Emirati Female Writers Finding Their Feet
M. LYNX-QUALEY: A collection of writing from Emirati authors, showcased in the journal 'Banipal', demonstrates the wide variety of female voices in the UAE... …
News Analysis: Aldar, AD PLC Restructuring
NEWS ANALYSIS: We can't comment on the quality of the restructuring, but from our perspective, that they are restructuring suggests intelligence out there...…
Bad Timing For Dubai’s First Soccer Hedge Fund
JAMES M. DORSEY: A Dubai bank has launched the region’s first alternative soccer fund modelled on European funds - amid rising fan opposition.…
News Analysis: UAE’s ‘Forced’ Expat Pension Plan
NEWS ANALYSIS: Is it going to be mandatory? If so, do you have control where your funds are invested? What happens if you are only in the UAE for a 12 or 24 month period...?…
Audio Analysis: AD Louvre, Egypt Downgrade
AUDIO ANALYSIS: The delayed opening of Abu Dhabi's Louvre and Guggenheim Museum, Moody's downgrading of Egypt, and Dubai's transparency.…
News Analysis: Build It & They Still Won’t Come
NEWS ANALYSIS: CB Richard Ellis delivers another report telling us what we already know - there is simply too much property in Dubai, and investors aren't having any of it.…
News Analysis: Dubai Investors Fall for Niagara
NEWS ANALYSIS: Dubai likes a buffet, big ideas, and anything with the title "largest in the world". No wonder mysterious Dubai based investors are 'salivating' over the Niagara Falls.…
News Analysis: Saudi ‘Plan’ to Cull 3 Million Expats
NEWS ANALYSIS: It is interesting to note the report comes after a meeting in Abu Dhabi, which has been one of the most aggressive government entities removing expatriates …
Table 9: Time for Dubai to Create Its Own
THE HEDONISTA: Dubai is a city that has both everything and nothing. There's very little unique, nearly everything is borrowed - and I'm not just talking about the financial crisis.…
Emirates Identity Card: A PR Horror Story
ALEXANDER MCNABB: So, three years later, we have a real deadline ("We're serious this time, we're telling you!") with a fine to be imposed upon those not complying,…
