Added on 13/09/2013
Alexander McNabb
Abdulaziz Al Ghurair , Al-Ghurair Group , Bank , Banking , Business , Chairman , Cheque , Credit card , Finance , Mashreq , Money , Non-sufficient funds , Numismatics , Payment systems , The National , United Arab Emirates
ALEXANDER MCNABB: The comments are remarkable for their candour but really make perfect sense.
Added on 07/11/2012
James M. Dorsey
AFC , Asian Football Confederation , Caribbean , Court of Arbitration for Sport , Dorsey , FIFA , Finance , financial management , Football , Kuala Lumpur , London , Michael J. Garcia , Mohammed bin Hammam , Mr. Bin , President , PricewaterhouseCoopers , Qatar , Qatar 2022 , Sepp Blatter , Singapore , UEFA , Zhang Jilong
JAMES M. DORSEY: The financial management of the Asian Football Confederation during Mohammed bin Hammam’s reign is under investigation
Added on 13/10/2012
The View From Fez
British Airways , Easyjet , EUR , Finance , Le Monde , Morocco , Property Market , Ryanair , The Times , Tourism , vice chairman
THE VIEW FROM FEZ: Are we on the cusp on the major boom for the Moroccan property market driven by cash-rich tourists? Views are mixed.
Added on 02/08/2012
Common Ground News Service
Barcelona , Civil society , Economics , Finance , Hungary , International Association , Latin America , People's Party , Portugal , Qatar , Spain , United Nations
MARIA PAZ-LOPEZ, CGNEWS: Following the crisis of confidence in the global financial system there has been much discussion of alternative models
Added on 24/07/2012
James M. Dorsey
2022 World Cup , Al Ain , Asian Football Confederation , Australia , CEO , Confederation of African Football , Emir , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Finance , Football , Hamad Bin Khalifa al Thani , independent auditor , Japan , Jordan , Kuala Lumpur , Kuwait , Mohammed bin Hammam , Mr. Bin , President , Qatar , Qatar 2022 , Singapore , South Korea , Sydney , Television network , United Arab Emirates , United States , World Sport Group
JAMES M. DORSEY: The appointment by Qatari and UAE soccer bodies of individuals who worked with Mohammed bin Hamman raises more questions
Added on 16/01/2012
Alexander McNabb
America , Economics , Economy , Europe , Finance , Ohio , Standard and Poor's , Washington
ALEXANDER MCNABB: I’m bewildered at the power that three ratings agencies wield in the world today.
Added on 30/10/2011
Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
Asia , China , Finance , India , Marriage , The National , United Arab Emirates
SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: Why should women get married? The lived reality for women that is wildly different from the theory of matrimonial bliss.
Added on 05/10/2011
Rob L. Wagner
Abdullah , Al Watan , Australia , Canada , Conservatives , DC , Egypt , Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood , Ehsan Ahrari , Finance , Jeddah , Journalist , Middle East , Middle East Analyst , Ministry of Education , Ministry of Higher Education , Newcastle , Prophet Muhammad , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia , Saudi government , Security Council , Social Media , United Kingdom , United Nations , United States , Washington , Washington DC
ROB L. WAGNER: A new secondary school textbook highlights the struggle between liberals and conservatives within the Saudi Ministry for Education.
Added on 02/08/2011
Common Ground News Service
Beirut , Cairo , Congress , Egypt , Finance , John , Lebanon , London , Prime Minister , Saudi Arabia , Security Council , Tunisia , United Nations , United States , Women , Women's issues , Yemen
CGNEWS: Not a single woman was appointed to the recently unveiled Lebanese cabinet. 30 men now govern Lebanon. It’s, unfortunately, indicative of larger problems in society.
Added on 17/07/2011
The View From Fez
Casablanca , Finance , Food and Drink , Middle East , Morocco , New York , President
THE VIEW FROM FEZ: The recent signing of an agreement in Casablanca launching a micro-finance initiative is good news for the poor of Morocco.
Added on 18/05/2011
James M. Dorsey
Angela Merkel , Asia , Asian Football Confederation , Brazil , Brussels , chancellor , China , David Cameron , deputy chairman , Dominique Strauss-Kahn , Economy , Europe , European Union , FIFA , Finance , finance minister , Germany , Gordon Brown , Governor , Greece , India , International Monetary Fund , Ireland , Manmohan Singh , Mohamed bin Hammam , Morocco , New York , Nicolas Sarkozy , Portugal , President , Prime Minister , Russia , Sepp Blatter , Singapore , South Africa , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States , Washington , World Bank
JAMES M. DORSEY: Emerging markets are demanding that the heads of major international institutions be chosen on the basis of merit…
Added on 10/05/2011
Sultan Al Qassemi
AED , Arab Gulf , Arabian Peninsula , Asharq Al-Awsat , Civil society , Dubai , Dubai School , Egypt , Facebook , Finance , Freedom and Justice Party , Gaza Strip , GCC , Gulf News , Hosni Mubarak , Human Rights Watch , Iran , Jordan , Kuwait , London , Media law , Middle East , Mohamed elBaradei , Muslim Brotherhood , Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt , President , Saudi Arabia , Social Media , Syria , Tahrir Square , Turkey , UAE , UAE government , United Arab Emirates , Yemen
SULTAN AL QASSEMI: UAE national observers commented in private that many names on the UAE petition calling for an elected parliament were UAE members of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Added on 14/04/2011
Mishaal Al Gergawi
AED , Bahrain , Energy , Entrepreneurship , Finance , finance minister , International Atomic Energy Agency , Iran , Kuwait , Mishaal Al Gergawi , Oil , oil prices , oil reserves , Qatar , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia , Saudi government , United Arab Emirates , Venezuela
MISHAAL AL GERGAWI: Unlike an Emirati or Qatari, a Saudi doesn’t have delusional expectations of financial entitlement and pre-deserved stature at the marketplace. A Saudi is glad to find a job at all.
Added on 20/02/2011
Mich Cafe
AED , Beirut , Entrepreneur , Entrepreneurship , EUR , Finance , Lebanon , United Kingdom , YouTube
MICH CAFE: Despite initial skepticism, Mich Cafe finds much to like in a program that promotes entrepreneurship through education, finance and networking.
Added on 14/01/2011
James M. Dorsey
2010 World Cup , 2022 World Cup , Africa , Argentina , Asia , Australia , Barcelona , Costa Rica , Energy , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Finance , Finmeccanica , Football , Italy , James M. Dorsey , Latin America , Libya , Middle East , Nigeria , Oil , Paraguay , Portugal , Qatar , Qatar 2022 , Qatar Investment Authority , Real Estate , Senegal , Soccer , South Africa , Spain , Thailand , The Wall Street Journal , Turkey , Unicredit , United States , Worawi Makudi
JAMES M. DORSEY: Flush with cash, Qatar spared no cost in its campaign to win the bid the World Cup. But are there ethical questions here?
Added on 12/01/2011
Steve Royston
Bahrain , CEO , China , Entrepreneur , Entrepreneurship , Europe , Far East , Finance , George Mason University , India , Japan , Malaysia , Malcolm Gladwell , Middle East , Nigeria , OECD , Saudi Arabia , Singapore , Somalia , South Africa , South Korea , United Kingdom , United States
STEVE ROYSTON: Creating an entrepreneurial culture in a country, as Professor Daniel Isenberg pointed out, requires determination, and a lot of money
Added on 01/11/2010
M.-Lynx-Qualey
Abu Dhabi , Arabic , Arabic content , Censorship , Energy , Finance , Kuwait , Naif Al Mutawa , Wyoming
In the name of preserving culture, book censorship is really killing it. … People interested in culture are gravitating toward English argues the author of the extremely successful comic book series, 99.
Added on 07/10/2010
Alexander McNabb
Facebook , Finance , Google+ , Microsoft , Microsoft Windows , Operating system , Social Media
Telcos are staring looming disintermediation in the face and don’t have the faintest clue what to do about it.
