Airbus postpones Emirates’ A380s again With Airbus facing well-documented difficulties in delivering its A380 passenger aircraft, Emirates Airline has reached a deal with Boeing to meet its aggressive expansion plans …
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Lebanese banks face tough choices The Lebanese banking sector has gone through significant changes since the 1960s and the collapse of Intra in 1966. Banks that used to dominate the …
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Libya, Tunisia test new ties Tunisia and Libya plan to strengthen their trade relationship over the next few years as Libya gradually opens its domestic market to international economic forces. …
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Algeria open for business Investors from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Egypt are stealing a march on most of the rest of the world, providing between them almost half of Algeria’s …
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The pushfor tourism In late September, Morocco, along with New Zealand, Fiji, Prague and Australia, was rated as one of the five coolest places on earth in a survey carried …
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Tunisia has it During Ramadan, overall investment in advertising in the Islamic world peaks as consumer consumption reaches the highest levels of the year. But apart from the holy month, …
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Egypt pushes for China factories Over the last few months, Egyptian authorities and the private sector have been giving the hard sell to China, and the Chinese have been listening. …
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Riskybusiness The Saudi Arabian Council of Ministers has issued operating licenses to 13 new insurance companies in a landmark effort to encourage development in the sector.Hamad al-Sayari, the governor of …
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Balancing the books The UAE announced its third consecutive zero deficit budget last month, justifying its move toward a performance-based budgeting strategy.The 2007 federal budget is the first to apply …