Arabian Gulf banks have ramped up their presence in the commodity trade business. And then there is Abu Dhabi Equity Partners, founded by Muneef Tarmoom, which provides growers in Brazil with a balance sheet to allow them to sell between harvests. Read Article Brazil farmers reap from Adep's financial lifeline
Oscar Niemeyer, a towering patriarch of modern architecture who shaped the look of contemporary Brazil and whose inventive, curved designs left their mark on cities worldwide, has died. Read Article Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer dies, aged 104
Controls required to help guard against a repeat of the boom and bust cycle in the Dubai property market, Masood Ahmed, the director of the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia Department, said. IMF official urges caution amid resurgence in Dubai property
Some warn of a return to the dark days of 2006 and 2007, but Sunni political pragmatism may show a peaceful way forward. Analysis by Iraq historian Reidar Visser How Iraq can pull back from the brink
