“Dubai is where the Iranian private sector breathes and prospers.”¹ –Vali Nasr, 2009 __________ The UAE has a well-earned reputation as a world-class center for commerce, finance, logistics and more. By modernizing its infrastructure and reforming regulations to draw foreign investors, the Gulf nation is better equipped to withstand slumping oil prices than its neighbors….

Headlines focus on conflict and tension in the Arab world, but the rapid growth of broadband is important news that’s been under the radar. The mobile revolution is transforming the way people live and do business in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and that development merits attention. The growth of broadband at about…

  _________ BEFORE THE INK DRIED on the nuclear accord last month, governments and multinationals had already queued up to strike commercial deals with Iran. Within days of the P5+1 pact, German vice-chancellor Sigmar Gabriel arrived in Teheran on a junket with German business executives intent on forging ties. French, Italian and Japanese delegations announced…