The Algerian government’s decision to delay the privatization of Crédit Populaire d’Algérie (CPA) has met with a mixed reception. While one of the banks involved in the bidding had called …
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Skyscrapers are not the only structures to tower above the UAE’s golden sands. Dubai, the business hub of the emirates is bracing itself for yet another new media comer: the …
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Several hundred Kuwaiti trucks a day roll over the Abdaly border crossing into Iraq, where the containers are then transferred onto Iraqi vehicles for the onward journey. Meanwhile, at the …
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As if building the world’s tallest building and investing in projects throughout the MENA region wasn’t enough, Dubai-based property giant Emaar is rolling out its presence in the world’s second …
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Jordan is setting out its stall as an industrial center in the Middle East, from which companies will have privileged access to export markets and a favorable business climate. To …
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Syria’s artistic pedigree has long been admired — when the Mongol ruler Tamerlane conquered Damascus in 1401, he enslaved the city’s famed artisans and marched them back to his capital …
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One of the greatest complaints by Lebanese living outside Greater Beirut is that they are left out of many development plans. Especially in the IT sector most attention is focused …
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The ongoing political instability in Lebanon has taken an economic toll on the embattled nation, but it seems that foreign companies in the Mediterranean country have not been dissuaded. The …
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Executives and office workers are suffering from work-related health problems. Sitting at desks for extended periods of time, frequent travel, in-between-meals, junk food and minimal exercise are taking their toll. …
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The MENA region is seeing an explosion in the construction of office blocs. Without exception there is a strong demand for high grade office blocs throughout the region. Where Grade …