Archives for the ‘Cover Story’ Category

On the Cheap

By Ian Munroe • Dec 21st, 2008 • Category: Cover Story

Double-digit barrel prices are taking a toll on Middle East oil producers,
prompting debate about how they will cope.



Labor Pains

By admin • Dec 11th, 2008 • Category: Cover Story

The financial crisis will affect the availability of jobs across the region,
and it won’t just be the non-skilled workers who will be in the line of fire.



FUNDING FORTUNES

By Ehtesham Shahid • Nov 27th, 2008 • Category: Cover Story

Sovereign wealth funds may have investments all over the place, but are they playing the role they should at a global level?



Crude Awakening

By afaq • Jul 6th, 2008 • Category: Cover Story

Buoyancy and optimism are not words readily associated with Iraq, but there is a feeling this summer could mark a turning point in the country’s fortunes with major developments involving land, sea and air.
The IMF is slating 8 percent growth in 2008. More than three-quarters of business owners expect the economy to significantly grow over [...]



THREE’S A CROWD

By admin • Feb 1st, 2008 • Category: Cover Story

When Cominvest, the asset management unit of Germany’s second largest bank, Commerzbank, prepared to open its first foreign branch, it considered Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Qatar, finally settling on Dubai.
“Our parent company, Commerzbank, has been in Beirut for more than 50 years and Bahrain for more than 30 years but we chose Dubai,” says Cominvest [...]



GREASING THE RAILS

By admin • Jan 22nd, 2008 • Category: Cover Story

For Gulf states and other Middle Eastern oil producers, this is an era of opportunity. Record global oil prices have earned oil-producing nations record revenues, offering an unprecedented chance for the region to implement reforms and build for the future.
Of course, the biggest winners are the behemoth [...]



The other man at the wheel

By admin • Jun 4th, 2007 • Category: Cover Story


Fast company

By admin • Jun 4th, 2007 • Category: Cover Story


Start your engines …

By admin • Jun 4th, 2007 • Category: Cover Story


Guarding the rich

By admin • May 7th, 2007 • Category: Cover Story