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Grant Thornton reports record global revenues
January 9th, 2017
Grant Thornton today announced total combined record global revenues of US$4.8bn for the financial year ended 30 September 2016. Revenues at Grant Thornton member firms grew 7.8% measured on a local currencies basis, and at 3.3% when measured in ...
Why a multinational law firm has stopped paying some of its staff?
January 5th, 2017
KWM Europe halts pay for 100 staff as it prepares for administration Today (4 January) the European partnership of King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has stopped paying 100 staff as the firm heads towards administration. The firm confirmed its ...
British law firm continues international expansion with French merger
January 3rd, 2017
DWF Managing Partner and CEO Andrew Leaitherland said: “We are committed to growing our business internationally to best service our clients’ needs. France is a key market for us, both in terms of its size and importance within Europe and because our ...
Female lawyers in Saudi courts: ‘We are equal to male counterparts’
December 30th, 2016
After years of being prohibited from appearing in court, female lawyers in 2013 achieved a significant victory in being able to practice law and argue their cases in Saudi courtrooms. Female lawyers have the right to advocate for issues ...
Job hiring in UAE picks up pace, to rebound in 2017
December 29th, 2016
After a prolonged slump, recruitment activity in the UAE started to pick up in the last quarter of the year, further strengthening expectations of a rebound in the job market in 2017. Recent online job postings show that the ...
Trump, Russia and China
December 19th, 2016
Even before he takes office, President-elect Trump is turning the world upside down. It has become clear his attitude towards Russia and China is very different from that of his predecessors. Amazingly, he is already wresting power from the ...
KPMG overcomes gloomy backdrop with 8% revenues jump
December 14th, 2016
Accountancy major KPMG International has booked a solid hike in full-year revenues despite what it described as a “challenging” business environment across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Latest results revealed that global turnover topped $25.4 billion (£20bn) in ...
Oil prices fall on rising U.S. crude stocks, OPEC output concerns
December 14th, 2016
Oil prices fell on Wednesday following a reported rise in U.S. crude inventories and an estimate that OPEC may have produced more crude in November than previously thought, potentially undermining a planned output cut. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) ...
Youth and the Economic Future of Arab States
December 8th, 2016
Youth and the Economic Future of Arab States “Most recent statistics indicate that two-thirds of the Arab region’s population is below thirty years of age, half of which falling within the 15 – 29-year age bracket. This age category ...
Oil price rally likely short-lived as OPEC deal not enough to reduce glut
December 2nd, 2016
The oil price rally sparked by an OPEC-Russia deal to cut output is likely to be short-lived, say traders in Asia, because the agreement may only draw more supplies from storage tanks and more crude shipments from the United ...
