Read full article »
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... Read full article »
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... Read full article »
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... Read full article »
Understanding the success of the Dubai economy
Academic economists are flocking to Dubai to try to understand the reasons for this city-state's... Read full article »
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... Read full article »
