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TweetDubai’s economy seems to be gaining momentum once again. But is it a temporary bump due to unrest in other parts of the Middle East or is the
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TweetTunisia, the unlikely trail-blazer that sowed the seeds of the Jasmine Revolution, is finding life after the revolution far from rosy. Can the government’s 17-point plan help turn
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Kuwait
TweetKuwait’s oil-dependent economy needs the $104-bn Kuwait Development Plan to shake off its lethargy. But the plan may become another victim of the country’s political stalemate. READ MORE
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Bahrain
TweetRatings agencies have an uncanny knack of turning up at morgues and pronouncing the death of the deceased, so it should have been no surprise that Standard &
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TweetThere is no doubt that Saudi Arabia has extended itself with its latest domestic spending programme. So much so that sustained dips in oil price could turn its
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Bahrain
TweetMost Gulf states offer some of the lowest tax rates to Forbes 2000 companies. But is there a link between the trouble in other Middle East states and
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TweetRatings agencies have an uncanny knack of turning up at morgues and pronouncing the death of the deceased, so it should have been no surprise that Standard &
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Egypt
TweetThe region loses $40-50-billion in economic loss due to youth unemployment, notes a McKinsey report. The problem will only get worse due to huge mismatch between the skills
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Egypt
TweetWhile Egypt’s transition is heartening, there are 11 key challenges and issues it needs to address to ensure the country’s enormous potential is harnessed. Read More Here
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TweetGoldmans Sachs one of the most accurate forecasters of oil prices, expects a correction soon. On the flip side, Morgan Stanley says high oil prices means $1-trillion of
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TweetStandard Chartered expects a boom in the Kingdom, although only about 40% of the $128-billion stimulus package will make its way into this economy this year. Read More
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TweetAs safe haven-seeking investors cast their eyes over the political storm in the region, Abu Dhabi appears to be a safe harbour. Read More Here
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TweetBy Rushdi Siddiqui, Global Head, Islamic Finance & OIC Countries, Thomson Reuters The investing and financing world is about country linkages that are economic and financial opportunities clustered
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Egypt
TweetOil prices will rise 36% in 2011, denting global economic recovery, warns the IMF. But that also means Saudi’s GDP will rise 7.5% - one of the highest
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Egypt
TweetEgypt will surpass Saudi Arabia as the region’s largest economy by 2050 and emerge as the 19th largest economy in the world, according to an HSBC report. Read
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Bahrain
TweetSaudi Arabia is no longer in the list of the ten safest sovereign debtors in the world, meanwhile Lebanon, Iraq, Dubai and Egypt all find themselves in the
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Egypt
TweetReading McKinsey’s Urban World: Mapping The Power Of Cities convinces us that the world will belong to China by 2025 - we will just be living in it.
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TweetQatar’s investment over the next five years will be a staggering $225 billion, but the country is still worried about low energy prices during the period. As a
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Bahrain
TweetThe emirate’s economy may benefit as international visitors choose hotels in Dubai over other troubled regional tourist destinations, notes Citibank. But Egypt and Bahrain will suffer from poor
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TweetWhile oil inflation fears in emerging markets are warranted, these risks are being mitigated as Gulf oil-exporting states buy emerging market products and services as part of their
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Libya
TweetDavid Rosenberg is an outstanding economist and strategist at Glushin & Sheff in Toronto. He notes that while there are many known unknowns, there are a few things
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TweetThe Japan earthquake, Middle East unrest and the euro crisis: You ain’t seen nothing yet. Here are eight more global shocks already under way or on the horizon.
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Bahrain
TweetThe GCC has around $40bn of debt coming due each year over the next five years, says Standard Chartered Bank (SCB). Plus a chart that neatly shows SCB’s
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TweetThe world is going through one disaster after another. But are these all Black Swan events or known unknowns? But are these events occuring more frequently, or are
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Bahrain
TweetThe Middle East crisis will see capital flowing out of the region, especially the vulnerable financial hub of Bahrain, according to a poll.
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TweetHere are the 21 orders announced by the Saudi authorities on March 18, 2011:
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TweetThe Saudi King’s speech had 21 royal orders but very little to comfort reformists. It appears that the authorities have used its biggest political crisis to launch an
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Bahrain
TweetRead why EFG-Hermes is worried about Omani and Bahraini growth. And the bank’s insightful regional heat map that neatly highlights problem areas. Read the full story here
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TweetThe global inflation monster that is looming over the horizon could hurt the good work done by Saudi authorities over the past few years. Read More
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TweetThe only Middle East country in the Ciitbank list (Also read full report Regional Dynamos) is Saudi Arabia which is expected to emerge as the sixth largest economy
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Egypt
TweetCitibank expects Egypt to emerge as its third best economy in terms of economic growth. It’s obviously taken the long-view on the country, ignoring the political upheaval it
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Iraq
TweetCitibank believes Iraq can shrug off its current turmoil to emerge as one of the world’s fastest growing economies in the world over the next 40 years. Read
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TweetRecent economic data shows that the Saudi economy is on song and on the way up. But that tells us only half the story. Read More
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Bahrain
TweetAs events in Egypt change faster than you can update them on Twitter or Facebook, regional authorities are looking at the short-term and long-term impact of the crisis
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