Saudi Arabia recently registered the cheapest price bid to supply solar electricity ever recorded. Abu Dhabi’s Masdar and Electricite de France SA bid to supply power from a 300-megawatt photovolta...
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“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”- George SantayanaTo give some perspective – Here is how bitcoin compares to other bubblesSource: CoinDesk (bitcoin); FactSet (Na...
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UAE has been at the forefront of technology adoption in the GCC region. From its adoption of open data to making block chain mandatory for government transactions by 2020, UAE perceives technology as ...
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This article was originally published in The Global Analyst November 2017 issue.Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it-George Santayana...There is not one year that pa...
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Jazeera Airways Snapshot TypeScheduled Airline BaseKuwait Aircraft7 Destinations18 Routes17 Daily Flights23Source: ch-aviationWhy Jazeera entered the Indian aviati...
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Saudi Aramco is arguably one of the world’s largest Oil and Gas Company in terms of revenues and reserves that they control. To give an idea of its size, Aramco produces close to 10.3Mn barrels per...
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Air Quality – Cause for concernThe extent of air pollution is higher than the global average in all GCC countries with Qatar and Saudi Arabia having alarming levels of PM2.5. As per a study by WHO,...
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Challenges faced by GCC education industryDespite the growing government spending on education by gulf countries averaging 15.8% of government expenditure in GCC, the quality of education remain below...
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The total power generated through renewables in the GCC has grown from a meagre 20 GWh in 2010 to 620 GWh in 2015. But looking at the bigger picture, it constitutes to less than 1% of the total power ...
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The total outlets in UAE for food services were 16,000+ in 2015 which is expect to expand by 17.4% annually to reach 19,000+ by 2020 (KPMG report). The market size for food and beverage (F&B) in U...
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Table: YoY revenue and net income change for major GCC airlines (2015 vs 2016)YoY change(2015 vs 2016)RevenueNet IncomeEmirates0%-82%Etihad-22%NMQatar Airways4%30%Oman Air1%NMJazeera-10%-35%Air Arabia...
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This fright has turned into a reality in many developed markets like US, where the accelerated shift of Americans shopping via internet has pushed several retail companies into bankruptcy. Approximate...
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Sizable issuancesThe emergence of GCC bond markets have been a fallout of the low oil prices and decline in foreign reserves, which has forced the regional governments to look for alternative routes t...
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Value traded in July reflected the positive sentiments in the market, with volume traded increasing by 8% while the turnover in the market increased by 10%. All MENA markets, barring Abu Dhabi, Qatar ...
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YTD Performance AppleGoogleAmazonNetflixFacebookMicrosoftS&P 500 201726%20%21%16%16%8%6%Source: Reuters; Returns as of July 30, 2017Trading at a premium would be an u...
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How can GCC Individuals invest in Cryptocurrencies?Though GCC has been a slow starter in the cryptocurrency space, there has been a spurt in the number of bitcoin trading exchanges in the GCC, especia...
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