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Analysis: 2010 will be the year of the float

20.11.09
From the London Eye to a Saga holiday and from cat and dog supermarket Pets at Home to Betfair, the second decade of the 21st century is to open with a flurry of flotations ... more

Ross Fisher’s sloppy start leaves a three-way fight to be No1

19.11.09
Englishman’s hopes of pipping McIlroy, Westwood and Kaymer to merit title are fading fast... more

Airbus sales are taking off as airlines recover

19.11.09
Airbus reckons it is on target to sell 300 planes this year despite the collapse in confidence of airlines during the recession ... more

Lee Westwood and Rory McIlroy pledge to go all out for victory in Dubai

18.11.09
Both players are determined to finish the race to top the money list in style with a storming season finale... more

Fraudster who stole £8m from banks blamed his 400-year-old alter-ego

17.11.09
Fraudster who impersonated bank staff to steal more than £8million and blamed his 17th century 'alter-ego' has been jailed for nine years... more

Lee Westwood regrets wrong course of action

17.11.09
Lee Westwood has admitted it was probably a mistake to play in the Hong Kong Open... more

Injured Kyle Mills eyes World Cup return

17.11.09
Kyle Mills is targeting the ICC Twenty20 World Cup next April for his comeback to international cricket after being forced to undergo shoulder and knee surgery... more

Swaziland tycoon launches bid for developer Minerva

17.11.09
London property developer Minerva today received its second takeover bid in just over a year as largest shareholder KiFin offered £85 million ... more

Rory McIlroy in pole position to win Europe’s top spot

16.11.09
Rory McIlroy was in bullish mood as he arrived in Dubai just four rounds away from being hailed as European No1... more

How the right strategy can oil the wheels of prosperity

22.07.09
Resource curse; the paradox of plenty; Dutch Disease. Economists have no shortage of names to describe the enigma, whereby countries swimming in oil have rubbish economies and poor citizens. They have fewer solutions ... more

Finish date for tallest tower is still hanging in the air

15.07.09
Residents in Dubai have grown accustomed to mega projects coming with mega delays. During the boom times, a year or even two behind schedule was normal. Invariably, developers blamed soaring demand for men and machines for the setbacks... more

Russians are still coming - but to raise, not spend

24.06.09
Normally, Russians come to Dubai to spend money. Now they're coming to ask for it... more

Richer than you, ranked below the Philippines

17.06.09
The guys at index company MSCI Barra said the UAE is not fit to call itself an emerging market, let alone a developed one... more

Thanks to one Gulf tycoon, family names will no longer do nicely...

10.06.09
The fate of Saudi billionaire Maan al-Sanea is sending shockwaves around the Gulf - with ripples felt in London - as bankers fear he could be the first of many Arab tycoons to wilt under the credit crunch. ... more

Russians break the exchange rate rules

03.06.09
The dirham currency over here is pegged to the US dollar. So when I last popped home to see the folks in March, with sterling in the doldrums, I bought new golf clubs, a posh laptop and half the Chatsworth farm shop. Back on British soil again last week, sterling was on steroids, so I left with just a tie.... more

British man and woman jailed in Dubai for adultery

02.06.09
A British man and woman were each jailed for two months in Dubai for adultery, it was reported... more

From 'saviour' to sacked - what a way to raise $10bn

20.05.09
What a difference a day makes. On Sunday, Nasser Al Sheikh was flying the flag for Dubai at the World Economic Forum in Jordan. As head of Dubai's finance department, his was the very public face of the city's fight against the credit crunch ... more

Wake for the last of the big spenders

06.05.09
There was a sombre mood at this year’s Arabian Travel Market, the annual industry get-together in Dubai. All the talk was of falling revenues, cutting costs and swine flu ... more

Seething at sneers from the tourist bus

22.04.09
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At Zuma, business is zooming

15.04.09
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$5bn bet on Las Vegas turns sour

25.03.09
Dubai's $5 billion punt on Las Vegas looks like an increasingly risky bet. This week a government investment firm began suing its American partner, as the economic downturn bites at the blackjack table.... more

Christie's, Tussauds and a fall in shares

18.03.09
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It's not just bankers who share $10bn joy

25.02.09
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Ailing Dubai seeks £14bn bonds lifeline

23.02.09
Economics: The Dubai government, nearing bankruptcy since the property boom that has driven its growth hit the wall, is heading to the bond markets to try to raise $20 billion to pay down a big chunk of debt due this year... more

TV threat if it's not anyone for tennis

18.02.09
Sport has played a key role in establishing Dubai as the Middle East kingpin for tourism and business... more

Is it goodbye to Dubai as a new hub for the world's business?

17.02.09
Is Dubai poised to become the Iceland of the Middle East? The news dripping out of the most populous city of the United Arab Emirates has been bad for months and worse is coming... more

Baubles, bangles and bullion

11.02.09
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Wife loses adultery plea

22.01.09
A British mother has lost an appeal against her conviction for adultery in Dubai... more

Bouncing towards a jails boom

14.01.09
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Youmzain ready for third attempt at Classic glory

09.01.09
With just six days to go before the start of the 2009 Dubai Carnival, trainer Mick Channon is hoping different riding tactics will enable Youmzain to triumph in the Sheema Classic... more

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