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Latest Special Reports
Special Report: Kuwait - New optimism inspired by parliament
A new optimism can be sensed in Kuwait, following parliament’s approval in February of a $102bn development plan proposed by the governing cabinet. For the first time in years, the legislative and executive bodies are pulling in the same direction.
Special Report: Power & Water - Region struggles to ensure access to scarce water supplies
The Middle East is struggling to cope with growing demand for fresh water. While the reasons for water shortages vary across the region, the issue that all governments around the Middle East are having to tackle is the same: how to guarantee access to shrinking supplies of fresh water.
Special Report: Transport & logistics - Gulf invests in new roads network
The Gulf’s road building schemes may not enjoy the high profile of the region’s rail and airport investment programmes, but the trend for Gulf states to spend millions of dollars on new highways is a sign that they are taking the business of building a better basic infrastructure seriously.
Special Report: UAE - Dubai downturn forces strategy rethink
Dubai may not have much oil, but its economy still relies heavily on oil revenues, albeit those of neighbouring Abu Dhabi.
Special Report: Banking - Public sector projects raise hope
The Gulf’s governments are turning to new financing strategies to fund crucial infrastructure projects with public-private partnerships (PPPs) an increasingly popular model in the region
Special Report: Qatar – Population rise poses challenges
Qatar has experienced a demographic explosion in the past five years, with the population more than doubling in size to 1.6 million in late 2009
Special Report: Construction - Contract awards raise hope in the Gulf
The outlook for the region’s construction sector in 2010 looks mixed. The Gulf’s major economies, such as Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi, are surging out of the financial downturn, but $575bn worth of projects remain on hold across the GCC
Special Report: Saudi Arabia - Riyadh pushes peace talks
Riyadh is confident about its finances for 2010, having announced a 14 per cent rise in spending for the year ahead. It has allocated tens of billions of dollars to key sectors, including health, transport, telecoms and water
Special Report: Oil & Gas - Focus turns to downstream developments
Over the next five years, contractors will be working hard to help Riyadh achieve its goal of doubling its oil refining capacity by 2015.
Special Report: Education - Gulf invests in high-tech future
The Middle East has taken big strides to improve the quality of university education in recent years, investing billions of dollars in a modern infrastructure
Special Report: Iran - Regime prepares to face down critics
The year ahead is certain to be a difficult one for Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, not least for his economic policies. In the face of sustained opposition to his victory in last June’s disputed presidential elections, he will find it increasingly hard to gather support for the necessary reforms.
Special Report: Saudi Arabia - Riyadh builds ties with China
Saudi Arabia’s willingness to suppress its oil production to boost crude oil prices in the wider market will result in under-performing domestic growth next year.
Special Report: Construction - Industrial schemes prompt hope
Dubai-based real estate developer Nakheel has become the focus of the problems in the emirate’s construction market in recent weeks, as it tries to restructure a $3.5bn sukuk (Islamic bond) before the repayment deadline of 14 December.
Special Report: UAE - Dubai's woes hit northern emirates
Until the northern emirates have a reliable infrastructure, their economic fortunes will rise and fall with those of their powerful neighbour Dubai – something they are understandably keen to change.
Special Report: Petrochemicals - Gulf hit by oversupply
After a poor start to the year, when the Gulf’s petrochemicals companies reported record losses, petrochemical prices have slowly improved and demand is expected to pick up as the year end
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Special Report: Banking - State-backed institutions in demand
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Special Report: Kuwait - MPs push for finance reforms
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Special Report: Aviation - Low-cost carriers expand fleets
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Special Report: Oil & Gas - Gulf producers tackle gas supply shortages
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Special Report: IT & Telecoms - Funds back technology sector
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Special Report: Qatar - Real estate firms phase projects
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Special Report: Power & Water - Gulf opts for oil-fired plants
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Special Report: UAE - Dubai faces up to economic challenges
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Special Report: Saudi Arabia - Sharia stocks attract indices
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Special Report: Real Estate - Downturn hits office space supply in Dubai
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Special Report: Islamic banking - The top 20 Gulf institutions
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Special Report: GCC - Power grid raises hopes of regional co-operation
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Special Report: Oil & Gas - Exploiting the Gulf's gas potential
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Special Report: Power & Water - Gulf nuclear plans progress
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Special Report: Libya - Reforming the economy
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Special Report: Iraq - Writing off the past
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Special Report: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals - Private equity funds growth
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Special Report: Transport & Logistics - Transport sector needs an uplift in trade
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Special Report: Capital Markets - Downturn exposes investors' weaknesses
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Special Report: Jordan - Closer regional trade links benefit economy
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Special Report: Construction - Project costs drop in the Gulf
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Special Report: Real Estate - Revival of Gulf low-cost housing
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Special Report: Banking - Gulf institutions move to balance the books
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Special Report: Saudi Arabia - King's reforms gather pace
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Special Report: Oil & Gas - Contractors rank regional state energy firms
