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Strong macro drives Morocco’s investment appeal(0)

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There is a reason why the European Union picked Morocco as the first North African country to begin its free trade agreement negotiations with last week. CONTINUE READING

Climate alert: Doomsday scenarios(0)

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The world is on track to be 4 degrees warmer, which will be marked by ‘extreme heat-waves’ and rising ‘life threatening’ sea levels, according to a World Bank funded report. CONTINUE READING

Sub-Saharan Africa: Final frontier?(0)

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Sub-Saharan Africa conjures up images of starving children, famine and corrupt regimes presiding over poor infrastructure.

But that is changing. Fast. CONTINUE READING

Black swans 2013(0)

As businesses prepare their budgets for next year, many of them see a sea of trouble they must navigate through to get to profitability.
Here is a list of possible black swan events (or grey swan events, as some of them are visible on the horizon) that may upset their best-laid plans:
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Sunny, with a chance of recession(0)

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Europe will remain in recession for much of 2013 and 2014, and Greece could well exit the Eurozone, but it will do little to stop broad-based growth in the global economy, according to Citibank.

“We expect consumption and investment will grow rapidly across many emerging markets in coming years, especially in Asia and the Middle East, reflecting policy loosening plus background drivers of rapid growth of middle-income consumers, urbanization, and major infrastructure projects by cash-rich governments and state-linked bodies,” says Michael Saunder, analyst at the bank. CONTINUE READING

Project Slow Down In Gulf(0)

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More than USD65-billion worth of projects have been awarded in the Middle East North Africa region, according to Citibank Group research. CONTINUE READING

Doing business in the Middle East(0)

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Middle East states fared poorly in a new edition of a survey that measures their business friendliness. The World Bank’s annual Doing Business 2013 report saw most countries in the region fall in global rankings. CONTINUE READING

Fastest-growing Arab cities(0)

The UN Habitat has developed a brand new way to look at the liveability of global cities. Known as the City Prosperity Index and developed by UN-Habitat, this new model combines the five dimensions of prosperity, which includes environmental sustainability, equity and social inclusion, productivity and quality of life. CONTINUE READING

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Top Arab Banks(0)

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Regional banks had the lowest cost-to-income ratios in the world. The Banker magazine’s data shows Middle Eastern banks average cost-to-income ratio was 39.69%, down from 41.37% last year. CONTINUE READING

UAE’s Credit Crunch(0)

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The UAE Central Bank’s decision to extend its deadline for commercial banks’ to comply with its regulations for another six months comes as a relief to the financial institutions. CONTINUE READING