Unrest shakes up construction sector Subscription
Governments are investing in new construction projects, but they want locals to build them
UAE driving Mena oil and gas spending Subscription
Spending in second quarter looks likely to outstrip first as major offshore deals are awarded
Lending to small businesses in Mena Subscription
SME banking revenue in the Mena region is expected to grow by 18 per cent per year, reaching $15bn by 2015
Interview: Andrew Jeffrey, director, Capital Projects Advisory UAE, Deloitte
Deloitte’s Andrew Jeffrey discusses the key challenges facing the development of mega projects in the GCC
Libya's steps toward democracy Subscription
Libya’s transitional government is struggling to write a constitutional deal with militias and to meet the expectations of its citizens
Interview: Ammar Kharusi, construction manager, Omran
Oman’s tourism development authority is planning major project investments across the Sultanate
Empower Subscription
The district cooling provider plans to capitalise on the recovery in Dubai’s real estate sector
Labour costs decline in the UAE Subscription
Significant decline in cost of skilled and unskilled labour since January
Syria war stokes Iraq sectarianism Subscription
Rising violence in Iraq leads to fears of new sectarian conflict between Shias and Sunnis
GCC financial sector bond issuances set to reach $13bn by 2018 Subscription
Bonds are currently trading at tight pricings, the result of quantitative easing
Lighting industry targets Gulf architectural market
Special ezine on the Gulf’s growing architectural lighting market from Lighting magazine
Regulation to increase Oman aggregate prices Subscription
Government is trying to resolve issue of illegal quarrying
The oil price balancing act in the Middle East Subscription
Middle East governments need even higher oil prices to help balance their state budgets
Visitor slump hits high-end hotels in Lebanon Subscription
Political uncertainty is deterring Gulf Arabs from visiting Lebanon, hurting high-end hoteliers and retailers, but refugees from Syria are mitigating the impact on the economy
Etihad Etisalat Company (Mobily) Subscription
The Saudi mobile operator is looking to grow data and corporate revenues
Algeria looks beyond Bouteflika Subscription
Poor health may hasten the long-time Algerian president’s departure from power, fuelling speculation about a successor
Commodity super cycle on verge of downward trend Subscription
Analysts predicting 2013-14 could be the start of lower prices for commodities such as oil and gas
Interview: Maria Zarraluqui, vice president development worldwide, Melia Hotels International
Maria Zarraluqui discusses the Spanish hotel chain’s first 12 months operating in the Middle East and future regional expansion plans
Hilton targets growth in Iraqi Kurdistan
Carlos Khneisser, vice president development Middle East, Hilton Worldwide, discusses the hotel group’s plans for Iraq’s semi-autonomous region
Interview: Hisham Zaazou, Minister of Tourism, Egypt
Hisham Zaazou discusses post-revolutionary Egypt’s strategy to revitalise its battered tourism industry
The biggest 100 contract awards, Q1 2013 Subscription
Filter the largest 100 projects in the Middle East by country, sector or project name in order to conduct further analysis
Fiscal competition heats up in the GCC Subscription
Abu Dhabi, Doha and Riyadh could prove challengers to Dubai’s dominance as a regional financial hub
