In the Arab world as elsewhere, stock markets mirror the economy as a whole. When Wall Street falls, Americans feel poorer, often with serious implications for the rest of the economy; rising shares on the other hand make people feel richer. The (...)
In the second and final instalment of articles on Arab economies and globalisation, Riad Al-Khouri* looks ahead to more competition and trade liberalisation in the region in 2008
In the context of globalisation, the European Union and the United (...)
In the first of two articles on Arab economies and globalisation, Riad Al-Khouri looks at how economic dividends have been sold for promises of deep US-Israeli integration
Since global change accelerated, a decade or so ago, mentioning globalisation (...)