Kuwait
GULF STATES: Heavy industry underpins diversification
In the current wave of large-scale capital expenditure in the Gulf, heavy industry is a core...
Gulf StatesGULF STATES: Border disputes slow economic integration
Dolphin Energy is now due later this month to launch gas exports from Qatar to the United Arab...
Gulf StatesGULF STATES: Kuwait peg move undermines monetary union
Kuwait on May 20 surprised its Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) partners by unilaterally dropping...
Gulf StatesGULF STATES: Project spending plateaus at high level
The May 8-10 Cityscape Abu Dhabi exhibition showcased over 400 billion dollars worth of projects....
Gulf StatesINTERNATIONAL: Sovereign wealth funds are growing
Commodity-related reserve funds probably own over 1 trillion dollars in assets. They have...
InternationalKUWAIT: Political malaise hinders reforms
Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser al-Ahmed al-Sabah is about to announce a new cabinet, following the...
KuwaitKUWAIT: Government resigns to avoid grilling
The government resigned yesterday in a move apparently designed to avert a vote in the National...
KuwaitSYRIA: Gulf capital boosts modernisation
The newly established stock market in Damascus is expected to become operational early in 2007....
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