How can enhanced commercial links between COMESA countries and Dubai have a broader impact on their respective regions?
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Articles & Analysis | A new turn: Investing in online government services from The Report: Dubai 2014
The government in Dubai has launched a new online public services initiative designed to make access easier and faster. Known as Dubai Smart Government (DSG), the scheme replaces the existing e-government system and is set to open digital doors to a broad range of business opportunities. The goal is to make all government services that can be...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Minister of International Cooperation and Development from The Report: Dubai 2014
How have the UAE’s economic and foreign policies adapted to changes in the global economy?
Articles & Analysis | All systems go: The emirate is bouncing back strongly from the recent downturn from The Report: Dubai 2014
Like a latter-day Phoenix, Dubai’s economy has risen from the ashes and is soaring high and fast. So strong is the take-off that the crucial revenue-earning tourism sector has achieved a rare trio of simultaneous plusses – rising hotel rates, an increasing number of visitors and a growing quantity of hotel rooms.
Articles & Analysis | Acorns to oak trees: Using incubators to help establish local SMEs from The Report: Dubai 2014
The recognition of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as generators of jobs has become a proven fine art in Dubai, with the establishment of a dedicated agency inside the Department of Economic Development (DED). Between 1000 and 1200 would-be entrepreneurs approach the agency annually seeking advice, help and sometimes practical assistance...
Economic update | Nigeria Year in Review 2013
27 Jan 2014
Nigeria’s economy continued to see strong growth in 2013, receiving a major fillip with the completion of the long-awaited privatisation of the power sector, along with a set of heavily oversubscribed bond issues. But calls for greater reform also increased, as it is apparent that many Nigerians and smaller local companies are still struggling to tap into the country’s overall growth.