Entrepreneurs speak out
For 62% of entrepreneurs, focusing on innovation should be the number one priority
80% of entrepreneurs say governments should facilitate access to funding for young...
UAE’s Growing Economic Potential
When the global financial crisis stroke a few years ago, like many countries and cities across the world, Dubai also felt the negative wave....
Is Dubai World the Only Problem in Town?
Last week Dubai World announced that it was creeping closer to a deal with its creditors. Welcome news not only for investors,...
Global Consumer Confidence Increases One Point in Q3
Sixty-Two Percent of Global Respondents Say They Are in a Recession;
Sixty-Nine Percent Are Changing Spending Habits to Save More
Global consumer confidence increased one index...
Property Sales worldwide fell nearly 60 per cent in 2008
The latest comprehensive report Global Capital Trends™, published by Real Capital Analytics, Inc. reveals that as perceived risk increased and lending decreased throughout 2008,...
Brands need to be meaningfully different and relevant
Contrasting consumer expectations and needs – especially within different cultural contexts – means all brand communication strategies must and will vary according to the...
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-...
Annual Statistical Report on the Gulf Common Market
In line with its continuous efforts to strengthen and deepen financial and economic cooperation between the countries of the Cooperation Council for the Arab...
Dubai neither doomed to fail, nor a safe haven
UAE looks better placed than other markets in CEEMEA at the current time.
Ramadan Key Emerging Trends Revealed
As the holy month of Ramadan approaches and preparations are underway, AMRB, a leading Dubai based regional market research firm reveals new emerging...
International monetary system in 2030: Three future scenarios
Revision to regionalism, G2 rebalancing, and reconciling a two-speed world
As the euro debt crisis spreads with wide ranging implications across the globe, a new...
Corporate Business Revamp: Go Social or Die
Strategies for turning Business Social
Together with mobile and cloud computing, everything "social" emerges as a leading trend.
Much of the business community in Dubai and...
The Distressed Property Universe
Large number of properties or mortgages are now on hold, rescheduled for completion, defaulted or awaiting reposition globally. Reports of problem loans and distressed...
Ten Things the Investment Management Industry Should Take into Consideration Following...
The Research Foundation of CFA Institute announced the launch of a new monograph which looks at how the financial crisis has affected and will...
How social media marketing can help your business
Many business executives still don't believe in the power of social media. That is why the purpose of this article is to explain what...
Most investors believe fiscal cliff is not yet priced in to...
BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey Finds - U.S. Fiscal Cliff Dampens Rising Economic Optimism
While positive sentiment towards the global economy and equities continues...
UAE western expats think they are in the ideal place to...
78% of expats see the UAE as the ideal expatriate location
90% of expats are aware of tax implications when returning home
94% of expats put...