Kuwait

  • Aug 27, 2013
  • 11 min read

Shifting energy markets spur Gulf tilt towards Asia

Over the last decade, relations between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), East Asia and India...

Gulf states
  • Aug 5, 2013
  • 7 min read

Opposition troubles ease Kuwait's political deadlock

Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al Sabah yesterday unveiled a new cabinet following last month's...

Kuwait
  • Jul 23, 2013
  • 7 min read

Gulf states risk overcapacity with port expansion

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are on an aggressive ports expansion drive. The region...

Gulf states
  • Jul 19, 2013
  • 7 min read

Poor FDI flows hamper MENA region's economic outlook

All Middle East and North Africa (MENA) governments recognise that foreign direct investment...

Middle East
  • Jul 11, 2013
  • 7 min read

Egypt faces long road to economic recovery

Newly-appointed Prime Minister Hazem el Beblawi yesterday began discussions on forming a new...

Egypt
  • Jul 9, 2013
  • 7 min read

Morsi's fall prompts 're-set' in Gulf ties with Egypt

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdallah bin Zayed is due to meet Egyptian...

Gulf states
  • Jun 18, 2013
  • 2 min read

Election stand-off damages security outlook in Kuwait

The National Democratic Alliance, Kuwait's main liberal opposition group, said yesterday that it...

Kuwait
  • 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