Gulf states
QATAR: Gas-based development delivers growth
Qatari and international oil companies plan to spend more than 55 billion dollars in the next...
QatarMIDDLE EAST: Huge market for Islamic finance
More than 700 delegates, including many from US and European banks, attended last month's World...
Middle EastMIDDLE EAST: Huge market for Islamic finance
Islamic financing structures are being developed and standardised as the market for them expands.
Middle EastSAUDI ARABIA: Banking opening increases competition
Major foreign banks are investigating the possibility of opening branches in the kingdom...
Saudi ArabiaGULF STATES: Military balance shifts to small states
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) military and security chiefs are holding regular meetings to...
Gulf StatesMIDDLE EAST/US: Military ties being reoriented
The US military is reducing the number of US forces exercising in Saudi Arabia, but will expand...
Middle EastIRAQ: Donors leave reconstruction funding shortfall
The Iraq Donors' Conference was held in Madrid on October 23-24. The conference raised some 13...
IraqUNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Procurement closes defence 'gap'
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is understood to be evaluating missile defence systems capable of...
