Investors are advised to go bearish, says Matein Khalid, advisor in a royal funds office
As many airlines focus on cutting losses and battling through a probable downturn, one Gulf carrier has loftier ambitions.
Brick by brick, Dubai hopes to lift itself out of the three-year property slump.
Kuwait’s housing slump will need more than a billion dollar government injection and structural issues must also be addressed.
Regional telcos are throwing cash at data investments and looking further afield as high penetration levels squeeze profits.
Can the Gulf help support other Arab nations in the midst of change?
Khalaf Al Habtoor is sure that Dubai is once more a very sound investment.
Thomas Lundgren, boss of The One furniture chain, tells Alicia Buller how he swerved bankruptcy and burn-out to launch new stores.
The regional pharmaceutical and healthcare industry is set to boom with a new $125 billion investment injection.
Paul Kenny, founder of group-discount site Cobone, tells Alicia Buller about his plans to build the biggest dot-com in the region.
Jordan and Saudi Arabia are set to join the UAE in the race to build nuclear energy plants to offset stressed domestic grids.
The 2011 Volkswagen Touareg shows that a luxury SUV can look the part and also turn in a passable off-road performance, writes Glenn Freeman.
Low liquidity and weak confidence continue to dampen the Gulf’s IPO pipeline. Stringent local market guidelines must be relaxed to improve cashflow.
Akbar Al Baker, CEO of Qatar Airways, speaks out on his detractors and his record order book.
As the global economy reels from fresh Euro and US woes, the gold price is set for a dizzying ascent.
Anan Fakhreddin, the man charged with salvaging the reputation of Damas jewellery firm, tells Alicia Buller why he’s got one of the most difficult jobs in the region.
The region welcomes its first non-executive director ‘match-making’ service as it strengthens corporate governance regulation.
Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett revealed a growing trade relationship with the GCC for minerals and agriculture.
V Shankar, CEO of Standard Chartered says the unrest is inflating banking wages but he’s confident the UAE will be the financial services powerhouse for the region.
Ahead of the World Cup, Qatar has disallowed conventional banks from holding Islamic finance arms and crunched down on lending limits. Ryan Harrison investigates the reasons behind the mandates and asks whether the rulings will set a precedent across.
The Gulf states face a painful image clean up operation on the international stage if the region doesn’t turn around matters fast .
The lack of an unanimous agreement over oil production levels casts a shadow over OPEC’s future.
In just over two years, Abu Dhabi is set to roll out first stages of its Etihad rail plan.
Gulf Business Investigates how the global crisis affected Oman Cyprus, two very different landscapes with similarly challenging property cycles.
Its rare to get a second chance in capital markets, but Bahraini’s credentials will ensure the island survives political unrest.
It’s been a mixed bag for Middle East airlines as they battle with regional uprisings on the ground, but UAE profits have soared as passengers flock to safer climes.
Akbar Al Baker, CEO of Qatar Airways, speaks exclusively to Alicia Buller about Western detractors, rising oil prices, and why there’s enough future global demand to fill his record order book.
Course enrolment is on the upswing as the employment market opens up.
As the region’s economy grows at a juggernaut pace, will the Gulf’s billion dollar medical industry be able to meet the dual challenges of lifestyle diseases and a vast, ageing population by 2025? Alicia Buller investigates.
Emirates NBD’s CIO Gary Dugan on an uncertain year ahead, and why Dubai’s busy roads are a great micro-indicator.