5+ hour, 26+ min ago  (615+ words) Contagion from the regional conflict has exposed the fragility of its economy While many of the messages I've received from friends and family in Bahrain have focused on safety " how many explosions there have been; another night marked by alarms…...

7+ hour, 47+ min ago  (241+ words) African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has initiated a multibillion-dollar crisis package aimed at insulating African and Caribbean economies from the Middle East conflict. The Iran conflict sent shockwaves through the global economy, with African and Caribbean economies bearing the brunt of…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (427+ words) UAE consumers are feeling the impact of the Middle East conflict, with economists warning price pressures could intensify in the months ahead. Businesses raised prices at the fastest pace for more than 11 years in March, according to the latest purchasing…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (650+ words) The longstanding balance of Gulf security is under strain It may be premature to discuss the end of the US-Israel war with Iran, but it is not too early to consider how the fighting is reshaping political and commercial relationships…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (397+ words) The UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait have reported damage to oil and gas infrastructure due to strikes by Iran over the weekend. In a statement to the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) on Sunday, Adnoc Gas said falling debris after interception…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (15+ words) Trickle of ships pass through Hormuz under Iran's gaze'Arabian Gulf Business Insight | AGBI...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (190+ words) The conflict in Lebanon is likely to depress its GDP by 12-16 percent this year, while a surge in its energy import bill will aggravate the current-account deficit, a Western finance group has forecast. The conflict, an offshoot of the Iran…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago  (820+ words) The President's tone has been strikingly nonchalant about Hormuz In Donald Trump's address on Wednesday, aimed at quieting a restless American public and an increasingly negative press, he offered little that was not already telegraphed through his social media channels....

5+ day, 9+ hour ago  (733+ words) Alain Bejjani arrives at the Arts Club in Dubai unhurried. It is 1pm, 27 days into the Iran conflict. Outside, a storm billed as the "Dubai cyclone" is building. He is due to fly to Tokyo later in the evening. None of…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago  (226+ words) The Indian business community in Dubai is holding steady despite the Iran conflict, even as tens of thousands of nationals have left the region. About 52,000 citizens exited the six countries of the GCC in the first 10 days of the war,…...