Even though the ‘green building’ trend is still embryonic in the GCC, a growing number of property developers as well as governments are realizing the environmental, social and economic benefits …
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Executive Magazine spoke with Dr. François S. Bassil, general manager at Byblos Bank and president of the Association of Banks in Lebanon, for his views on the Lebanese banking sector …
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The underwriting division of the regional insurance industry is expected to expand substantially over the next year, as companies reeling from the effects of the global financial crisis concentrate more …
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The automotive industry is feeling the full force of the global financial crisis. General Motors, Ford and Chrysler are on the brink of collapse after their failed bid to get …
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Kuwait accounts for about 10% of the world’s oil reserves and has benefitted from recent high oil prices, as well as political stability and economic growth. Yet the country plans …
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One might think that the region that invented insurance would lead the world in mitigating risk and act as a model for others to follow. But almost 4,000 years after …
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Seven hundred billion dollars is a lot of money, no matter who you are. Just to put things into perspective, besides $700 billion being the amount that the US government …
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The long-term effects of the global financial crisis have already begun to take hold of the industry as lower demand for oil, resulting from the effects of a global financial …
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Regional stock market indices Regional currency rates Plans for a railway project linking Gulf coast Dubai, with 2 million inhabitants and the world’s highest rate of car ownership is expecting …
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Procter & Gamble Eminently known as a global leader in fast moving consumer goods, Procter & Gamble (P&G) is setting the bar quite high for CSR initiatives in the GCC. …