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JANUARY 2008
Regulators may worry when Arab investors acquire stakes in Western companies, yet vast reserves of petrodollars have kept down interest rates and buoyed financial assets. What’s the broader effect of the surge in petrodollars?
MAY 2008
Despite many uncertainties, the GCC states will probably be able to finance their own investment needs and those of the world economy to boot.
DECEMBER 2007
Four rising players will continue to grow in wealth and importance, even if interest rates rise and oil prices drop.
JANUARY 2007
Further reform will be essential if one of the world’s fastest-growing regions is to seize a broader role in the global economy.
DECEMBER 2005
The oil and gas industry has a history of overinvesting at the top of a cycle. This time it should break the habit.
NOVEMBER 2007
Arif Naqvi of Abraaj Capital, a Dubai-based private equity firm, explores generational change in the Middle East and its implications.
Kito de Boer, a McKinsey director, examines the strategic and practical policy questions now facing oil-rich Middle East states.
FEBRUARY 2007
JULY 2006
JUNE 2007
Despite inherent risks, talent constraints, and the daunting geographic scope of the market, the Gulf Cooperation Council presents fast-growing opportunities in international investment banking.
MARCH 2007
Profitable businesses at home have led Gulf telcos to expand nearby regions. But success abroad will require a whole new set of skills.
To encourage the private sector, governments must learn how to regulate the health care industry appropriately.
Foreign financial firms should focus on areas where scale and experience give them a competitive advantage.
For GCC states, liberalizing the labor market and developing the local workforce are the keys to moving beyond a reliance on foreign workers.
DECEMBER 2006
The biggest individual foreign investor in the United States discusses the pace of reform in Saudi Arabia, his investments, and the future of Islam.
Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi discusses the opportunities and challenges that the United Arab Emirates faces in diversifying its economy beyond oil.
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