Archives for the ‘Cover Story’ Category

Ferreting Out Fakes

By Trends • Jun 10th, 2010 • Category: Cover Story

Counterfeit wristwatches and handbags used to be restricted to back alleys. But these products are now swamping the Internet on a massive scale.



Liquid Assets

By Emily Meredith • Jun 1st, 2010 • Category: Cover Story

Are U.A.E. banking woes testing the limits of federal power, or is there plenty of cash to go around?



The 40th World Economic Forum

By Trends • Feb 24th, 2010 • Category: Cover Story

Re-thinking Values in a Post-Crisis World



THE OFF-PEAK YEAR

By Ehtesham Shahid • Jul 21st, 2009 • Category: Cover Story

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.



IN DIAL NEED

By Ehtesham Shahid • Apr 30th, 2009 • Category: Cover Page, Cover Story

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



IN DIAL NEED

By Ehtesham Shahid • Apr 30th, 2009 • Category: Cover Story

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



IN DIAL NEED

By Ehtesham Shahid • Apr 30th, 2009 • Category: Cover Story

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



Banking on Faith

By Ehtesham Shahid • Feb 26th, 2009 • Category: Cover Story

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



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?