Search Results for: Gulf
Why We’re Ungovernable, Part 11: Portugal Stages A Coup
October 26th, 2015
Wow. Portugal just did something extraordinary. In its most recent election, parties of the left — anti-austerity, anti-business, mistrustful of the euro and other extra-national institutions — gained a parliamentary majority, which gives them the right to form a ...
Saudi Arabia warned financial assets may be drained within five years
October 22nd, 2015
The IMF has warned that regional economies could burn through their financial buffers within five years as they face a $700 billion deficit. The fund lowered its projection for Gulf growth to 3.3 per cent this year, down from ...
5 reasons oil could be nearing a new tipping point
October 22nd, 2015
Oil’s bounce back from the summer’s lows has the look of a bottoming in crude prices, but some strategists say the shakeout is not over. “I’m pretty sure we’re going to see a new low. The probabilities are that ...
OPEC Is About to Crush the U.S. Oil Boom
October 21st, 2015
U.S. oil output almost back down to level of last OPEC meeting Saudi-led strategy is paying off, says Societe Generale After a year suffering the economic consequences of the oil price slump, OPEC is finally on the cusp of ...
How VAT in UAE will impact consumers
October 19th, 2015
Impact would be negligible if VAT won’t exceed 5% and food essentials are exempted The impact of a value-added tax (VAT) system on consumers in the UAE may vary depending on household incomes and spending behavior, and how much ...
Volkswagen Stock Chart Is Looking Like BP’s After Oil Spill
October 7th, 2015
Technical analysts say recovery in VW shares will take years BP shares are still 42 percent below their high of 2010 An ominous chart pattern that formed in shares of BP Plc after its 2010 oil spill is now ...
UAE energy minister says urgent need to cut subsidies in the region as oil prices decline
October 5th, 2015
There is an urgent need to cut regional energy subsidies as government budgets are squeezed by slumping oil prices, the UAE Minister for Energy said on Sunday. Opening an annual industry conference at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, Suhail ...
Shell stops Arctic activity after ‘disappointing’ tests
September 28th, 2015
Royal Dutch Shell has stopped Arctic oil and gas exploration off the coast of Alaska after “disappointing” results from a key well in the Chukchi Sea. In a surprise announcement (read below the announcement), the company said it would ...
RAK, UAE, and traditional tax havens
September 25th, 2015
What is the difference between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other popular tax havens? Why more and more international traders and investors find the UAE to be one of the best places to incorporate offshore companies for various ...
China turns to Islamic finance to expand economic clout
September 22nd, 2015
Islamic finance is gaining prominence as a channel for China to expand its economic influence abroad as banks strengthen ties with Muslim-majority countries and Chinese companies start to tap offshore pools of Islamic funds. With a Muslim population of ...
