Re-thinking Values in a Post-Crisis World

Caught in the midst of infrastructure overdrive and global slowdown, the region’s tourism sector will be forced to find new revenue streams to survive the lean times.

The telecom industry may have weathered the financial storm better than most,
but regional players may need to reinvent themselves to stay competitive.

The telecom industry may have weathered the financial storm better than most,
but regional players may need to reinvent themselves to stay competitive.

The telecom industry may have weathered the financial storm better than most,
but regional players may need to reinvent themselves to stay competitive.

The woes of conventional finance aren’t translating into a boon for Islamic finance, even in the Gulf.

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.

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

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 [...]

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 [...]