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Gulf Report: Game Changer

ISLAMIC FINANCING BREAKTHROUGH By Anita Hawser GAME CHANGER The arrival of the first globally standardized documentation for privately negotiated Islamic hedging products marks a major breakthrough in Islamic finance and risk management. Compared to the ...

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On The Right Path

ON THE RIGHT PATH By Gordon Platt For the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), there have been setbacks on the road to a common currency, which now appears unlikely to be introduced anytime in the next five years, ...

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Milestones: Dubai Works To Restore Reputation

Dubai By Gordon Platt and Anita Hawser Dubai: Debt resolution should improve economic fortunes Dubai moved a step closer to resolving its debt problems with the announcement of a plan to invest $9.5 billion to restructure its flagship ...

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Middle East Supplement: Bankers Survey A Changed Landscape

MIDDLE EAST: BANKING INDUSTRY Banks across the region learned many painful lessons during the crisis but have emerged stronger than ever. By Gordon Platt Financial institutions across the Middle East are carefully monitoring their loan portfolios ...

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The Middle East’s Rapid Recovery

A Rapid Recovery By Gordon Platt Demographics and hydrocarbons make the Middle East a dynamic region that is rapidly advancing, despite the debt overhang in Dubai. A young and fast-growing population is demanding jobs, and regional governments are ...

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Cover Story: Rising Oil Prices Boost Confidence

Emerging Markets Focus: Middle East The outlook for the Middle East’s economy has brightened substantially in recent months, but the reluctance of banks to lend remains worrisome. Bond issues are picking up some of the slack. By Gordon ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets: Middle East

Roundup By Gordon Platt ExxonMobil is first US company to win Iraq oil contract A joint venture of ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell has clinched a $50 billion deal to develop one of Iraq’s biggest oil fields, the ...

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Milestones: Turkey Enjoys Growing Profile In Arab World

Lebanon/Syria/Turkey By Nick Kochan Yilmaz: Turkish banks were ready for leverage crisis The evolution of Turkey’s role in the Middle East and beyond was clearly on display at a late-October risk management conference in Beirut. The guest speaker ...
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