Marmore Articles

If you want to trade stocks while on the move, look no further than your smartphone for help. Yes, thanks to the advent of mobile trading, you can buy and sell stocks with your smartphone, without being chained to your...

China and Middle East have had long historical trade linkages that have only grown closer and more prominent with time. At present, the relationship has gone beyond just transfer of goods and services, to transfer of knowledge and expertise. With...

Middle East attracts tourists throughout the year for its beautiful beaches, cultural and archaeological sites, and nature tourism. The region offers various entertainment and shopping avenues, and myriad of attractions. Also considerable amount of pilgrims visit during the Hajj season....

Connecting Minds, Creating the Future In 2020, the UAE will host the World Expo, which is held once every five years for the duration of 3-6 months. The history of expo dates back to 1851, when ‘The Great Exhibition’ was...

GCC Taxation –History and Perspectives The GCC region is known for its low tax regime. The issue of taxation in the GCC has been discussed since the 1980s and has seen many changes in the years. The tax rates and...

The aviation industry in UAE contributes roughly 12% to the country’s economy, reflecting the country’s huge investment in airports and airlines. The aviation industry is a USD 39.4 billion (Dh 145 billion) industry, contributing 28% to Dubai’s GDP. The industry...

An Emerging Trend Smart City is a hot and happening concept in the field of urban innovation right now. This concept assumes that a city operates as a system or a group of interlocked parts working together, where technology is...

Several factors argue for the case for a unified stock exchange in the GCC region including increased trade volumes, improved liquidity and lower trading costs on back of economies of scale (MENA Asset Management Policy Perspectives, Markaz Research) . However,...

According to the ‘GCC Low Cost Carriers’ report published by Markaz, in the recent past, the number of passengers traveling by Low Cost Carriers (LCCs) has grown faster than that of legacy carriers (also known as full-service carriers). The report...

The consumption of energy in GCC is driven by high level of urbanization, growing expatriates, fuel subsidises and industrialization. The continuous growth in energy consumption is snowballing into a major issue, as GCC countries are finding it difficult to suffice...