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February 14th, 2019 - 10:08 GMT

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

Essam Khalifa, another economist, called for a qualitative improvement of the Saudi labor market to increase the demand for Saudi workers compared with expats.

October 8th, 2014 - 01:56 GMT

A futile endeavour? Recruitment of 1.2 million expats defeats Saudization drive

High rents and food costs, particularly that of cottage cheese, an Israeli staple, were among the triggers of a popular protest movement that peaked in 2011.

October 8th, 2014 - 03:55 GMT

A very cruel historic irony: Israelis urged to move to Berlin for lower cost of living

Past research suggests that leadership is 30 per cent genetic and 70 percent a result of lessons learned through life experiences.

October 7th, 2014 - 04:19 GMT

Science finally backs it up: Leaders are made not born

Arab economists, media and public intellectuals must highlight the role of fossil fuel subsidies as an inhibitor, not facilitator, of economic development in the Middle East.

October 7th, 2014 - 11:18 GMT

Theory vs. the Egyptian and Yemeni reality: is reforming fuel subsidies a legitimate tool for growth or an IMF farce?

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October 6th, 2014 - 06:23 GMT

Overcrowded with the economics of occupation (and settlements): Palestinians face housing crisis in East Jerusalem

Next month’s Opec meeting will take place against a background of dissension between two power blocs in an organisation that controls the lifeblood of the global economy.

October 6th, 2014 - 02:17 GMT

A dangerous possibility: why the world might be on the brink of an oil price war

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October 2nd, 2014 - 03:02 GMT

Our own Sisi-meter: how's Sisi's economic performance a 100 days in office?

Demolition has begun on Al Rayyan Stadium that will be rebuilt to increase seating capacity from 22,000 to 40,000.The cooling technology was tested this summer at cooled, open-air fan zones at Katara Beach (Doha) and at the Aspire Zone Foundation.

October 2nd, 2014 - 02:12 GMT

A ticking time bomb? Qatar demolishes World Cup stadium, races to build more

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October 2nd, 2014 - 03:55 GMT

From concerts to Formula One: UAE's top earners choose to spend on 'life-enriching' experiences

“The days when Arab immigrants come for a two- or three-week stay while seeking Canadian passports just to ask their employer to hike their salaries are over.”

October 1st, 2014 - 08:21 GMT

From the best of both worlds, to the worst of both worlds: Canadian citizenship no longer a 'piece of cake' for GCC expats

It also revealed that Gulf funding for African infrastructure has focused on North Africa, which has received the bulk of aid (about 65 per cent of the total).

October 1st, 2014 - 07:11 GMT

Diversifying to Africa: Gulf countries to pump $30 billion into the continent

The downturn was mainly due to a 1.8 per cent drop in oil-related GDP as growth in the non-hydrocarbon sector accelerated to 2.8 per cent, the report showed.

October 1st, 2014 - 03:55 GMT

Jumping on the IMF's bandwagon: Kuwait quietly embarks on subsidy-slashing journey