Bahrain has long played a pioneering role in the field of finance in the Middle East. Despite being one of the first countries in the region to…

Since 9/11 and America's subsequent war on terror from 2001 onwards, war and conflict have been a mainstay in the Middle East. In 2003, the US…

Gulf states have long been known for their young populations, but with longer life expectancies, the dynamics of their demographics are changing…

It is the economic goal of most forward-looking countries: to bring more money in from the outside. This is no surprise. Foreign direct investment …

When the founders of the United States issued the dollar in 1792, it is easy to imagine that they did not expect it to be deliberately devalued.But…

Household financing and bank lending has become a hot political issue in Kuwait, where there have been populist calls for the state to pay off…

Saudi Arabia’s giant state-owned oil and gas company Aramco has announced the discovery of two unconventional oil fields, a reservoir of Arabian…

Kuwaitis must be tired of hearing about ‘financial sustainability’. After the new government announced its intention to implement economic and…

When the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the European Union signed a Cooperation Agreement on 15 June 1988, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed…

While hydrocarbons have long been a major source of income for Saudi Arabia, so too has pilgrimage, given that it is the birthplace and nerve centre…