Bahrain is walking a fine line as it tries to balance social spending and a growing fiscal deficit during a period of cheap oil.
The recent drop in oil prices will not negatively impact the GCC’s renewable energy projects, affirm experts.
Device Manufacturers, app developers, equipment vendors and telcos – all battled for the limelight at this year’s Mobile World Congress.
Failure to finalise the deal would generate levels of public dismay that could hurt authorities, say experts.
Some fund managers have begun to use employee sentiment as one of the tools to evaluate stock purchases.
Chinese smartphone makers are set to grow in this region, states Nabila Popal, regional research manager at IDC.
Dr. Craig Nathanson, online faculty member at the University of Roehampton, London, says career progression remains important to Generation Y workers.
Retail banking rules, bad loan worries and property sector weakness are some other factors that could impact the profitability of the lenders.
Joining the Saudi-led coalition could inflame a sectarian conflict in Pakistan, where around a fifth of the population is Shi’ite.
The UAE has been on an art-investing binge for three decades.
Arab leaders have been alarmed by Tehran’s drive to expand its influence and tighten its grip through allied forces and militias on Arab states.
The global equities investor writes about how the Fed’s steps will impact the GCC.
One area of uncertainty is the minimum size of land to be taxed, and whether the tax will apply only to completely undeveloped land.
With oil prices down sharply from June 2014 levels, and economic growth lagging, lending in the UAE is anticipated to slow in 2015.
With swelling advertising budgets and projects such as the Dubai Design District, the emirate is pitching its creative credentials.
Uncomfortably close to the 2018 completion date, the GCC rail project is swamped by delays and challenges.
Post recession, event managers are having to work harder to attract the right people to various shows, says the president of dmg events.
Speculation persists that Mohamed Alabbar and Emaar could soon part ways despite a categorical denial from the firm last month.
For a seasoned trader, all the technical terms and information about forex become second nature, writes the head of dealing at Forex Time Limited.
The government has not disclosed details of the scale and cost of the Saudi-led air strikes in Yemen, but Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television reported 100 Saudi planes were participating.
Saudi-led coalition warplanes struck military targets at airports in the capital Sanaa and in Hodeida, the main Red Sea port.
Success would establish Riyadh as de facto leader of the region’s Sunni states it has pulled together in a complex armed operation.
At times like these, the countries should draw from lessons learnt during hard times.
Putting aside the Swiss Franc surge and war in Eastern Europe, Nayla Hayek is forging Swatch into a company of the future.
Entreprenuers need to think about more than just the growth aspects of their business, writes the associate wealth consultant for financial advisory firm devere Acuma.

Iran has been maximizing its strength across the Middle East as it spearheads the fight against Sunni muslim militants in Iraq and Syria.
Tough competition in Dubai’s retail market will push retailers to work even harder, says the director of International and wholesale at Dune London.
Islamic equivalents to conventional financial instruments have been developing even in relatively obscure areas such as short-term interbank lending, trade financing and swaps.
The conflict could pose a domestic security challenge for Saudi Arabia, and deny Dubai and Oman the economic benefits of rapprochement with Iran.
Fadi Mroue discusses the Darwinian future of advertising and Beirut vs Dubai as a media hub, following République’s crowning as Independent Agency of the Year at the Dubai Lynx Awards.