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Iran’s Oil Exports Set To Hit $100Bn in 2011, Despite Crippling Sanctions

alifarabia | August 14, 2011

With a string of impressive economic policies, Iran has ensured that it remains a major energy supplier, despite various restrictions imposed by the western international community

Africa

Troubled Tunisians Wonder If Grassroots Revolution Will Not Raise Their Living Standards, What Will?

alifarabia | August 14, 2011

As Tunisia prepares for elections in October, the chronic and fundamental weaknesses in the country's political and economic structures are becoming evident

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McKinsey Explains Why Markets Are Tanking: Western Governments Amassed Debts Of $9.4Trillion

alifarabia | August 12, 2011

Don't blame Standard & Poor's for the market meltdown, or the Tea Party for its guerrilla tactics, or even U.S. President Barack Obama for his ineffectual negotiations with

Featured Saudi Arabia

Why The Arab Spring May Yet Come To Saudi Arabia

alifarabia | August 10, 2011

TweetIt was an unlikely public display of affection. Close to 2,000 Syrian expatriates gathered on the streets of Jeddah, carrying Saudi flags and pictures of the Saudi King

Egypt

Middle East’s Q3 Economic Prospects Look Dim On Global Slowdown

alifarabia | August 9, 2011

As the global economy lurches from one crisis to the next, we look at the prospects for the regional economies in troubling global conditions which could slash domestic

Macroeconomic Data

Reactions To S&P Downgrade

alifarabia | August 8, 2011

Barclays, Citibank and Goldman Sachs analysts weigh in on what the S&P; downgrade means for the global economy and the U.S. dollar. Plus, that $2-trillion S&P; calculation error

Featured Islamic Finance

SPECIAL COMMENT: Antidote to Anti-Shariah Movement

Rushdi Siddiqui-Head Of Islamic Finance-Thomson Reuters | August 7, 2011

Response to the New York Times article on Anti-Shariah Push

Featured Gold

Deutsche Bank Forecast $2,000 For Gold, Says Not A Bubble

alifarabia | August 3, 2011

Gold may have risen 521% since 2001, but Deutsche Bank thinks gold prices will need to rise a good $550 more before it will be considered a

Featured UAE

Dubai Plans Bold Bid For 2024 Olympics With One Eye On Huge Debt Pile

alifarabia | August 2, 2011

TweetDubai’s bold bid to host the 2024 Olympics is just the tonic for the emirate to regain its mojo, although the emirate’s huge debt pile could come in

Macroeconomic Data

The New York Times Chart That Reveals Who’s Behind The U.S.’s Debt Crisis

alifarabia | July 26, 2011

Bahrain

After Losing $33B in H1, Gulf Markets Hope For Better Second Half

alifarabia | July 26, 2011

TweetGulf markets have lagged other global emerging and developed markets for years. Even as the S&P 500 and other emerging market indices rescaled their pre-Lehman levels, Gulf markets

Featured Saudi Arabia

Saudi breakeven oil price to hit $321, if spending pattern continues: analyst

alifarabia | July 21, 2011

Forget Arab Spring. If Saudi Arabia's spending patterns and economic policies don't change, it could be staring at a breakeven oil price of an astonishing $320 a barrel

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