Business and Finance

  • Dr Eckart Woertz, Programme Manager Economics, Gulf Research Centre
  • 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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  • United Arab Emirates: Monday, June 19 - 2006 at 08:50
  • Farid Mohammed Ahmed, Senior GM UAE, Ducab
  • 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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  • United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, June 07 - 2006 at 09:33
  • Gerry Weiner - Former Minister of Citizenship and Immigration of Canada in Dubai
  • 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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  • United Arab Emirates: Thursday, June 01 - 2006 at 09:40
  • Tim Gray, Chief Executive, HSBC Saudi Arabia
  • 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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  • Saudi Arabia: Thursday, April 06 - 2006 at 09:37
  • Steve Forbes, President & CEO, Forbes Inc
  • 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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  • United Arab Emirates: Thursday, March 23 - 2006 at 08:44
  • Blair Look, Head of Asset Management, Al Mal Capital
  • 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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  • United Arab Emirates: Monday, March 06 - 2006 at 08:50
  • Khalid bin Kalban, MD, Dubai Investments Company
  • 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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  • United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, February 15 - 2006 at 08:26
  • David Butter, Middle East Senior Economist, Economist Intelligence Unit
  • 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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  • United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, February 01 - 2006 at 09:50