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SME market needs Nasdaq Dubai
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi on how Nasdaq Dubai could become a successful exchange by serving the needs of the local small and medium enterprise (SME) market.
Sometimes a gamble pays off
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi on how some made profits out of the negative headlines on Dubai World.
Microfinance is the need of the hour
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi on why microfinance is so essential for entrepreneurship and job creation in the Arab economies.
If you aren't successful, move on
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi on why failures are part of life and should not be looked down upon in the GCC.
Levelling the UAE playing field
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi on what a revised version of the federal companies law will mean for the UAE.
Challenges for private equity
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi on why money needs to be channelled to budding entrepreneurs in the Gulf.
CMA is setting an example
Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi on why Saudi Arabia's Capital Market Authority (CMA) inspires confidence among the GCC's small shareholders.
Maan Al Sanea: What went wrong?
Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi on what should be learned from Maan Al Sanea's story of over-leverage and frozen assets.
Time to activate the customs union
Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi on what the Gulf countries should do now that the common currency project has come to a grinding halt with the UAE pulling out.
A silver lining on Dubai's real estate sector
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi on why it's not all that bad news for Dubai's property market.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi on why the younger generations of family businesses should stick to the tried and tested strategies of their elders.
Finding value stocks in the GCC
This month, Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi argues in favour of a list of GCC stocks he prefers more than others.
Kuwait's eluding political stability
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi on why Kuwait needs political stability to boost its economic prospects.
Size does matter after all
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi on why companies based in the GCC should consider mergers.
Accountability and understanding
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi on the need for more accountability on the part of a board and its chairman towards shareholders in the GCC.
Staking a claim at Bretton Woods Two
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi on why the GCC must have its place of prominence at the Bretton Woods Two talks.
Why step out for dumb investing?
Investors can invest in dumb opportunities at home as well as abroad, says Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi
An investment lesson for all
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi on why The Hermitage Fund's arrival is welcome news for GCC markets.
A tale of two rich siblings
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi on how a case of sibling rivalry could potentially destroy shareholder value.
Oil at US$200 is still cheap
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi on why the best thing for everybody everywhere is a high oil price.
Inflation and the Dutch Disease
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi on what inflation might – or might not – really mean for the GCC.
Corruption? What corruption?
Everyone should be treated equally when dealing with corruption, says Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi.
The ghost stocks of the Gulf
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi wonders why companies that don't trade should be listed.
The sorry state of UAE real estate
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi on why UAE real estate is in real need of some sanity right now.
The Return of the Nanny State
It was the stuff that dreams, or nightmares, are made of, depending which side of the fence you sit on. Kuwait finally caved in to the demands of hundreds of citizens to write off hundreds of millions of dollars worth of loans that they have accumulated in mortgages, personal loans and car loans. To any GCC pundit, this shouldn't come as a surprise. Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi writes why.
Lessons are to be learnt
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi questions why the DP World IPO was managed the way it was.
The Adolescent Funds
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi on why government-owned funds would benefit from a code of conduct.
Let's play monopoly
Are monopolies more important than common people, asks Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi
The myth of Islamic Finance
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi wonders if Islamic finance will make any difference at all.
The elusive currency union
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi ponders why the six GCC countries can't agree on important issues such as the currency union.
Is our money safe with banks?
GCC banks are over speculating when it comes to the real estate sector. Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi has a few tips for choosing the right bank.
The Importance of Family
Family is important, but when it comes to investments, investors must prioritise according to what they want their money to do. Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi introspects.
The Gas that is sitting idle
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi consider the Dana Gas IPO.
What was Emaar thinking?
A deal that could have been handled better. Sultan Sooud al-Qassemi considers what might have been.
Break the peg before it breaks us
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi on why GCC currencies need to stand up for themselves.