The Kingdom Holding initial public offering in Saudi Arabia last month was the much-anticipated climax of the flotation eagerness that has characterized GCC equity markets since 2004. IPO lead manager …
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Four seem confusing, one is asleep, five are quite small, but three are standing tall, doing better than ever — ‘tis not a legend to a treasure map of Captain …
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The solid victory of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Turkey’s July 22 elections has stunned many pro-secularists, and given rise to questions over the hold the Ankara establishment …
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Barely a week passes without Washington condemning Syria for allegedly engaging in some nefarious activity. The latest two hits came in the form of an American travel ban on a …
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Contrasting images portray the tourism business in Lebanon this summer. Visit the downtown of Beirut or the shopping areas popular with guests from the Gulf region, and business is minimal …
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The Middle East looks like a paradox: On the one hand the high oil prices boost the regional economies, financiers are running out of investment projects, Gulf stock markets are …
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Bringing in more than 40% of Tunisia’s export earnings and providing employment to well over 200,000 people, the textile and clothing sector in Tunisia is a key driving force of …
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Although the Gulf has seen the majority of construction activity in the MENA area of late, Morocco too is beginning to emerge as a favorite for a variety of European …
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Algeria’s natural gas industry is growing strongly, and is on target to meet ambitious plans. Part of this growth can be attributed to the cultivation of the energy-hungry US as …
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Nicolas Sarkozy’s coming to power in France initially raised worries that the country would weaken the strong relationship it had with countries in the MENA region under Jacques Chirac. However, …