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Doing Business in the Middle East

From Turkey via the Gulf States to Iran: The Middle East is a mine field – but it’s also a gold mine.

Summaries

8 Article

Suez Canal at risk: What shippers should know to mitigate disruption

Using alternative routes like the Cape of Good Hope not only means longer transit times but higher freight costs. Here’s what shipping experts had to say.
Alejandra Salgado
Supply Chain Dive, 2023
8 Book
Thomas L. Friedman
FSG, 1995
9 Article

Six Days in Suez

The Inside Story of the Ship That Broke Global Trade
Kit Chellel et al.
Bloomberg Businessweek , 2021
8 Report

Bias and Barriers

Raising women’s labor force participation in the Arab world could boost economic growth, but there are deeply rooted obstacles
Nazila Fathi
Finance & Development , 2017
9 Book

Forces of Fortune

The Rise of the New Muslim Middle Class and What It Will Mean for Our World
Vali Nasr
Free Press, 2009
6 Video
Economist Films
Economist Films, 2018
9 Book

Treacherous Alliance

The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran, and the U.S.
Trita Parsi
Yale UP, 2007
9 Book

Blackwater

The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army
Jeremy Scahill
Nation Books, 2007
8 Report

Emerging Market Nonfinancial Corporate Debt

How Concerned Should We Be?
Daniel Beltran et al.
Federal Reserve Board, 2017
9 Book

The Looming Tower

Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11
Lawrence Wright
Knopf, 2006
9 Book

Twilight in the Desert

The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy
Matthew R. Simmons
Wiley, 2005
8 Book

The Great Arab Conquests

How the Spread of Islam Changed the World We Live In
Hugh Kennedy
Da Capo Press, 2007