MENA

With the current worldwide inflation levels, governments around the region are giving more attention and time to the issue of subsidies, a form of financial assistance destined to either individuals …

Private equity, the high-return-oriented asset class channeling third party capital to companies looking to grow or streamline operations, is a burgeoning business in many emerging markets, and the Middle East …

Zurich-based Bank Sarasin has roughly $80 billion in assets and saw share prices rise almost 20% last year. With branches already in Bahrain, Dubai and Qatar, it will likely open …

The first decade of the 21st century will be remembered for its soaring inflation, with TV images from around the globe of people queuing for bread or demonstrating violently against …

Internet shopping has yet to take off in the Middle East, but online trading is another story, with banks and brokerages scrambling to set up platforms to tap into the …

Since 9/11 the issue of combating money laundering and terrorist financing has taken on greater importance for the banking and financial sectors, forcing institutions to shake up their administrative divisions …

For most, the word ‘exotic’ conjures up images of tropical islands adorned with sandy beaches and coconut trees. The dictionary defines it as “alien: being or from or characteristic of …

Last month, the IMF announced it would be putting for sale progressively on the market some 12.97 million ounces of gold. Although gold has lost the allure it held during …

The Oxford-based monthly Global Water Intelligence provides coverage and analysis of the world’s water markets. It has a strong emphasis on desalination and prides itself on having access to exclusive …

“Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink.” When Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote these words in his epic poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, he was considering the plight …