Despite an increasing number of studies on the efficiency of container terminals, their focus has mostly been on advanced and emerging markets. There are limited studies on container terminals in developing countries such as those of the Middle Eastern region, which are located in a critical geographic position in the international maritime route between the East and the West. Information on th…
We are revising our passenger car production forecast to a contraction of 0.8% in 2017, down from growth of 1.7% previously , as a downturn in car demand in one of the country's key export markets, the Middle East, weighs on local autos manufacturing. Having previously expected a revival in domestic vehicle sales and robust demand throughout ASEAN region to drive positive growth in local au…
A brilliant survey of the history and civilisations of the Middle East by one of the world's greatest authorities on the subject. In this immensely readable and wide-ranging book, Bernard Lewis charts the successive transformations of the Middle East, beginning with the two great empires, the Roman and the Persian, and covering the growth of Christianity, the rise and spread of Islam, the waves…