Abstract: Measures against terrorist financing and Iran sanctions loomed large in official previews of the visit of US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner to Jeddah and Abu Dhabi this week; but bilateral investment relations will be probably an even more important aspect of his talks in the region. ......
Abstract: It is easy in times of economic chaos and supposed turmoil to point to those items that most visibly have gone sour and then to make them symbolic of everything else that is occurring. This is certainly the case with the recent article entitled "The dark side of Dubai" published in the Independent ......
Abstract: When foreign ministers and officials from the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the European Union (EU) gather on April 29, 2009 for their annual joint ministerial council meeting, most of the attention will be focused on the status of the free trade area (FTA) negotiations ......
Abstract: When the Heads of the G-20 nations meet on April 2, 2009 in London, the global financial crisis will be on top of the agenda. Coordinated macro-economic policies to stimulate growth and reform of the international financial system will be of the essence. In a globalized economy, such problems cannot ......
Abstract: If you use Google Earth to focus on the area north of Riyadh and in the Dawasir valley south-west of the Saudi capital, you will find green circles in the desert. ......
Abstract: Media follows fashion dictates. For many years glossy magazine stories about the high life in Dubai were the only journalistic diet one could get. Now the tide has changed and the flavor of the month is doom and gloom stories about Dubai the ghost town, where traffic suddenly moves freely and people ......
Abstract: When the world's powers gather together during the month of November in the United States to begin a series of meetings to discuss the global financial crisis, the Gulf Cooperation Council states (GCC - Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates) will be an important ......
Abstract: Despite strong economic growth and adequate liquidity, the financial markets of GCC countries (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman) have not been immune from the volatility of global financial markets in recent weeks. The GCC stock markets have experienced unprecedented ......
Abstract: The crisis over Georgia should give the GCC states a reason to be concerned. Far from being confined to its immediate neighborhood, the crisis between Russia, Georgia and the international community has broader and emerging geopolitical implications as well. ......
Abstract: August 18, a day that saw President Musharraf resigning under immense threat of impeachment by the ruling coalition, provided one more example of the tumultuous political situations Pakistan has witnessed over the past year. The situation, which remains fluid at present, is defined by complex ......
