James Mitchell

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James Mitchell covers business and markets for Gulf Times Now — company results, economic data, banking, real estate and the deals reshaping the GCC. He writes the numbers side of the Gulf economy: what a figure actually means for the companies and people behind it, rather than the headline it makes. His work runs across our Business and Markets sections.

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UAE Dirham and GCC Currency Pegs 2026: Understanding Gulf Monetary Policy

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The UAE Dirham (AED) has been pegged to the US Dollar at a fixed rate of 3.6725 AED per USD since 1997, and that...

US-GCC Relations 2026: Trade, Security, and the Gulf’s Strategic Balancing Act

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The relationship between the United States and the Gulf Cooperation Council states represents one of the most consequential and complex bilateral arrangements in global...

Mohamed Alabbar and Emaar: The Business Leader Who Built Modern Dubai

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Few business figures have shaped the physical landscape of a city as profoundly as Mohamed Alabbar has shaped Dubai. As the founder and long-time...

GCC Gold and Commodities Trading 2026: Dubai as a Global Gold Hub

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The Gulf Cooperation Council countries are among the world's most significant centres for gold trading, refining, and jewellery manufacturing, and Dubai in particular has...

Expert View: What the Fed’s Rate Decisions Mean for GCC Currencies in 2026

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By Dr. Marcus Thornton, Managing Director, Gulf Capital ResearchThe Federal Reserve's monetary policy decisions ripple through Gulf economies with unusual speed and force. As...
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Bahrain’s Good Conduct Certificate Costs One Dinar, Not Three

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Bahrain's Good Conduct Certificate costs 1 BD and takes five working days, not the three dinars widely quoted. Fees, documents, and the rule for former residents.

The UAE Travel Ban Page Everyone Links To Does Not Exist

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The ICP travel ban inquiry everyone links to returns a 404. Where the check actually lives in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, and what the 2022 cheque law changed.

Kuwait’s Police Certificate Lives in an App, and Closes When You Leave

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Kuwait issues its police clearance as a Criminal Status Certificate through the Sahel app, and only to current residents aged 18 and over. The verified process.

Oman’s Police Certificate: Almost Every English Guide Names the Wrong One

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The Royal Oman Police issues two certificates, not one, and expatriates cannot get the Good Conduct one. The real process, the real fees, and where guides go wrong.
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