Lower-quality properties have been struggling into 2016, while the higher end continues to forge ahead While some of Oman’s current residential, retail and office property...
Transaction cost is an important element in real estate investing as high transaction costs can take a significant chunk out of any capital appreciation that an...
Asian equities have been the victims of the Fed rate hikes, China’s hard landings and the global exodus from emerging markets
On January 1, 2016 His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said issued a royal decree approving the Sultanate’s 2016 state budget and the country’s ninth five-year development...
The most prominent theme in the world currency market in the past year has been the spectacular rise of the US dollar against the Euro, the...
The authorities in Bahrain have never been so determined to overhaul governmental subsidies as part of efforts to streamline public finance. The starting point for the...
In May 2015, LuLu Hypermarkets, an Abu Dhabi-based retailer, announced that it planned to expand its operations in Oman in the coming years. “We are committed...
Emerging market currencies, now trading at their weakest level since the Bernanke Fed’s “taper tantrum” in May 2013, face multiple risks in the last quarter of...
Oil and gas companies operate in dynamic and complex environments, where they face constant challenges especially in terms of supply and demand. Now with the oil...
