Crossroads Arabia

Young Saudis Taking Career Choice “Into Own Hands”

Young Saudis Taking Career Choice “Into Own Hands”

CROSSROADS ARABIA: A quiet revolution in how young Saudis approach their studies and future careers is underway in the Kingdom

 Steve Royston

‘Kneel at the Altar of Productivity’. Or Perhaps Don’t.

‘Kneel at the Altar of Productivity’. Or Perhaps Don’t.

STEVE ROYSTON: Workers in the Middle East may be forgiven for pointing out the double standards of Western economists when discussing the issue of productivity

 Common Ground News Service

Islamic Finance: A New Model for Global System?

Islamic Finance: A New Model for Global System?

MARIA PAZ-LOPEZ, CGNEWS: Following the crisis of confidence in the global financial system there has been much discussion of alternative models

 Editor, MEP

OPEC’s Agenda: Political, or Economic

VIDEO, AL JAZEERA: Ministers from members of OPEC are deeply divided over how much oil to pump. An Inside Story report.

 Common Ground News Service

Yemen: Vital To Address Economic Ills Quickly

Yemen: Vital To Address Economic Ills Quickly

ABUBAKR AL-SHAMAHI, CGNEWS: A limited window of opportunity has opened for Yemen’s new government.

 Steve Royston

The State is the Beast: An Angell on Economics

The State is the Beast: An Angell on Economics

STEVE ROYSTON: An Angell visited the other day. Not one with wings, but a Welshman with a biting tongue and the rhetorical skills of David Lloyd George.

 Alexander McNabb

Ratings Agencies: The Emperor Has No Clothes

Ratings Agencies: The Emperor Has No Clothes

ALEXANDER MCNABB: I’m bewildered at the power that three ratings agencies wield in the world today.

 David Roberts

Life Isn’t Fair – But It’s Fairer in Some Countries…

Life Isn’t Fair – But It’s Fairer in Some Countries…

DAVID ROBERTS: The lower the difference between the richest and poorest people in a country is a mark of a developed nation. Clearly China, India and Brazil have some way to go.