SPECIAL REPORT - ALGERIA - Associated with violence and political turmoil throughout the 1990's, investors gave Algiers a wide berth, now President Bouteflika is moving the country back onto the international stage.

OIL - After months during which oil prices have exceeded even the most bullish of forecasts, and few signs of a slump around the corner, Gulf economies are swimming in liquidity. Richard Nield analyses governments' responses to the windfall and the effect on their spending priorities.

Nield, Richard, (2004)

SPECIAL REPORTS - DEFENCE - In contrast to the aftermath of the 1990-91 Gulf war, the US-led invasion in 2003 did not prompt a spike in the GCC's defence spending. Richard Nield reports on the region's changing defence procurement priorities

Nield, Richard, (2004)

BEHIND THE BOOM - The Gulf is facing a problem: Despite oil revenues rising sharply, populations are growing even faster, leading to GDP per capita falling in some countries.

Nield, Richard, (2007)