Gulf

The failure of Iran and the United States to negotiate risks all out conflict. Western advocates of sanctions against Tehran argue they will pressure the Iranian people to lean on …

It’s been a long hot summer. Temperatures hit all-time highs and Ramadan demand put power grids under serious strain across the Middle East. Few countries were spared as power outages …

On the whole, the Middle East seems to have been quite resilient to the global financial crisis thus far. Both the energy commodities exporters and the countries that do not …

After Abu Dhabi pledged $10 billion to help Dubai World pay off its $4.1 billion sukuk (an Islamic bond) commitments, global markets revived and the Gulf seemed to breathe a …

Unlike buying a few shares in a public company, private equity (PE) investment is a commitment that cannot be taken lightly. That is perhaps why most experts believe some two-thirds …

The Middle East region, especially the Gulf, has experienced a great boom over the last few years. With rising oil prices and ambitious projects, many thought this would continue ad …

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 …

While the global economic uncertainty is increasingly trimming down investors’ confidence and consequently, leading to panic selling and the pulling out of millions of dollars worth of foreign investments, the …

Unprecedented turmoil in global markets at large, and in local markets specifically, over the past few weeks caused several firms to call off public offerings scheduled for the fourth quarter …

Before the fateful weekend of September 13-14, 2008, the hot topic on all bankers’ minds in the GCC was how to tackle inflation. Every country in the Gulf was battling …