The McKinsey Quarterly

McKinsey Quarterly is the business journal of McKinsey & Company.

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SEPTEMBER 2009

The new financial power brokers: Crisis update

Although their paths are diverging, all will remain powerful forces in the global economy.
JANUARY 2008

The new role of oil wealth in the world economy

Regulators may worry when Arab investors acquire stakes in Western companies, yet vast reserves of petrodollars have kept down interest rates and buoyed financial assets. What’s the broader effect of the surge in petrodollars?

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MAY 2008

Investing the Gulf's oil profits windfall

Despite many uncertainties, the GCC states will probably be able to finance their own investment needs and those of the world economy to boot.

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JANUARY 2007

Beyond oil: Reappraising the Gulf States

Further reform will be essential if one of the world’s fastest-growing regions is to seize a broader role in the global economy.
DECEMBER 2005

Capital discipline for Big Oil

The oil and gas industry has a history of overinvesting at the top of a cycle. This time it should break the habit.

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JUNE 2007

Building the wholesale-banking market in the Gulf States

Despite inherent risks, talent constraints, and the daunting geographic scope of the market, the Gulf Cooperation Council presents fast-growing opportunities in international investment banking.
MARCH 2007

Gulf telcos: Managing expansion better

Profitable businesses at home have led Gulf telcos to expand nearby regions. But success abroad will require a whole new set of skills.
MARCH 2007

Private solutions for health care in the Gulf

To encourage the private sector, governments must learn how to regulate the health care industry appropriately.
MARCH 2007

Capturing opportunities in the Gulf's financial sector

Foreign financial firms should focus on areas where scale and experience give them a competitive advantage.
FEBRUARY 2007

Getting labor policy to work in the Gulf

For GCC states, liberalizing the labor market and developing the local workforce are the keys to moving beyond a reliance on foreign workers.

DECEMBER 2006

Saudi Arabia's global investor: An interview with Prince Alwaleed

The biggest individual foreign investor in the United States discusses the pace of reform in Saudi Arabia, his investments, and the future of Islam.
FEBRUARY 2007

Modernizing the United Arab Emirates: An interview with Minister of Economy Lubna Al Qasimi

Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi discusses the opportunities and challenges that the United Arab Emirates faces in diversifying its economy beyond oil.

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