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Iraq Safer Than Ohio Banks Stung by Credit Crisis
Lester Pimentel Bloomberg
August 30, 2008
China agrees $3bn Iraq oil deal
Agencies Al Jazeera
August 29, 2008
Saudi unveils rules for foreign investors
Reuters Gulf in the Media
August 27, 2008
Islamic Banking in Egypt
Lahem al Nasser Asharq Alawsat
August 26, 2008
Iran mulls production sharing contracts for Caspian oil: report
AFP Zawya
August 25, 2008
In the Race for Renewable Energy Sources
Meena Janardhan IPS News
August 21, 2008
Iraq to sign $ 1.2bn oil service deal with China
Reuters Gulf in the Media
August 20, 2008
The strength of the Saudi Economy and the coming challenges: JIC 2007 report
KBJadwa Investment Company KBJadwa Investment Company
August 19, 2008
Mideast oil demand to stay strong
Himendra Mohan Kumar Gulf News
August 18, 2008
Islamic finance gathers steam in GCC
Mushtak Parker ARab News
August 17, 2008
Iraq second largest importer of Iranian goods
Aswat Aliraq staff Aswat Aliraq
August 15, 2008
Saudi may ignore IMF forex reform call
Gulf Times staff Gulf Times
August 14, 2008
Women Rising Up the Ranks in Middle East Workplace
Zawya staff Zawya
August 13, 2008
Iran would put more floating oil storage on sale: Official
The Peninsula staff The Peninsula
August 13, 2008
Walker's World: $200 oil is coming
Martin Walker ME Times
August 11, 2008
The Iraqi Oil Sector and the Chaos over Responsibilities
Walid Khadduri Al-Hayat
August 10, 2008
Arab bourses can take oil prices’ retreat
Gulf Times staff Gulf Times
August 7, 2008
One in five Iranians live below poverty line
Agencies ME Online
August 6, 2008
Saudi bourse salvo at speculators falls short
AP Kuwait Times
August 5, 2008
GCC oil revenues to cross $600b annually
Agencies Saudi Gazette
August 1, 2008
GCC countries may revalue currencies: GFH
Agencies Bahrain Tribune
July 31, 2008
Saudi Arabia aims to wrap up national power grid by 2011
Agencies Saudi Gazette
July 30, 2008
Islamic Banking in Numbers
Lahem al Nasser Asharq Alawsat
July 29, 2008
Iran studying strengthening rial vs dollar -report
Reuters Gulf in the Media
July 28, 2008
Riyal revaluation would be positive step, say experts
Sarah Abdullah Arab News
July 28, 2008
Unemployment in the Arab World
Hamdi Selim Asharq Alawsat
July 25, 2008
Saudi Arabia's GDP growth may reach 5.1pc this year
Khaleej Times staff Khaleej Times
July 24, 2008
Saudi's Kingdom Q2 Profit Up on Local Investments
Reuters Asharq Alawsat
July 22, 2008
Controversy and Islamic Banking
Lahem al Nasser Asharq Alawsat
July 21, 2008
Channeling Arab Investments towards the Lebanese Private Sector
Michel Morkos Al Hayat
July 21, 2008
Gulf countries will invest about $200b to boost energy output
Agencies Zawya
July 18, 2008
A critique of GCC summit at Dammam
Jasim Husain Ali OER Online
July 17, 2008
Inflation among top threats to Lebanese economy - report
The Daily Star The Daily Star
July 16, 2008
Saudi to Invite Bids for Jizan Refinery in Sept: Report
Reuters Asharq Alawsat
July 15, 2008
Iran’s gas export prospects sink
Reuters Peninsula
July 14, 2008
Saudi Keeps Steady August Crude Supplies to Japan
Reuters Asharq Alawast
July 11, 2008
Blame the dollar
Massoud Hedeshi Al Jazeera
July 10, 2008
A market for Arabian Heavy
Giacomo Luciani Gulf Research Center Foundation
July 8, 2008
Gulf states urged to rethink dollar pegs
Reuters Arab News
July 7, 2008
The Oil Situation in Iraq in 2007
Walid Khadduri Al-Hayat
July 4, 2008
Fixed dollar pegs blamed for inflation
P.K. Abdul Ghafour Arab News
July 2, 2008
Get used to high oil prices: King
P.K. Abdul Ghafour Arab News
July 2, 2008
Gulf single currency setback
AJP ME Forex
July 1, 2008
Oil industry split over cause of price surge
Saifur Rahman Gulf News
July 1, 2008
Saudis pour billions into 'City of Knowledge' on holy site
Christian Chaise Zawya
June 30, 2008
Top oil companies return to Iraq
The Peninsula staff The Peninsula
June 29, 2008
Asia and Mideast eye US assets
Reuters Gulf News
June 27, 2008
Shariaa and Health Insurance
Lahem al Nasser Asharq Alawsat
June 26, 2008
IMF regional economic outlook
IMF Gulf in the Media
June 25, 2008
OPEC document warns of investment uncertainty
Reuters Gulf in the Media
June 25, 2008
Gulf States to Reconsider 2010 FX Union Target-Saudi
Reuters Asharq Alawsat
June 24, 2008
First Islamic equity product launched in UK
Mushtak Parker Arab News
June 23, 2008
Jeddah Oil Conference: Parameters and Expectations
Al-Hayat staff Al Hayat
June 20, 2008
Oil Week -The Oil Situation in Iraq in 2007
Walid Khadduri Al Hayat
June 17, 2008
Surge in liquidity drives capitalisation
Zawya staff Zawya
June 13, 2008
An upward spiral
Mayank Singh Oman Economic Review
June 13, 2008
Iran NPC To Be Top Mideast Petchem Co In '24
Roshanak Taghavi Zawya
June 12, 2008
Islamic Countries to Invest $1.2t in Infrastructure
P.K. Abdul Ghafour Arab News
June 11, 2008
America's Need for Saudi Oil and Gulf Money
Michel Morkos Al Hayat
June 10, 2008
GCC growth rate revised upwards
Zawya staff Zawya
June 9, 2008
Iraq invites investments
Agencies Guld Daily News
June 6, 2008
Islamic Banking Requires an Information Center
Lahem al Nasser Asharq Alawsat
June 5, 2008
Investing the Gulf's oil profits windfall
Zawya staff Zawya
June 3, 2008
Islamic Banking Growing at 35%
P.K. Abdul Ghafour Arab News
June 2, 2008
Monetary headaches
Oliver Cornock OER Online
May 28, 2008
Profit drop will not affect Aramco expansion plans
Reuters Gulf News
May 27, 2008
Middle East franchise market set to explode
Staff Report Gulf News
May 23, 2008
Qatar may end dollar peg in six months: Merrill Lynch
The Peninsula Staff The Peninsula
May 22, 2008
Islamic Bonds: A Tool for Liquidity Management
Lahem al Nasser Asharq Alawsat
May 21, 2008
Palestinians aim to win investment
Agencies Al Jazeera
May 20, 2008
Lebanon's Economy … and 50 Years of War
Michel Morkos Al-Hayat
May 19, 2008
Dollar remains firm favourite
HSBC Global Markets Middle East Gulf News
May 18, 2008
Economic haven, political hell
Sherine Abdel-Razek Al Ahram
May 16, 2008
Mixed blessing
Rehab El-Sayed Al Ahram
May 14, 2008
The Saudi Capital Market Authority
Lahem al Nasser Asharq Alawsat
May 13, 2008
Saudi SABIC prices Islamic bonds
Agencies ME Online
May 12, 2008
Saudi eyes foreign capital for food security
Reuters Gulf in the Media
May 8, 2008
Iran admits some Opec members not keen on gas export group
Alaric Nightingale Bloomberg
May 5, 2008
OPIC describes Dead Sea conference as start of process to increase US investments in Mideast
Samir Ghawi Jordan Times
May 2, 2008
Iran admits some Opec members not keen on gas export group
Reuters Gulf in the Media
May 1, 2008
SABIC says liquidity abundant for Islamic bond sale
Reuters Asharq Alawsat
April 30, 2008
Qatar does not rule out oil at $200 per barrel
AP ME Online
April 29, 2008
Iran rejects objections to 'gas Opec'
Reuters Gulf in the Media
April 28, 2008
Islamic Banking is a Legitimate Demand
Lahem al Nasser Asharq Alawsat
April 25, 2008
Islamic Finance Can Solve Global Crisis
Mahmood Rafique Arab News
April 24, 2008
GCC nations build economic zones to cut oil dependency
Bahrain Tribune staff Bahrain Tribune
April 23, 2008
Oman Outlook
Global Investment House Zawya
April 22, 2008
The Global Inflation Wave and OPEC's Role
Walid Khaddouri Al Hayat
April 20, 2008
Gulf SWFs to surge twofold by 2010
Khaleej Times staff Khaleej Times
April 14, 2008
Property transactions up by 21.4% in 2007
Agencies Zawya
April 10, 2008
UAE panel recommends keeping peg to dollar
Reuters Gulf in the Media
April 9, 2008
Alinma Bank: Taking Islamic Banking to New Levels
Lahem al Nasser Asharq Alawsat
April 8, 2008
UAE panel studying currency reforms
Reuters Gulf in the Media
April 2, 2008
Arabs' Dollar Doldrums Fail to Shake Central Bankers
Matthew Brown Bloomberg News
March 31, 2008
Islamic Investment and Development
Lahem al Nasser Asharq Alawsat
March 31, 2008
‘Oil Market Not in Control of Demand-Supply Dynamics’
Syed Rashid Husain Arab News
March 28, 2008
As Shekel Rises, Israelis Question Sense of Fixing Economy to Dollar
Nathan Jeffay Forward
March 27, 2008
Gulf Not Ready to Pull Trigger on Currency Reform
Reuters Asharq Alawsat
March 27, 2008
General Dynamics, Harris, L-3 Gain Most From Iraq War
Edmond Lococo Bloomberg News
March 25, 2008
Idea of an Islamic Common Market Unsustainable at the Moment
Mushtak Parker Arab News
March 24, 2008
Iran crude exports earn $ 70b as production hits a record
Reuters Gulf in the Media
March 21, 2008
Abu Dhabi to US: funds are politics-free
Christopher S. Rugaber ME Online
March 19, 2008
Gulf in a fix over tumbling dollar
Agence France-Presse Gulf in the Media
March 18, 2008
DFM Sharia Board issues first Islamic standards for classifying listed companies
Agencies Zawya
March 18, 2008
Mideast to face renewable water shortage in 4o years
Nadia Saleem Gulf News
March 17, 2008
Gulf states in a fix over tumbling dollar
AFP Khaleej Times
March 17, 2008
Al-Naimi: Market Speculation Affects Oil Prices
Latif Al-Arousoni Asharq Alawsat
March 9, 2008
Greenspan tells Gulf to drop dollar
Agencies Al Jazeera
March 7, 2008 (originally posted Feb 25)
High Saudi business Confidence levels…at 106.2
John Sfakianakis SAAB
March 3, 2008
US says Iran could misuse UAE's banking system
Chinmay Chaudhuri Gulf News
February 29, 2008
Modern Technology and Islamic Banking
Lahem al Nasser Asharq Alawsat
February 28, 2008
UAE rejects advice to de-peg from dollar
Agencies ME Online
February 25, 2008
GCC oil sector - Global report
KBGlobal Investment House Gulf in the Media
February 20, 2008
Islamic Banking and External Auditing
Lahem al Nasser Asharq Alawsat
February 16, 2008
GCC states should come clear on revaluation policy
Mohammad Al Asoomi Gulf News
February 14, 2008
Pressure on Gulf to depeg set to ease
ME Forex staff ME Forex
February 13, 2008
Islam, law and finance: the elusive divine
Fred Halliday Open Democracy
February 12, 2008
Saudi Stock Index Plunges Below 9,000 Points Mark
Khalil Hanware Arab News
February 11, 2008
Iran to Privatize $90 Billion of Energy Assets: Report
Reuters Asharq Alawsat
February 9, 2008
The quiet revolution: energy futures in Iran, the Gulf, and Israel
James Howarth Open Democracy
February 7, 2008
The Risks Entailed in Islamic Bonds
Lahem al Nasser Asharq Alawsat
February 6, 2008
Currency's future remains unclear for the moment
Farhan Bokhari Gulf News
February 4, 2008
UAE likely to revalue dollar-pegged currency
Agencies ME Online
February 1, 2008
Fueled By Oil Windfall, Non-Energy Companies Get Biggest Boost
Dinar Standard staff Zawya
January 30, 2008
Parliamentary Union of OIC to shift from dollar to euro
Wam Khaleej Times
January 29, 2008
Dollar Peg Seen Good for Saudi Arabia
Reuters Asharq Alawsat
January 24, 2008
Malaysia Launches Islamic Exchange Traded Fund
Reuters Asharq Alawsat
January 21, 2008
GCC could be forced to abandon dollar peg
Ahmed A. Elewa Gulf News
January 16, 2008
Proposals to Rein in the Mounting Oil Prices
Walid Khadduri Al-Hayat
January 13, 2008
GCC Economic Outlook in 2008
Oliver Cornock Oman Economic Review
January 9, 2008
The Dispute over Islamic Bonds
Lahim al Nasser Asharq Alawsat
January 9, 2008
Oil at $100 not necessarily very high - Opec
Agencies Gulf News
January 7, 2008
Saudi Aramco Raises Crude Oil Prices to the U.S. for February
Nesa Subrahmaniyan Bloomberg
January 7, 2008
Saudi 2009 Oil Capacity Plan on Track: Official
Reuters Asharq Alawsat
January 6, 2008
Gulf states may keep dollar peg
Reuters Khaleej Times
December 31, 2007
Crude Oil Rises on U.S. Heating Demand, Turkish Attack in Iraq
Christian Schmollinger Bloomberg
December 17, 2007
Tackling the Credit Crunch
Matein Khalid Oman Economic Review
December 16, 2007
UAE says Gulf may revalue currencies
Reuters Gulf in the Media
December 16, 2007
Middle East non-OPEC oil output declining - IEA
Reuters Asharq Alawsat
December 14, 2007
Oman: 2007 in Retrospect
OER Editorial staff Oman Economic Review
December 13, 2007
Arab economic growth hits 5.5 percent, GDP to USD 1.27 trillion
Agencies Kuwait News Agency
December 6, 2007
US nuclear study on Iran erodes geopolitical 'fear premium' on oil
Reuters Gulf News
December 5, 2007
Gulf countries launch common market
Agencies Jordan Times
December 5, 2007
No dollar announcement at GCC summit
Gulf News Report Gulf News
December 4, 2007
A new Middle East currency regime looks inevitable
ME Forex report ME Forex
December 3, 2007
Arab Monetary Fund Urges Gulf to Drop Pegs-Paper
Reuters Asharq Alawsat
November 30, 2007
Arabs' Dollar Losses Increase Pressure to Sever Pegs
Matthew Brown and Aaron Pan Bloomberg
November 19, 2007
Saudi May Revalue but Keep Dollar Peg
Reuters Asharq Alawsat
November 18, 2007
Opec Discusses The Future Energy Agenda And Relations With The World Economy
Walid Khadduri Al Hayat
November 18, 2007
PEG Worries: Has the US Dollar outlived its usefulness for the GCC economies?
Ramesh Kumar Oman Economic Review
November 14, 2007
Saudi-British Trade Relations: Oil is only half the story..or less
ohn Sfakianakis-Chief Economist Central Department of Statistics (CDS) and SABB
November 13, 2007 (originally posted October 30)
Middle East can leave oily old cycle in the past
Gary Duncan The Times (UK)
November 13, 2007 (originally posted October 29)
New Islamic car to have compass to find Makkah
Agencies Gulf News
November 12, 2007
Risk in the Arab world: enterprise vs politics
Tarek Osman Open Democracy
November 9, 2007
Saudi-German trade relations
John Sfakianakis,Chief Economist-SAAB Gulf in the Media
November 8, 2007
US Tops the Super Markets
Mark Scott Der Spiegel
November 8, 2007
Iraq Reiterates LUKOIL Deal is Dead
Reuters Asharq Alawsat
November 6, 2007
Gulf govt plans Islamic bonds in months, says Deutsche Bank
Reuters Gulf in the Media
November 5, 2007
Regional Economic Outlook: Middle East and Central Asia
International Monetary Fund Report International Monetary Fund
October 31, 2007
Booming business worth £4.4bn a year
Terry Macalister The Guardian
October 30, 2007
Inflation to remain high in robust Gulf economies says IMF
AFP Middle East Times
October 29, 2007
LUKOIL Halts Iran Oil Project Due to US Sanctions
Reuters Asharq Alawsat
October 22, 2007
Saudi panel recommends wage increase as inflation cushion
Reuters Gulf News
October 22, 2007
GCC Investment Drives Global Capital Markets
Querubin J. Minas Arab News
October 17, 2007
UK Islamic Bond Plan Progressing
Mushtak Parker Arab News
October 15, 2007
The Impact of Oil Contracts for the Government of Iraqi Kurdistan
Walid Khadduri Al Hayat
October 12, 2007
Saudi Arabia tops Gulf IPOs in second quarter
Babu Das Augustine Gulf News
October 9, 2007
Oil boom triggers vast expansion in Gulf airports
Agence France-Presse report Gulf in the Media
October 8, 2007
Britain tops Mideast investment target
Reuters Gulf News
October 5, 2007
Market sees new Opec price plan
Babu Das Augustine Gulf News
October 2, 2007
A Lebanese Encouragement for the Lebanese Banks to Enter the Syrian Market
ME Forex ME Forex
October 1, 2007
Saudi riyal at 21-year high against $
Agencies Gulf News
September 25, 2007
OMAN - US: Free Trade Agreement
OER Report Oman Economic Review
September 24, 2007
Iran 'to lop off zeroes' from rial notes
Agencies Gulf News
September 10, 2007
Economic developments in Saudi Arabia - Second Quarter
Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency Gulf in the Media
September 10, 2007
GCC currency union in focus at Riyadh
Reuters Gulf in the Media
September 6, 2007
Lebanon: When Will The Economy Come of Age?
Michel Morkos Al-Hayat
September 5, 2007
Arab Unified Currency could be a reality in 2020
ME Forex report ME Forex
August 30, 2007
The Riyal’s Peg to the Dollar
Asharq Al-Awsat report Asharq Al-Awsat
August 22, 2007
'Introducing Islamic banks into Conventional banking systems' (pdf format)
Juan Sole Gulf in the Media
August 22, 2007
Iraq stock exchange is open for business
Chris Collins McClatchy Newspapers
August 19, 2007
Arab bourses resilient in face of US downturn
Agence France Presse Daily Star
August 17, 2007
Media Mergers in the Middle East: A New Era Begins
Karolin Akum Asharq Alawsat
August 16, 2007
Real GDP in GCC set to grow 5% in 2007
Al-Rajhi Bank report Al-Rajhi Bank
August 15, 2007
Fears of an Interruption in Oil Supplies
Walid Khadduri Al Hayat
August 13, 2007
The Saudi economy's golden era: Phase two (PDF)
Jadwa Investment Company report Jadwa Investment Company
July 31, 2007
Weak Dollar, Iran Send Price of Basmati Rice Up
Arab News report Arab News
July 31, 2007
The economics of Islamic finance and securitization - IMF working paper (PDF)
IMF report IMF
July 29, 2007
Iraqi Central Bank Governor, Sinan Al-Shabibi Talks to Asharq Al-Awsat
Salah Awwad Asharq Alawsat
July 29, 2007
The Upcoming Arab Economic Summit
Samih Massoud Al Hayat
July 27, 2007
Arab bourses mixed in response to mid-year results
Khaleej Times report Khaleej Times
July 26, 2007
GCC's foreign acquisitions to hit $ 60 billion
Khaleej Times report Khaleej Times
July 25, 2007
Saudi to maintain riyal rate at least till 2010: Jadwa
Reuters report Gulf in the Media
July 25, 2007
GCC Market Review: July 2007 (pdf format)
KBGlobal Investment House report KBGlobal Investment House
July 19, 2007
Construction Boom Sparks Steel Demand in ME
Khalil Hanware Arab News
July 19, 2007
Gulf Arab Foreign Acquisitions in 2007
Reuters report Asharq Alawsat
July 18, 2007
Iran Asks Japan to Pay Yen for Oil, Start Immediately
Megumi Yamanaka Bloomberg News
July 13, 2007
Arab National Bank’s Rating Upgraded by Fitch
Arab News report Arab News
July 12, 2007
Kingdom Holding opens IPO to bolster Saudi bourse
Gulf Daily News report Gulf Daily News
July 11, 2007
The Conflict in Palestine and its Repercussions on Gaza Gas Export to Israel
Walid Khadduri Al Hayat
July 7, 2007
UAE creates largest Gulf Arab bank
Al Jazeera report Al Jazeera
July 2, 2007
Is the Iran-India pipeline feasible?
C Uday Bhaskar India Times
July 2, 2007
India, Pakistan agree on Iran gas pipeline tariff norms, says Pakistan official
The Associated Press The Associated Press
June 28, 2007
People power: Arab economies in a global era
Marcus Noland and Howard Pack