Oman

In a region where equity markets are growing so fast that locals are giving up their day jobs to trade on them, yet another new all-time high is hardly news. But the case of Oman's... 2005-06-08

Although our view remains that the oil market will continue to be well supported, the lower prices seen recently should serve as a timely reminder to the Gulf states that rely on... 2005-05-25

The storming of the Bangladeshi embassy in Kuwait this week by more than 700 migrant workers angry over employment conditions in the Gulf was symptomatic, in our view, of a major... 2005-04-29

News that the UAE government had announced a spontaneous 25% salary hike for all civil service employees, apparently in the hope of ensuring 'decent living conditions' for its workers,... 2005-04-07