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Articles & Analysis | Inclusive growth: New efforts focus on boosting Emirati participation in the workforce from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2014
As Abu Dhabi seeks to transform itself from a resource-based economy to one in which knowledge-based activity accounts for a far greater share of GDP, its labour market faces a transition point. To date the emirate has, like much of the rest of the GCC, had great success in attracting skilled and unskilled foreign labour to work within its...
Articles & Analysis | Thoughtful development: Hydrocarbons revenues have given the authorities the fiscal flexibility to ensure the emirate’s growth is well planned from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2014
The UAE celebrated the 42nd anniversary of its establishment in 2013. Over this relatively short period of time, the country’s capital, Abu Dhabi, has rapidly developed to become a thriving metropolis. Although the emirate’s economic growth can be primarily attributed to its vast hydrocarbon resources, it has also made admirable progress...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2014
What have been identified as priorities for national policy development in order to achieve the objectives outlined in the UAE Vision 2021?
Articles & Analysis | New initiatives: Continued development of the exchange attracts more investment from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2014
With a sustained return to positive territory for its main index, a crucial upgrade to “emerging market” status by Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) and a 282% rise in share exchange value in 2013 over 2012, Abu Dhabi’s exchange has had a good year. The developments have generated new optimism regarding the exchange’s ability to...
Articles & Analysis | Cool in a crisis: Resilient during global crises, the emirate’s banks are now expanding from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2014
Among the banking sectors in the GCC, that of the UAE has grown to become the largest, and within this dynamic and competitive market the banks headquartered in the nation’s capital have expanded to become some of its most significant players. Over the past year they have demonstrated their resilience to unfavourable global economic conditions...