Bahrain
GULF STATES: Free labour imports are coming to an end
Cheap expatriate labour has been part of the Gulf business model ever since the oil boom....
Gulf StatesUNITED STATES: Deficit casts cloud over trade agenda
The Senate Finance Committee will tomorrow hold a nomination hearing for Congressman Rob Portman,...
United StatesGULF STATES: Can all rival financial centres thrive?
Phillip Thorpe starts work as chairman and chief executive officer of the Qatar Financial Centre...
Gulf StatesGULF STATES: Iraq and Saudi terrorism spills over
In the wake of four terrorist shootouts in less than a month, the Kuwaiti parliament this week...
Gulf StatesGULF STATES: FTAs stoke Saudi-smaller states tensions
Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are due to start talks with Washington on bilateral free...
Gulf StatesGULF STATES/MALAYSIA: Islamic finance links grow
The oil revenue boom in the Gulf has helped the Islamic finance industry, which has been growing...
Gulf StatesGULF STATES: Sunni extremists threaten soft targets
The Bahraini authorities arrested seven suspected terrorists on July 14, citing evidence that...
Gulf StatesTHAILAND: Thaksin faces growing trade reforms backlash
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra denied on July 13 allegations that his family's...
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