MENA focus: Middle Eastern dreams
‘Saudi Arabia is trying to put itself on the map and establish itself as a place where international businesses want…
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MENA focus: From the World Cup to the world stage
With the Covid pandemic now firmly in the past, the Middle East has been enjoying a return to form, with…
Middle East and North Africa focus: The competitive edge
As the world moves on from the pandemic and growth is firmly back on the agenda at law firms, the…
Middle East Focus: Light on the horizon
Far from immune to the global crisis – but making concerted strides towards immunity in some instances – the Middle…
The Middle East: The rough with the crude
The global economy is slowing and so too is the Middle East. In April, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)almost halved…
Middle East: Mission unaccomplished
‘The Middle East. We will try to make it better, but it is a troubled place’: the words of Donald…
Holding steady – A turbulent Middle East market separates the committed from the faint-hearted
Emerging markets are by nature volatile, frequently impacted by events such as political instability, civil unrest, corruption and other economic…
Running on empty – how to survive in the Middle East in the era of cheap oil
Oil price volatility is a fact of life in the Middle East. At below or around $40 a barrel, the…
The Middle East: After the gold rush
Latham & Watkins doesn’t make strategic missteps. Or at least that appeared to be the case until March, when the…
Behind the veil – Can Islamic finance live up to the sales pitch?
‘You can’t be a credible financial centre without having a credible Islamic finance programme,’ says Qudeer Latif, head of Clifford…
Gulf stream – the heat returns to the Middle East markets
Post-banking crisis, the world has generally divided fairly neatly into two camps with their clear economic narratives. On one hand…
Middle East: New order
There is something momentous unfolding in the Gulf. The wave of protests and general revolutionary feeling that has swept through…
Qatari Diar Panel – The In Crowd
Qatari Diar is a trophy client for any firm with property or Middle East pretensions: being in the property company’s…
Middle East – Still standing
As the Arab Spring spreads across the Middle East, investors are flocking to safe ground. LB discovers which states will…
Middle East – New ball game
On 2 December 2010 FIFA, the international governing body of football, officially announced that a desert state would be hosting…
Changing tack
Amid leaner times in the Gulf and a flat economy in Dubai, international clients are moving their focus to other…