‘Entrepreneurial Spirit’ Sweeping Through Middle East
NADA AKL, CGNEWS: Positive role models and an increasingly connected world are having a positive effect in encouraging young entrepreneurs
Moroccan Youth Take Initiative To Reform Society
NADIA RABBAA, CGNEWS: End corruption, reform the judicial system, better access to education and better healthcare. Key demands of Moroccan youth organisations
Is Saudi Arabia’s Auto Industry a Non-Starter?
ROB L. WAGNER: As the authorities in Saudi Arabia seek to diversify the country’s economy what’s the future for one of their key strategic moves?
Literacy: The Fatal Flaw At Heart of Saudi Academia
ABU MOHAMMED: The way in which Saudi university students is taught simply does not encourage independent, critical thought. Maybe not a problem.
Women Only ‘Industrial Cities’ For Saudi Arabia
CROSSROADS ARABIA: The announcement of four industrial cities to be staffed entirely by women marks a further step in the ‘separate but equal’ doctrine
Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman: A Power House Emerging
SULTAN AL QASSEMI: Combined the three emirates would be in the top 10 in the Arab world for population, and a GDP of $100 bn, its eight largest.
‘Diploma Mill’: Easy Qualification for Some Saudis
AMERICAN BEDU: It’s a determinant of salary and position in many organisations but how useful is a university degree for Saudi citizens?
‘Turkey Is Our Model State’, Say Egyptians In Survey
LUCY CHUMBLEY, CGNEWS: The role of religion in society is important for Egyptians but not as important as a strong economy.
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.
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.
Daily News Egypt: Casualty of the Revolution
Daily News Egypt, the only independent English language newspaper published in Egypt has closed its doors after a 70% collapse in ad revenues.
Saudi Crackdown on Expats: Feeling Unwelcome
CROSSROADS ARABIA: Life’s getting tougher for expatriate workers in Saudi Arabia.
Tunisia: Economic Woes Point To ‘Major Trouble’
AMINE GHALI, CGNEWS: With growth stagnant, foreign companies leaving in droves Tunisia’s new government faces huge issues
Army: Making Jordan’s Mass Employer Pay
NASEEM TARAWNAH: With 100,000 active personnel, nearly 65,000 in reserve , and household sizes of 5.4 that’s 891,000 people linked to the army’s payroll.
Ratings Agencies: The Emperor Has No Clothes
ALEXANDER MCNABB: I’m bewildered at the power that three ratings agencies wield in the world today.
News Analysis: The UAE’s new bankruptcy law
NEWS ANALYSIS: The UAE is in the early stages of implementing a new bankruptcy law that will allow companies the time they need to restructure their business…
Default: Political Cowardice & Ratings Agencies
STEVE ROYSTON: I would suggest that to downgrade US debt while leaving other sovereign debts at a higher rating is a meaningless exercise.
Powerless: Why We’re At the Mercy of the Markets
STEVE ROYSTON: Whereas the blind are at least able to steer clear of walls and ditches, the rest of us don’t have the faculties even to recognise the wall.
Strauss-Kahn Arrest puts European control of IMF at risk
JAMES M. DORSEY: Emerging markets are demanding that the heads of major international institutions be chosen on the basis of merit…
Paranoia and Control in the Gulf Economy
MISHAAL AL GERGAWI: Incubation is the most innovative role governments can play, sparking industries whose high start up costs are a barrier to entry.
