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Oman Special Report: Social reforms put pressure on state
Sultan Qaboos’ decision earlier this year to grant legislative powers to the Council of Oman has made the forthcoming parliamentary elections far more relevant
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Special report: Oman - The economic renaissance moves into its fifth decade
Sultan Qaboos bin Said al-Said’s time as the ruler of Oman has long been referred to as Oman’s renaissance period
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Special Report: GCC – Euro crisis has lessons for planned GCC currency union
The crisis that has played out across the eurozone in recent months offers a timely lesson for the GCC member states and their proposed single currency
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Special Report: Power & Water - Gulf opts for oil-fired plants
Just seven months ago, in March, the Abu Dhabi government released a report saying that the economic and environmental cost of using oil as a fuel for power plants was too high to be considered
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Special Report: GCC - Power grid raises hopes of regional co-operation
The rulers of the six GCC member states will find little to cheer about when they meet for the council’s annual meeting in December, which this year is being hosted by Kuwait
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Special Report: Oman - Muscat boosts non-GCC trade links
In a year when Saudi Arabia and the UAE have been investing in agricultural land in Africa and Asia to meet their food needs, Oman is concentrating on the development of its own agriculture industry for both its domestic needs and to earn revenues from exports.
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Special Report: Construction - State funding fuels regional activity
Gulf developers are slowly adjusting to the idea that the region needs more affordable homes. While there are still enough cash-rich buyers in the market to provide some demand for high-end developments, the cash-poor status of many developers means that building lower-cost houses, for which there is larger, proven demand, makes more business sense.
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Special Report: Oil & Gas Contractor Survey - Caution slows contract awards
On paper, the number of pending contract awards on oil and gas projects in the Gulf is healthy. There are 55 such projects worth more than $1bn, each in various stages of planning.
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Special Report: Tourism & Real Estate - Visitor numbers slide
Dubai has some of the world’s most expensive hotel room rates, with charges for one night averaging $370 in October 2008. But with most of the world falling into recession, such prices could be hard to sustain this year.
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Special Report: GCC - Leaders prepare for crucial summit
If all goes to plan, next month’s GCC summit in Muscat will give the go-ahead for construction to start in 2010 on the long-discussed GCC regional railway.
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Special Report: Healthcare - GCC states broaden private sector role
The Levant’s pedigree in medical training has benefited the Gulf for a long time.
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Special Report: Oman - Diversification underpins growth
Oman Air’s new tagline - ‘modern vision, timeless traditions’ - sounds like so many other glib marketing slogans used by the world’s airlines.
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Special Report: Banking - The rise of Islamic finance
Since questions were raised earlier this year over the compliance with sharia law of a common form of sukuk (Islamic bond), doomsayers have warned of the impending demise of Islamic finance.
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Special Report: Construction - The move to partnership
Despite much talk over the past few years about the introduction of long-term alliances between construction clients and contractors, partnering agreements remain rare in the region.
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Special Report: GCC construction sector - Branching Out
Liberalising the property market has boosted the GCC construction sector, but challenges remain for both governments and developers alike.
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Special report: GCC - Increasing global influence
The Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) plan to provide enriched uranium to nuclear power plants across the Middle East represents a bold attempt to defuse the international crisis surrounding Iran’s nuclear programme. It also represents the organisation’s first significant step onto the international diplomatic stage.
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Special report: Power surge
Private developers have benefited from massive growth in the region’s power sector over the past 12 months, with capacity up by more than one-third as governments increasingly bring in outside help to meet soaring demand.
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Special report: Power surge
Private developers have benefited from massive growth in the region’s power sector over the past 12 months, with capacity up by more than one-third as governments increasingly bring in outside help to meet soaring demand.
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