All eyes are now on Dubai
Dubai is ready to welcome more than 20 heads of state, when the World Energy Forum, is held outside New York for the first...
Kick Your Startup Business
Coming up with an excellent business strategy is often not enough to make your startup business successful. In addition, excellent consumer analysis won’t attract...
Redefining The GCC Economic Future
Emerging signs of economic diversification into future-proof sectors bode well for GCC economies and MENA investors long-term.
The long-term outlook for MENA based investors looks...
Short Term Solutions – Long Term Problems
US still risks default and downgrade
Euro zone buys time
Few drivers of growth surprises- major economies still struggle
Equities are likely to see selling pressure
A positive-...
Could UAE rival Orlando as Leisure and Entertainment Destination?
Despite current prevailing recessionary sentiment and weakening economic data, the future prospects of UAE remain bright and attractive for international corporations. This thesis is...
Great time for Entrepreneurs to reset their agendas for the next...
Tips on how to make your first business grow
New businesses are set up everywhere, especially in tough times like these. Whether it's by choice...
The Arab Spring & the Gulf States: Time to Embrace Change
A personal and deeply powerful manifesto to embrace change
'Arab men and women need to believe that they are born free and will remain free...
UAE Ranked 5th Country Worldwide for Efficiency of Government Spending
The UAE was ranked fifth in the world in terms of efficiency of government spending in the 2011-2012 Global Competitiveness Report of the World Economic Forum (WEF), reflecting the UAE’s leadership’s vision and strategy of achieving prosperity for its citizens.
Weekly economic review: “Worries persist”
Weekly economic review by Gary Dugan
US economic data shows ongoing weakness
Good news- signs that inflation could be peaking
High dividend paying companies offer some...
Inflation or Deflation
The biggest risk to economies around the world in 2010 is a growth double dip. Further out, investors remain rightly concerned about hedging tail...
Cosmopolitan cities need to explore shoebox apartment concepts
Building of more small housing units may solve the problem with accommodation shortage in cosmopolitan cities across the world, according to Savills, an...
2013 Calendar of Public Holidays in UAE
The Abu Dhabi Government has announced on its website the 2013 calendar of public holidays in the United Arab Emirates.
Government employees will enjoy public...
Global property sales for the last three months of 2008 down...
Dubai saw sales volume more than double in 2008
Middle East Q4’08 property sales down 62% over Q4’07
Real Capital Analytics, Inc. (RCA) is an independent...
Dubai Healthcare Sector focuses on Prevention
The focus of Dubai’s health care sector is undergoing a major shift. Stronger emphasis is now placed on prevention rather than treatment of health...
2013 set to be bumper year for those looking to work...
With New Year just around the corner, lifestyle changes and resolutions to make a fresh start are traditionally high on the agenda. And with...
UAE’s Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Law almost ready
The Ministry of Finance has announced that it has referred the Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Law Initiative to technical committee at Ministry of Justice.
Dubai population expected to decline 17pc
UAE economy is expected to contract by 1.7 per cent in 2009
The UAE’s population will contract by a marked 5.5 per cent in 2009,...
Destroying the Young with Permanent Bailouts
The tyranny of banking deposit insurance is leading young people to hate 'the market'...
Why aren't young people protesting against bailouts?
Younger adults are usually pretty...