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Women's flexible friends
With First Gulf Bank introducing a credit card targeted at women, Sanjay Chaturvedi, Head of Credit Cards, looks at how the region is going plastic.
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Spotlight on Dubai World
With a second mega-holding company created in Dubai, will it be friendly competition or the clash of the titans between Dubai World and Dubai Holdings? And how has America's rejection of Dubai Ports World affected future strategy? Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Chairman, Dubai World has the answers.
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Life in the luxury lane
If you can't afford a BMW, a BMW-branded credit card may be the next best thing. Trevor Stokes, President & CEO, American Express Middle East, explains the strategy behind the card.
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The repegging question
With the US dollar facing a grim future, will Gulf nations repeg their currencies, currently tied to the sinking greenback? Dr Eckart Woertz of the Gulf Research Centre looks at the possibilities, and why there has been so little move towards Euros.
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Dollar is doomed
Gold is set to continue its strong progress as the dollar continues to sink, according to Dr Eckart Woertz of the Gulf Research Centre. In the first part of a two-part interview, Dr Woertz looks at the dollar's plight, and what has been keeping the troubled currency afloat so far.
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Cabling the future
The UAE's construction boom means big business for cable company Ducab, which is undergoing an aggressive expansion plan. Farid Mohammed Ahmed, Senior GM UAE, explains Ducab's strategy.
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Want to migrate to Canada?
Canada's former immigration minister is visiting Dubai to tell business executives and investors how they can migrate to Canada. Gerry Weiner says Canada is extremely keen to attract skilled individuals from the region.
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A hard lesson
The sharp corrections seen in regional markets were a hard lesson for many investors, according to Tim Gray, Chief Executive, HSBC Saudi Arabia. Gray looks at the shape of the Saudi market as it increasingly opens up to expatriate investors.
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Protectionism wrecks trade
The Dubai Ports fiasco was the result of poor information swamped by a US political fight, according to Forbes Inc chairman Steve Forbes. Forbes warns that world trade is struggling to remove barriers due to protectionist mindsets.
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Market correction is healthy
The recent correction in UAE stockmarket is a healthy sign, creating a buying opportunity, according to Blair Look, Head of Asset Management, Al Mal Capital. Al Mal recently introduced its UAE equity fund, an open-ended fund aimed at institutional investors.
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Investing in Dubai
With regional competition increasing, is Dubai still the best place in the Middle East to do business? Khalid bin Kalban, MD of Dubai Investments Company, explains why he thinks that it is.
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Saudi and regional rivalry
Saudi Arabian ambition, economic rivalry between GCC states: David Butter from the Economist Intelligence Unit tackles these issues in the second part of an interview with AME Info. Butter also gives his view on current international perceptions of the Middle East.
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Oil and diversification
Oil markets, economic diversification, demographic pressures and radicalism: David Butter from the Economist Intelligence Unit tackles these issues in the first part of an interview with AME Info. Butter also considers the short and longer term impact of current tensions over Iran.
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The unknown enemy
Fighting fragmented and previously unknown, "home made" terror groups will be a major challenge for the Middle East in 2006, according to Gulf Research Centre security director Dr Mustafa Alani. Dr Alani says Saudi Arabia has made significant progress in fighting terror, but incidents in Kuwait and Qatar, countries with no history of terrorism, as well as ongoing problems in Iraq, are significant concerns.
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Cooperation needed over Iran
Iran's decision to resume nuclear research has increased regional insecurity, with distinct possibilites of conflict and/or an arms race, according to Gulf Research Centre director Dr Christian Koch. Dr Koch says that GCC members are still not cooperating adequately to improve the situation.
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