From GULF 5:11pm

Abu Dhabi seeks cluster zone port tenants

Containers are seen at Khalifa Port during the official opening of the container terminal in Abu Dhabi ©Bloomberg

New port and industrial zone focuses on import-export

Louve UAE ©AP From COMPANIES 6:37pm

Abu Dhabi awards Louvre branch contract

Joint venture with Dubai group secures deal

worker checks an oil pipeline ©Reuters From IRAQ Jan 7, 2013

Kurdistan’s vast reserves draw oil majors

Enthusiasm tempered by tensions with Baghdad

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Jan 2, 2013

Saudis maintain high spending strategy

Record expenditure plan to ensure economic and political security

Jan 1, 2013

Egypt’s Morsi preaches optimism for 2013

Citizens fear tough economic times lie ahead

From MIDDLE EASTERN POLITICS & SOCIETY Dec 30, 2012

Egyptian pound sinks to record low

Devaluation fears prompt Egyptians to buy dollars

Dec 27, 2012

Middle East listings fuel equities hopes

Initial public offerings recorded $2bn this year

From GULF Dec 17, 2012

Kuwait stock market float hits legal snag

Blow to efforts to revive sluggish business environment

Dec 17, 2012

Gulf states to build Latin America links

Push for a closer partnership is part of wider geopolitical shift

Arab businessman stands at his office window while talking on his mobile phone ©Alamy From SPECIAL REPORTS Dec 12, 2012

Regional commerce undergoes fast change

Financial services in Arab countries may not always be straightforward but appear more inviting than in the west, writes Michael Peel

From GULF Dec 12, 2012

Gulf states held back by volatility

Emerging economies prevented from being powerhouses

Dec 10, 2012

Sanctions on Iran hit Afghan refugees

Migrant workers lose out as rial’s value falls more than 35%

Dec 10, 2012

Kuwait goes all out for foreign investors

Move to kick-start non-oil economy and lift market confidence

Dec 7, 2012

Syrian rebels over-run several oilfields

Pressure mounts on Damascus as it struggles to meet fuel needs

Dec 5, 2012

Dubai’s ‘old guard’ join the bounce back

Those in charge before crisis being seen and heard more

Nov 28, 2012

Protesters maintain pressure on Morsi

Further rallies against Egyptian president’s power grab planned

Nov 25, 2012

Unrest fears spark Egyptian share sell-off

About $5bn wiped off bourse after president dons unchecked powers

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Nov 21, 2012

Tunisia struggles with economic recovery

Reforms hampered by events beyond government’s control

Nov 21, 2012

Israeli economy shows resilience

Fighting tests investors’ nerves as business capital targeted

From GULF Nov 21, 2012

Jordan’s markets contain local jitters

Domestic tension has not helped investment case