Risk Watch
Dubai government-affiliated Zabeel group is seeking to restructure over US $1.6 in debt, as the government hints at privatization of infrastructure companies....
Kuwaiti prime minister is under unprecedented pressure by parliament to resign....
The UAE announced that it plans to invest AED 500 billion on further improving it’s aviation industry....
The UAE announced new labour laws that aims to give the expatriate population greater rights....
The increase of oil price to over US$ 90 per barrel is a positive development for all GCC states and Yemen....
Moves by Yemen’s ruling party to enable Saleh to remain president for life are likely to further increase calls for secession in the south....
The UAE’s cuts its budget by 6%, freezing spending on universities and cutting spending on utilities....
Kuwait is going through unprecedented tensions between the government and the opposition, with MP’s beaten at a demonstration by police....
Qatar’s bid to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup won, increasing the country’s chances at economic diversification and giving the country a more prominent regional role....
Bahrain’s King has been making conciliatory remarks aimed at improving relations with the Shiite community....
Yemen’s ruling party’s announcement that it plans to go ahead with the parliamentary elections in April 2011 has infuriated the opposition....
The Yemeni government’s position is severely compromised by the release of diplomatic US cables by wikileaks....
The US diplomatic cables published by wikileaks is likely to increase the risk of Iranian or Shiite attacks against some GCC states, who are claimed to have pushed the US to bomb Iran....
The announcement that Dubai is now planning to consider selling some of its assets is confirmation that the emirate has given up on trying to resolve its crisis with help from Abu Dhabi....
Saudi Arabia is bracing for a period of power struggle between and within the first and second generation princes....
Abu Dhabi developer Aldar is reportedly seeking a government bailout as it’s CEO resigns, its shares tumble and the government announces that Abu Dhabi has an oversupply of real-estate....
Dubai Group is reported to have defaulted on two payments. This will erode any regain of credibility that the emirate tried to build over the past year, since the Dubai World crisis. ...
Relations between the UAE and Canada have deteriorated as the UAE announces that Canadians will require visas to enter the UAE....
Tensions in Kuwait continue to mount as opposition MPs call for questioning the Minister of Municipalities....
Bahrain’s Central Bank announcement that it is introducing corporate governance regulations is a positive move that will likely strengthen Bahrain’s position as a leading financial center....
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