Like clockwork: Capitalising on its time zone, Dubai builds a financial centreOBGplus
Between the banking centres of Europe and East Asia lies a region of 42 countries, with a population of 2.2bn and a GDP of $2.5trn. This vast swathe of land, stretching from the western tip of North Africa to the eastern edge of South Asia, has until recently been without a major financial centre. Meanwhile, economic growth across the area, fuelled by rising oil prices, expansion of trade, population…