Bank lending in Kuwait remained relatively flat during the first half of 2011, though this may have more to do with demand than banks being unwilling to extend credit.
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Economic Update | Kuwait: Still waiting
30 Sep 2011
Economic Update | Qatar: Environmentally sound
30 Sep 2011
Like many of its neighbours in the Gulf, Qatar has seen the negative effects of the international economic downturn begin to fade over the past year. In the coming decade the local real estate market...
Economic Update | Oman: A competitive edge
30 Sep 2011
Oman’s economy has become more competitive in the past 12 months, according to a recent report, and is steadily making the transition from having an efficiency-driven economic base to an innovation-...
Economic Update | Dubai: Regaining confidence in capital markets
29 Sep 2011
Dubai’s capital markets are much better placed to handle the recent economic fall-out in the US and the eurozone, having learned several lessons from the 2008 global crisis and its own downturn two...
Economic Update | Dubai: Real estate on track
28 Sep 2011
Dubai’s property market is validating the adage that the three most important factors in real estate are location, location, location. While much of the market is expected to post modest gains this...
Economic Update | RAK: Targeting small businesses
27 Sep 2011
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a growing role in RAK’s economy, enjoying government support and benefitting from continued upgrades to the local infrastructure.
