Increased crude production in Saudi Arabia, combined with rising oil prices, has put the Kingdom on track to generate record annual revenues for the sector, with recent figures from Riyadh-based...
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Economic Update | Saudi Arabia: Oil heads up robust growth
4 Dec 2012
Economic Update | South Africa: Growth opportunities
3 Dec 2012
Facing a slowdown in both international and domestic demand, combined with rising oil prices and airport fees and tariffs, carriers in South Africa are feeling the squeeze. With economies booming...
Economic Update | Papua New Guinea: Banking the great unbanked
3 Dec 2012
The potential of mobile phone banking in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has been evident ever since a local telecoms company launched a service in 2009 allowing subscribers to purchase electricity by using...
Economic Update | Kuwait: Up and down real estate results
3 Dec 2012
The local real estate sector continues to send out mixed messages. While Kuwait’s residential segment is clearly on the rise, other components of the market are struggling to rebound from the...
Economic Update | Brunei Darussalam: Looking local for human resources
30 Nov 2012
While Brunei Darussalam’s Energy Department is pushing for full localisation of human resources in the oil and gas sector, firms say the transient nature of the industry and a lack of experienced...
Economic Update | Oman: Broadband services are central to growth
30 Nov 2012
With mobile penetration already well above 100%, the increasing popularity of high-speed mobile and fixed broadband is proving to be the key to growth in the Omani telecoms sector. Increasing...
