Sun, sea, and sales: investors eye up Sharm el-Sheikh’s hotels

Tourist numbers are rising again, hotels and land are cheap, and new flight routes are opening new markets. Egypt's premier Red Sea resort could be in for a makeover

Marcelle Nasr

The Merchant's Plight

[caption id="attachment_55236778" align="aligncenter" width="616"] Damage in a section of the souk in the old city of Aleppo after the area was shelled by Syrian regime forces on September 30, 2012…

Stephen Glain

Political Spring, Economic Firestorm

[caption id="attachment_55236398" align="aligncenter" width="619"] Dr. Nasser Saidi (Source: KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)[/caption] The downfall of Mubarak and Ben Ali and the explosion of…

Alex Edwards

Confronting the Gas Revolution

[caption id="attachment_55236336" align="alignnone" width="620"] A general view shows burning flames from a gas well in Sailiya, 40km north of the Qatari capital Doha. Source: AFP/Getty Images[…

Keily Miller

Can Morsi Bite the Bullet?

[caption id="attachment_55235489" align="alignnone" width="594"] A boy stands next to a stall at Magra El-Oyoun market on January 24, 2012, Cairo. Getty Images[/caption] Egypt’s worsening economic…

Sophie Anmuth

Big Dreams for Iraqi Oil

[caption id="attachment_55234515" align="alignnone" width="620"] An Iraqi oil worker works at Al-Doura oil refinery [/caption]Iraq could become the second-largest oil exporter in the world by the…

Jenna Marangoni

Saudi's Soaring Economy

[caption id="attachment_55234316" align="alignleft" width="620"] The outlook for Saudi Arabia's Economy is favourable[/caption]Barclays’ Capital (BarCap) has recently released projections that Saudi…

Jenna Marangoni

The Unheard Struggle in Egypt

[caption id="attachment_55233790" align="alignnone" width="620"] Workers at Cleopatra Ceramics factory began striking during the revolution.[/caption]Last month, Egypt saw renewed protests following…

Alessandra Bajec

Islamic Finance Leads the Way

[caption id="attachment_55233677" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A logo of Bank Islam Malaysia is seen at the bank's headquarters in Kuala Lumpur[/caption]Ironically, the global financial crisis…

Mehrunisa Qayyum

Downward Pressure

[caption id="attachment_55233662" align="aligncenter" width="620"] An investor watches his stocks at a securities exchange in Shanghai on August 22, 2012. Chinese shares were down 0.34 percent in…

Stephen Glain