Almost one year since opening, Dubai's metro is on track to meet the expectations of its creators despite doubts that the cosmopolitan city's citizens could easily be wooed away from the roads and onto rails.
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Economic update | Dubai: Metro running smoothly
17 Sep 2010
Economic update | Thailand: Policy of growth
6 Sep 2010
Thailand’s insurance sector looks set to shake off any lingering concerns following the recent period of political instability. A number of insurers recently reported strong growth in premiums and earnings for the first six months of 2010, a trend that is expected to continue into 2011.
Regulations enforcing higher capital standards in the UAE’s overcrowded insurance market have reduced the amount of insurance brokers, while slower growth in commercial business means the sector is looking to opportunities in the retail segment.
Economic update | Abu Dhabi: Steady performance
31 Aug 2010
Over the past two years Abu Dhabi’s economy has demonstrated considerable resilience and stability in the face of the global economic downturn, leaving it well placed for continued growth.
Malaysia' s palm oil industry may be able to reap the benefits of unfavourable weather around the globe that is cutting into harvest forecasts and pushing up prices, but the sector also has to heed some storm warnings of its own if it is to maintain production in the long term.
Economic update | Indonesia: In the driving seat
31 Aug 2010
Indonesia's government is gearing up to cater to the country's increasing love affair with the automobile, unveiling plans to develop the first home-grown saloon car aimed specifically at lower-income families.