The UAE banking industry has come a long way since the country’s foundation in 1971. Banks operated in the states that became the United Arab Emirates even earlier. The British …
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Twenty years ago, I first landed in Dubai when I was sent on assignment by Agence France Presse to cover the “tanker war” which was raging out in the middle …
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Once upon a time there was a concept arrived at called the Free Economic Zone (FEZ). In order to bring in foreign investors, along with their capital and know-how, a …
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Last month, Abu Dhabi held the inaugural edition of the Middle East International Film Festival (MEIFF). It was an intentionally lower-key affair than its glitzy, red-carpet counterpart which takes place …
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Eighteen months after the first private insurance firm entered the Syrian market the sector continues to chalk up prodigious growth. Syria’s insurance sector grew by 25% in the first half …
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The Lebanese luxury car market may include the lavish brands Aston Martin, Bentley, Lamborghini, and Maserati, but traditionally it was the German manufacturers Audi, BMW, Mercedes and Porsche that made …
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E What is your brand’s overall strategy for the Middle East? Our strategy is to be the leading luxury passenger car and SUV brand in the Middle East and Levant. …
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with the GCC achieving record income from ever-rising oil prices, assessed to have amounted to $300 billion in 2006, and the UAE’s per capita income standing at $35,000 the country’s …
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As Europe and the United States slap higher taxes on tobacco products and ban smoking in public places, the Arab World keeps on sparking up, boasting some of the highest …
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If the newspapers are to be believed in the UAE at the moment, the Emirati Central Bank is under increasing pressure to revalue the dirham. Rhetorical headlines like “Do we …