As the UAE climbs into steady recovery, is it any easier for small businesses to access bank lending?
Obama’s intrusive regulations are simply too much trouble.
Islam could hold the key to turning around the Gulf’s dismal environmental record.
The region’s deepest insecurities have once again been exposed by another crisis to emerge from the US and eurozone economies.
The Middle East is home to a rising entrepreneurial animation movement, fuelled by comic book series, The 99.
Amid the Dubai real estate meltdown, UAE contractor Drake & Scull International is chasing growth in Saudi Arabia and Asia.
The Arab Spring boosted private jet travel as diplomats and business leaders engaged in peace talks.
After years of pressure, Islamic scholars in the Gulf are finally modernising their operations, much to the delight of Western financial organisations
The richest place in the world, the region’s most peaceful country, and winner of the World Cup bid, the stars have never been more aligned for the tiny Gulf state.
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.
The regional pharmaceutical and healthcare industry is set to boom with a new $125 billion investment injection.
Jordan and Saudi Arabia are set to join the UAE in the race to build nuclear energy plants to offset stressed domestic grids.
With only around 10 per cent of Saudi’s currently owning their home, the new mortgage laws could be set to boost real estate firms, banks and society overall.
Governments worldwide are earmarking more funds for the clean energy sector as part of economic recovery.
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.
Middle East kids are some of the highest spenders in the world, with a growing appetite for branded gadgets.
Mass energy consumption rebounded strongly in 2010 and looks set to grow further, according to BP’s latest review.
The region welcomes its first non-executive director ‘match-making’ service as it strengthens corporate governance regulation.
The world’s biggest caviar factory in Abu Dhabi is the latest addition to the UAE’s world record list.
Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett revealed a growing trade relationship with the GCC for minerals and agriculture.
Local banks and wealth managers must tap into the onshore wealth of the Middle East’s millionaires.
Gulf real estate players are pumping money into Lebanon and playing an ever-larger hand in the nation’s landscape.
The lack of an unanimous agreement over oil production levels casts a shadow over OPEC’s future.
Gulf Business Investigates how the global crisis affected Oman Cyprus, two very different landscapes with similarly challenging property cycles.