GNQFR articles

  • Sunday Nov 27

    There's no crisis, but times are tough

    As the Indian economy comes under pressure, the country's financial sector faces deteriorating quality in corporate debt, with profitability likely to take a hit. Still, the system will cope well enough, says A. Krishna Kumar, Managing Director, State Bank of India (SBI)

  • Sunday Nov 27

    There are still Brakes on profitability

    Banking figures continue to suffer from legacy asset-quality issues and the burden of increasing non-performing loans (NPLs) and higher accounting allowances both this year and next

  • Sunday Nov 27

    Dubai resets itself onwards and upwards

    Having reclaimed a stable path forward, based on its historical, commercial traits, the emirate today is gearing up for a steadier, sustainable form of growth, says Sami Al Qamzi, Director General, Dubai Department of Economic Development

  • Sunday Nov 27

    Working towards a different scheme

    The Gulf states face a considerable employment challenge, resulting especially from population growth. The necessary policy response would need to revisit the incentive structures of state provision, and promote salary and skills adjustments to boost productivity

  • Sunday Nov 27

    Better to stay invested for the duration

    It's been a difficult year again for stocks. Financial Review spoke with Tom Stevenson, investment director, Fidelity Investments in late October, during his visit to the Gulf, before the market crisis induced by the threat of Greek referendum on the EU's bailout package

  • Sunday Nov 27

    Planning beyond the decorative effect

    Interior contracting, whether on iconic projects such as Burj Khalifa or the mundanities of infrastructure, is a cyclical and challenging business. It is also one offering global opportunity for those ambitious to grow. Mohannad Sweid, CEO, Depa United Group, explains his company's strategic outlook

  • Sunday Nov 27

    A familiar story, but turning a new leaf

    A mixture of the soft domestic economic environment and hard times in some developed overseas domains is tending to keep the non-bank sectors within familiar bounds, while some cases suggest clear signs of business turnaround

  • Sunday Nov 27

    Markets: Regional stocks

  • Sunday Nov 27

    Economy: Qatar

  • Sunday Nov 27

    Economy: Oman