by John Sfakianakis | Mar 15, 2011 | Opinion
The current state of the GCC labor market dynamics is not sustainable as the labor force is growing increasingly. However prior to any labor reform there has to be a vision about where policy makers want to drive these economies. Dependence on expatriate labor for...
by John Sfakianakis | Mar 8, 2011 | Opinion
Markets are beginning to price a shift of contagion from North Africa to some of the Gulf economies, principally Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. The possibility of contagion spreading to Saudi Arabia remains low although markets are pricing a higher risk premium. Bahrain’s...
by John Sfakianakis | Mar 2, 2011 | Opinion
What are investors to make of the transfer of power in Egypt? Confidence and credibility are important hallmarks that international business needs to protect capital. The military can instill a sense of security and safeguard the state, but governments must create...
