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May 17, 2013
Small-time investors from the Middle East, India and China drove a big increase in demand for gold bars, coins and jewellery in the first three months of the year. Read Article Small investors lift gold trade
May 16, 2013
Retailers have claimed a victory in forcing the government of Bangladesh to concede to new rights and safeguards for factory workers after the factory disaster which claimed 1,100 lives. But it is hard to see how the proposals will change anything of significance. Read Article The sad truth of our reliance on low-cost manufacturing
May 15, 2013
Family businesses across the Middle East are thriving in the face of the global economic downturn with significantly more of them revealing strong sales growth in the last year than their counterparts in the rest of the world. Read Article Middle East family firms show strong sales growth
May 13, 2013
Today's Indian festival of Ashkaya Tritiya is expected to combine with the low price of gold to give sales of the yellow metal a big bost across the country. Read Article Glittering day ahead for gold trade
May 04, 2013
Money and me: Amanda Line is a partner at PriceWaterhouseCoopers Academy in the UAE which has just launched the PwC Mini MBA in the region. Read Article Investing in one's passions
May 03, 2013
The falling price of gold is a boon for Dubai as wealthy investors turn to the emirate for 1 kilo bars of the precious metal. Read Article Gold fever grips Dubai after price plummets
May 02, 2013
It seems that trading in the gold market, like all great sports, is a game of two halves. Read Article Dubai a gold rush winner whatever your perspective
May 01, 2013
Etisalat, the telecoms company, signs deal with Alcatel-Lucent of France to build the 8,000-kilometre cable connecting the UAE with Oman, India, Sri Lanka and Malaysia. Read Article UAE internet speeds on fast track as Etisalat strikes cable deal
Apr 30, 2013
Most of the Japanese cars, vans and lorries that make their way to the Middle East and Africa are imported through Jebel Ali in Dubai before being re-exported to their final destination. Read Article Dubai an important regional headquarters for Japanese manufacturers
Apr 25, 2013
Steve Schwarzman, the chief executive of Blackstone, has a dream of creating "10,000 Bill Clintons" with an endowment to send 200 students to China every year for 50 years. But his his warnings of impending doom are a bit over the top. Read Article Fire and brimstone from man who seeks 10,000 Bill Clintons
