Gulf states

  • May 31, 2013
  • 12 min read

Energy subsidy reform gains momentum in Middle East

For decades, energy exporting and importing countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)...

Middle East
  • Apr 2, 2013
  • 6 min read

Gulf Islamic finance expansion is sustainable

Islamic banks in the Gulf attracted record deposits from retail customers in 2012. The...

Gulf states
  • Mar 19, 2013
  • 12 min read

Gulf wealth funds gear up for strategic investment

Qatar has started talks with the UK government on investing 15 billion dollars in infrastructure,...

Gulf states
  • Mar 8, 2013
  • 12 min read

Prospects for the Middle East in the second quarter

Divisive politics and weak economies will put new Islamist-led governments to the test in Egypt...

Middle East
  • Feb 28, 2013
  • 7 min read

Middle East water crisis looms in absence of reforms

According to a NASA study published on February 12, the Middle East lost an amount of water...

Middle East
  • Feb 25, 2013
  • 6 min read

New global, local defence market trends emerge at IDEX

The Eleventh biennial International Defense Exposition (IDEX), the largest defence and security...

Gulf states
  • Feb 15, 2013
  • 7 min read

Dubai banking outlook is much improved

As the financial reports for 2012 become available, it is clear that there has been a significant...

United Arab Emirates
  • Feb 14, 2013
  • 7 min read

Iran seeks to offset its isolation in new Middle East

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad arrived in Cairo on February 5, in the first visit to...

Iran