Roula Khalaf Mar 14, 2013

Fortune favours the brave in Iraq

Customers shop for clothes at a clothing store in Baghdad's Karrada district August 14, 2012. Iraq ©Reuters

Entrepreneurs see Iraq’s desperate needs as a unique opening

UK motorway ©Getty From UK Mar 13, 2013

Qatar lined up for £10bn UK projects fund

Middle Eastern state eyes road, rail and energy developments

Mar 13, 2013

Shuaa appoints chief to lead credit business

Sabah al-Binali promoted as Dubai investment bank restructures

Mar 12, 2013

Egypt rules out IMF emergency finance

Cairo holds out for $4.8bn loan despite diminishing foreign reserves

A boy rests in front of a closed shop at Tahrir Square in Cairo January 16, 2013 ©Reuters From GLOBAL ECONOMY Mar 11, 2013

Egypt weighs burden of IMF austerity

Morsi faces risks of instability as economic woes bite

From COMPANIES Mar 11, 2013

Producers eye export routes for Israeli gas

New cabinet to decide on level of natural gas exports

From GULF Mar 11, 2013

Dubai faces ‘pivotal year’, says Moody’s

Handling of debt refinancing to set tone for creditworthiness

An illustration by Joe Cummings depicting Prince Alwaleed bin Talal ©Joe Cummings Person in the news from COMMENT Mar 8, 2013

Prince Alwaleed, singular Saudi scion

A wrangle over a rich list reveals much about a royal with towering ambition, says Michael Peel

Mar 6, 2013

Arabtec launches aggressive finance plan

New chief executive reveals share issue scheme

A boast is seen entering the harbour in the southern city of Aden, situated at the mouth of the Red Sea ©AFP Mar 6, 2013

Sad decline of Aden’s once-thriving port

Fall of troubled coastal facility has been steep

Mar 6, 2013

Forbes, Alwaleed and the $9.6bn question

Sparring intensifies over prince’s position on rich list

Mar 5, 2013

Libya’s pursuit of lost billions ‘in limbo’

Under-threat wealth fund head accuses ‘men in the shadows’

Mar 5, 2013

Istanbul’s towers lure Gulf investors

Agaoglu opens offices in Dubai to exploit growing links

From EUROPE Mar 4, 2013

Qatari royals buy private Greek island

€5m purchase signals Doha’s renewed interest in Greece

Feb 27, 2013

Saudi Arabia ahead in race for investors

Wealthy put kingdom’s funds in their sights

From IRAN Feb 26, 2013

Sanctions offer in Iran nuclear talks

World powers seek Tehran steps to scale back on programme

From GULF Feb 26, 2013

Abu Dhabi pursues hard line on price for projects

Construction companies frustrated by ’cheapest is best’ policy

Global Insight Feb 24, 2013

Egypt needs more than an IMF loan

Genuine political consensus is crucial to implementing reforms

Feb 21, 2013

Egypt’s budget deficit nears 10% of GDP

Planning minister still aiming for 3% growth

From IRAN Feb 20, 2013

ECB faces US pressure over Iran

Congress targets cross-border bank payments

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