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Assessing the factors behind oil price changes [PDF]

open access: yes
The rapid rise in the price of crude oil between 2004 and the summer of 2006 are the subject of debate. This paper investigates the factors that might have contributed to the oil price increase in addition to demand and supply for crude oil, by expanding
Dées, Stéphane   +3 more
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The Middle Eastern Wealth Management Industry: Boon or Bust? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The wealth management industry has expanded greatly in the Middle East -- following the fortunes of wealth itself. How can wealth managers identify and grow their portfolios in this region?
Apostoloski, Nenad, Michael, Bryane
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The Gulf and Asian Energy Requirements: Secure Supply or Oil on the Water? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The paper addresses: • The Asian economic giants, China, India, Japan and South Korea require secure supply of Gulf oil and gas resources to fuel their burgeoning manufacturing sectors.
Bruni, John
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Problems and Prospects of Islamic Banking: a case Study of Takaful [PDF]

open access: yes
The paper is an attempt to analyse the working of Takaul in the world and its popularity in the insurance sector in the world. Keeping in view of Sharia we have also tried all possible aspects of insurance system popular in the world and tried to look at
Ahmad, Mohd. Izhar   +2 more
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Desertification [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
IPCC SPECIAL REPORT ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND LAND (SRCCL) Chapter 3: Climate Change and Land: An IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas ...
Evans, J.   +13 more
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The challenges faced by integrating Islamic corporate governance in companies of Gulf countries with non-Islamic companies across border through merger and acquisition [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
One method of achieving company expansion to address new markets and access cheaper funds is through international mergers and acquisitions (M&A). The companies in the Gulf zone following Islamic principles are keen to engage with non-Islamic companies ...
Bindabel, Wardah   +2 more
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The price of modern maritime piracy [PDF]

open access: yes
A growing body of literature has recently focused on the economic origins and consequences of modern maritime piracy and on the perception that the international community has failed to control it.
Inmaculada Martínez-Zarzoso   +1 more
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