Month: January 2016

New Iran fund aims to raise $200m

Turquoise Partners chief executive Ramin Rabii For full coverage of business events in Iran, see MEED Turquoise Partners, the Tehran-based services group, has announced it is launching an Iran-focused private equity fund in partnership with REYL Finance (MEA) Ltd, REYL…

UAE to cut energy subsidies

UAE Energy Minister Suhail Al Mazrouei For full coverage of Middle East business events, see MEED The UAE’s economic diversification strategy will be extended by removing further subsidies on energy, the federation’s Energy Minister Suhail Al Mazrouei told the World…

The Arab Spring in retrospect

This article was published by MEED in May 2011 Wishful thinking will not help the Arab uprisings May, 2011 BY EDMUND O’SULLIVAN The death toll is mounting as the reaction to Arab uprisings unfolds. Champions of change are learning that lasting…

IMF says Iran makes progress

For full coverage of Middle East events, see MEED The Islamic Republic of Iran has made progress in improving macroeconomic conditions in a difficult economic environment but challenges continue to lie ahead for the country in light of the recent…