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Licensing content in Dubai can be a simple process, if done correctly (Shutterstock)

February 14th, 2019 - 10:08 GMT

Thinking of Licensing Content in Dubai? Read this First!

Licensing content in Dubai can be a simple process, if done correctly

While the IEA expects the US to gradually become independent of oil imports, it also predicts Asian countries to end up consuming up to 90 per cent of the oil produced in the GCC region.

August 18th, 2013 - 12:32 GMT

Will the Middle East continue to dominate the oil market?

Although S&P estimates that the GCC markets are profitable as a whole, the profits tend to be concentrated at larger and more-established entities.

August 18th, 2013 - 10:16 GMT

If only GCC insurers can insure themselves against default

The economy is now more vulnerable than any time since Hosni Mubarak was deposed two and a half years. ago.

August 18th, 2013 - 08:54 GMT

Will Egypt's economy be able to withstand the bloodbath?

Today, there is more regulation and central control and less speculative money available from the banks (source: Getty images).

August 15th, 2013 - 07:47 GMT

Will Dubai learn from its mistakes in real estate this time around?

Beijing’s growing commercial ties with Arab countries are challenging the US for regional influence, at a time Washington is eager to wind down military involvement in the region.

August 15th, 2013 - 12:02 GMT

China invested in the Arab Spring

Egyptian soldiers stand guard at the Suez Canal (Getty images).

August 15th, 2013 - 10:36 GMT

How the situation in Egypt can severely affect the oil market

The inequitable division of the Middle East's economic pie has long been at the heart of the region's political and economic woes.

August 15th, 2013 - 09:25 GMT

The MENA's perplexing economic pie

It seems Islamic finance is not considered a necessity in the majority of the Muslim world, especially in countries where a sizeable number of the population does not have enough money to open a bank account.

August 14th, 2013 - 01:01 GMT

Muslims may eat a Halal burger, but remain unable to invest in one

While 20 per cent confessed to the risky financial habit, another 45 per cent said their monthly debt repayments were beyond their means.

August 14th, 2013 - 12:29 GMT

How does one pay off debt in the UAE? more debt!

“The answer to the region's ‘development’ problems is not to create another bureaucracy that conflicts with a myriad of other, already existing development banks", said Michael Wassy from the University of Georgia.

August 14th, 2013 - 11:48 GMT

What do prominent thinkers have to say about creating an Arab development bank?

While regulation is expected to play a part in supporting growth, the marketplace remains a tough environment in which to do business.

August 14th, 2013 - 09:21 GMT

Eternal opportunities in Saudi Arabia's untapped life insurance sector

The clearest ways for the region’s IPIs to contribute is to continue improving their proactive provision of quality business information and, especially, to adopt procedures and systems that will allow every valid investor inquiry to be well answered.

August 14th, 2013 - 08:43 GMT

How to address a dire need for increased investments in the MENA region