Gulf states
GULF STATES: Oil revenue boom fuels airline expansion
Kuwait's first private budget carrier - Jazeera Airways - starts operations in November. For most...
Gulf StatesGULF STATES: Mixed progress in economic integration
The 3.5 billion dollar Dolphin project is the first regional gas export scheme in the Gulf. Its...
Gulf StatesGULF STATES: IPO surge points to market sophistication
The initial public offering (IPO) of shares in Saudi agricultural concern Marai closed on July 10...
Gulf StatesGULF STATES/MALAYSIA: Innovation spurs Islamic finance
The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) held its annual board meeting on June 23 and 24 at Putrajaya,...
Gulf StatesGULF STATES/ASIA: Growing ties point to secular shift
India, Pakistan and Qatar are discussing a pipeline project for the supply of Qatari gas to the...
Gulf StatesLATIN AMERICA/MIDDLE EAST: Little to show for summit
The first Arab-South American summit was held in Brasilia on May 10-11. The summit was intended...
Latin AmericaLATIN AMERICA/MIDDLE EAST: Little to show for summit
The first Arab-South American summit was held in Brasilia on May 10-11.
Latin AmericaGULF 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 States
