Opinion Sustainability My time as Japanese finance minister will change the world A simulation of the Cop28 summit brings out the best – and worst – in the global community November 10, 2023
Opinion Sustainability Loss, damage and Cop28’s multi-trillion-dollar challenge There is a body of opinion in the Middle East that the loss and damage concept is not fit for purpose November 6, 2023
Video length: 07:13 Opinion Lifestyle Hold on to your wallet – the Aston Martin bicycle is here The so-called hyperbike is just the thing to be parked next to your supercar November 3, 2023
Video length: 06:16 Opinion Finance Once off the grey list, UAE can really work on its image The UAE deserves credit for its rapid response to being placed on the financial crime watchdog's enhanced monitoring, but it has unfinished business October 30, 2023
Opinion Infrastructure Riyadh can become a global city – with a little more effort When it comes to business travel, the city remains a trying place to negotiate October 27, 2023
Opinion Banking & Finance FII flexes its convening power in tumultuous times It is one of the world's premier investment gatherings – but this year's event could be unlike any other October 23, 2023
Opinion Economy Davos without the fondue – the WEF Global Future Councils The GFC is an insightful introduction to the World Economic Forum – and a nerd’s paradise October 20, 2023
Opinion Oil & Gas Geopolitics put oil traders on edge The conflict in Gaza has the potential to have a severe impact on world energy markets October 16, 2023
Opinion Leisure & Hospitality Putting on the Ritz in Riyadh – with a frisson of fear The hotel still gets an instant reaction from visitors who don’t know the city very well October 13, 2023
Opinion Sustainability In Riyadh, the Middle East rehearses for Cop28 The oil producers' message is clear: we'll change in our own time October 9, 2023
Opinion People & Lifestyle The hopes – and insecurities – of Russian exiles in Dubai The fact is that if you land on your feet in Dubai, there is little to pull you back home October 6, 2023
Opinion Real Estate Commercial property shortage looms over Dubai More needs to be built – and quickly – if the emirate is not to become a victim of its own success October 3, 2023
Opinion Media & Advertising Daily Telegraph bidders line up at the ‘Gulf ATM’ It would be a brave man to predict with any degree of certainty who will win the Torygraph September 29, 2023
Opinion Sustainability Forecast bright for Cop28 as the world nears ‘peak green’ A mood of pragmatism seems to be sweeping Europe and North America September 25, 2023
Opinion Health Sickbed musings on UAE medical care Wanted – a smart insurer to provide reasonable health insurance for older people in the UAE September 22, 2023
Opinion Leisure & Hospitality Gaia shouts ‘Made in Dubai’ at the world Gaia could be a rare phenomenon: a brand native to Dubai and the Middle East that goes global September 15, 2023
Opinion Trade Meanwhile, on the G20 sidelines, history in the making The proposed India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor could become a 'green and digital bridge across continents and civilisations' September 11, 2023
Opinion People & Lifestyle Dubai expats winning the struggle to be taken seriously It is exasperating that the same tired old stories get re-hashed every year by the western press September 8, 2023
Opinion Oil & Gas Saudi Arabia and Russia’s marriage of convenience There have been some bumps in the road, but oil price continues to bind the countries together September 4, 2023
Opinion People & Lifestyle Mixed emotions as ‘back to school’ fever sets in For the expat community in the UAE the education system is a business – and business is good September 1, 2023
Opinion Energy A new nuclear age dawns – against all the odds Despite its bad press, emissions-free nuclear power can bridge the gap between fossil fuels and renewables August 28, 2023
Opinion People & Lifestyle Dosc: a welcome slice of nostalgia amid Dubai’s bling Legendary networking spot harks back to early days of the Emirates August 25, 2023
