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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

Wisdom after the non-event

07.01.09
New Year’s Eve was spectacular. Vast crowds partying by the water’s edge, music blaring as champagne flowed and a firework display that could have been seen from outer space... more

Keeping a showboat on course

17.12.08
Some are calling it prudent financial management. Others dismiss it as economic showboating. Either way, the Dubai government repaid another $1 billion of debt this week, as it tries to calm fears of widespread defaults... more

Letter from Dubai: Wanted, a spree you can't fake

10.12.08
British retailers have long been accused of "cashing in on Christmas - the inaugural Eid in Dubai event is drawing whispers of similar criticism here... more

Property jobs turn into sand

03.12.08
More evidence that the property bubble in Dubai is bursting: half of the 170 estate agents in a recent survey admit that they haven't sold a single home for a month... more

Sex on beach couple to be deported

25.11.08
A British couple who had sex on a Dubai beach will be deported after their three-month jail sentences were cancelled... more

Go east, young people, go east

20.10.08
THAT pithy chant "Mumbai, Dubai, Shanghai or goodbye" has been muttered under City breaths for some months now. But it's only more recently that I've noticed the thinning-out effect kicking in amongst my friends. Few are leaving for Mumbai or Shanghai, but the numbers teeming east to the Gulf, like pilgrim ants, is staggering. Every week, another one drops off the London perch. ... more

College stabbing victim was preparing to marry

24.09.08
A woman stabbed to death at a college by an alleged stalker wearing a Phantom Of The Opera-style mask was due to get married in Dubai, it was claimed... more

Wow! Kylie Minogue to be paid £2million for 60-minute set at Dubai hotel opening party

11.09.08
Kylie Minogue will put on one of the most expensive performances in entertainment history at the opening of the Palm Jumeirah manmade island in Dubai. Miss Minogue will be paid £2m to perform a 60-minute set.... more

DJ held in Dubai jail pins hopes on pardon

22.07.08
A British DJ jailed in Dubai after being caught entering the country with a small amount of cannabis may be pardoned and released in September... more

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