From MANAGEMENT 3:55pm

School rooms for everyone

Portrait of Sunny Varkey, Wellington School, Dubai ©Amelia Johnson

Sunny Varkey pioneered an education model that is being exported globally from Dubai

From COMPANIES Jun 11, 2013

Palestinians eye deal with IC Power

Israeli group interested in buying electricity from planned plant

Jun 10, 2013

Private wealth in Gulf up 7% during year

Growing wealth gap between ultra-rich and middle classes

Slum Sidi Moumen From GLOBAL ECONOMY Jun 5, 2013

Morocco feels heat from fiscal demands

Subsidies have put a strain on nation’s balance sheet

Emirati women look at jewellery displayed in a shop in the gold market of Dubai ©AFP Jun 3, 2013

Kaloti’s rise in precious metals refining

New $60m plant will triple size of refining production

May 29, 2013

Al Noor group plans to raise $150m

LSE sale highlights funding challenges faced by companies in Gulf

From SPECIAL REPORTS May 28, 2013

Tunisia: Economic revival depends on banking reconstruction

Borzou Daragahi on a country coming to terms with excesses

close-up of a bull figurine on newspaper, with computers and Arab man in the background ©Alamy From SPECIAL REPORTS May 28, 2013

Forces must rally in aid of business in the Arab world

Efforts are focused on reviving sources of funding that have sputtered or stalled as a younger generation presses for change. Michael Peel reports

Unemployed men sit on a wall in Amman, Jordan. ©Alamy May 27, 2013

Forum says Mid East boxed in economically

Social turmoil in Arab world is preventing reforms

May 27, 2013

Abu Dhabi fund reduces exposure to Europe

Focus on emerging markets accelerates

From ASIA-PACIFIC May 24, 2013

Pakistan seeks $4bn-$5bn Saudi loan

Sharif looks to avert a balance of payments crisis

From ARAB-ISRAEL CONFLICT May 23, 2013

Business to push for Mideast peace deal

Israeli and Palestinian executives drafting appeal to leaders

From GLOBAL ECONOMY May 21, 2013

IMF calls for more Middle East reforms

Moderate growth ‘not enough to ease region’s unemployment’

From IRAN May 20, 2013

Iran’s carpet weavers return to the loom

Plunge in value of rial leads to price surge

May 20, 2013

El Sewedy leads way for Egypt

US is next target for smart metering technologist

May 15, 2013

Abu Dhabi shares highest since 2008

Increase driven by bank stocks as emirate’s lenders improve earnings

May 13, 2013

Property to drive Dubai’s 14% growth in trade

Busy trade, aviation and tourism behind emirate’s progress

From GULF May 13, 2013

Gulf petrochemicals expansion threatened

Prices of US natural gas challenge Mideast feedstock advantage

May 12, 2013

Israelis demonstrate against spending cuts

Military and middle classes among targets in austerity budget

From COMPANIES May 10, 2013

Dankner battles populist mood in Israel

IDB chairman determined to overcome anti-business sentiment