The banking sector in Kuwait maintained solid fundamentals in the face of a number of difficulties in 2012, including continued regional unrest, a volatile euro and global economic uncertainty. In...
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Economic Update | Kuwait: Banking on growth
28 Mar 2013
Economic Update | RAK: Expectations from mandatory health insurance
27 Mar 2013
Plans to introduce compulsory health insurance in Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) are expected to usher in a wave of new private sector investment, a response to a forecast rise in demand for specialised...
Economic Update | Bahrain: Energy sector going downstream
27 Mar 2013
The Kingdom is moving toward finalising plans to refurbish its only oil refinery, part of a wider programme that will see the Gulf’s first oil producer increase its focus on value-added downstream...
Economic Update | Abu Dhabi: Rail link to Dubai under tender
25 Mar 2013
Railway developments are moving forward in Abu Dhabi, with the first phase of an expansive national project expected to be completed this year. A national network will decrease the emirate’s...
Economic Update | Oman: Encouraging family firms to list
25 Mar 2013
Efforts to open up new avenues for investment in family owned firms in Oman are gathering momentum as the authorities step up a bid to steer more local firms towards listing on the sultanate’s stock...
Economic Update | Saudi Arabia: Tracking rail progress
22 Mar 2013
Vast stretches of desert once tracked by camel trains will soon be spanned by one of the world’s most modern and sophisticated transport systems, with Saudi Arabia now developing a countrywide rail...
