Archives for the ‘Trends’ Category

For or Against

By Nathalie Bontems • Aug 4th, 2009 • Category: Trends

On June 7, Lebanon elected a new parliament in what are shaping up to be crucial elections.



The Value of Unity

By Trends • Aug 4th, 2009 • Category: Trends

On May 20, the UAE pulled out of the proposed monetary union (single currency) for the GCC.



Night of the Generals

By Nathalie Bontems • Aug 3rd, 2009 • Category: Trends

Just a few weeks away from parliamentary elections on June 7 that will pit the current parliamentary majority led by Saad Hariri against the Hezbollah-led opposition, even minor events could tip the balance in favor of one side or the other.



Aid, and Abetting

By Ian Munroe • Apr 30th, 2009 • Category: Trends

As the situation in Sudan careened towards fresh disaster in March, leaders from across North Africa and the Middle East appeared set for a memorable Arab League summit.



Festive Greetings

By Trends • Apr 30th, 2009 • Category: Trends

US President Barack Obama is pushing to make good his promise to foment greater dialogue with the Middle East.



An Embattled Emirate

By Trends • Apr 30th, 2009 • Category: Trends

Kuwait’s government implodes along with its financial market, as Emir Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah dissolves parliament.



Changing Gears

By Trends • Apr 30th, 2009 • Category: Trends

As the maxim goes, “Buy in gloom, sell in a boom.” Aabar Petroleum Investments Company is certainly doing the first bit.



A Bright Future

By admin • Mar 4th, 2009 • Category: Trends

Call it doing well by doing good. Abu Dhabi’s Masdar Initiative has become a profile-raiser for the emirate, an aggressive move to rebrand the city from one the world’s worst polluters per capita into the Silicon Valley of environmental design.



A humble beginning

By Nathalie Bontems • Mar 4th, 2009 • Category: Trends

At last, the Damascus Stock Exchange (DSE)’s opening bell will ring for the first time on Feb. 23.



Flush and Flee

By Trends • Mar 4th, 2009 • Category: Business, Trends

A new phenomenon has appeared in Dubai: cars abandoned en masse.