UAE Economy Remains Arab World Showcase
The oil price has been defying gravity for some time and you can see the dollar and oil being, if anything even more of a safe haven.…
The Destruction of Casablanca By Construction
THE VIEW FROM FEZ: Property developers are rapidly destroying what's left of Casablanca's colonial, neo-Moorish and Art Deco heritage. …
Most Admired: UAE, Turkey Top Arab Youth Survey
FRANCIS MATTHEW: This regional popularity is an asset and the UAE should make every effort to nurture the conditions that built this reputation.…
Absent Middle Class Key to Gulf Stability
FRANCIS MATTHEW: In all Gulf states government dominates the economy. That dependence fosters a lack of entrepreneurial motivation.…
Saudi Crackdown on Expats: Feeling Unwelcome
CROSSROADS ARABIA: Life's getting tougher for expatriate workers in Saudi Arabia. …
Saudi to Scrap Individual Sponsorship
CROSSROADS ARABIA: Saudi looks to drop individual employee sponsorship to end rules "so complicated no one knows what's going on".…
Saudi Consumer Debt A “Cause for Concern”
ROB L. WAGNER: There has been a staggering increase in consumer loan and credit card debt in the Kingdom. …
Vodafone’s Egyptian Meltdown: Arab Spring Victim?
JAMES M. DORSEY: It's been a bad year for Vodafone in Egypt. Are the problems of their own making? …
Saudi: Filipino, Indonesian Ban Continues
CROSSROADS ARABIA: Philippine, Indonesia making "illogical" demands over the pay and conditions their citizens will receive - Saudi Labor Ministry.…
Qatar “World’s Wealthiest”, But What Does That Mean?
ANALYSIS: Qatar has a 'poor' Gini index. The Gini index measures how well income is actually divided within a society, the lower the score the better.…
