Gulf states
MIDDLE EAST: Structural risks dog non-oil bourses
Foreign and regional interest in the stock markets of the non-oil producing MENA economies was...
Middle EastMIDDLE EAST: Risks cloud Gulf stock market prospects
High returns in emerging markets world-wide in 2003 have been mirrored in gains of around 50% in...
Middle EastMIDDLE EAST: Open skies boost airline industry
The structure of the airline industry in the region is undergoing fundamental changes, including...
Middle EastGULF STATES: Water challenges demand new approach
The Kuwaiti National Assembly this week debated the state's water shortage. Gulf states have so...
Gulf StatesIRAQ: Serious crime thrives on instability
Four members of the Iraqi Police Service (IPS) were arrested on March 13 in connection with the...
IraqOMAN: US pressure threatens domestic reform process
Muscat on March 2 ordered a reconnaissance system upgrade from UK company BAE Systems for its new...
OmanINTERNATIONAL: Natural gas summit fuels cartel rumours
The Gas Exporting Countries Forum meets in Cairo on March 14-16. Such meetings have inevitably...
InternationalIRAQ: Baker debt talks produce relief hopes
US debt envoy James Baker finished his tour of Gulf states yesterday in Saudi Arabia, with Riyadh...
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