CNN Market Place Middle East

SHOW #116

IN FOCUS – A REGIONAL CONTAGION?

As the region's stock markets stumble again over questions surrounding Dubai's debt restructuring, MME heads to Kuwait. Kuwait, like many other countries, is sizing up the impact of Dubai’s debt problems. This week we take a look at whether there will be a regional contagion.

FACETIME: MOHAMMED BIN ESSA AL-KHALIFA, CEO, BAHRAIN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD

Dubai’s rapid expansion over the last two decades intensified competition within the region, especially in financial services. This week MME sits down with the CEO of the country’s Economic Development Board, Mohammed Bin Essa Al-Khalifa to assess the impact of Dubai's debt challenges on Bahrain and the region.