Bloomberg Businessweek Middle East Magazine - October 16, 2017

In this issue

This issue we take a look at the diplomatic spat between the US and Turkey after presidents Trump and Erdogan cancelled visit visas between the countries over the arrest of a US consulate worker. Elsewhere, Saudi Arabia's bold reform plans are set to yield billions, as the Kingdom forges a future away from a reliance on oil. In features, we take a look at New York's top performing school, and its fundraising failures, and we take a look at Apple's battles over the tiny tech inside its smartphones.

Cries In The Dark

Puerto Rico was in financial trouble before Hurricane Maria. Now its crisis is almost existential

4 mins

Putin Hosts Saudi King On Landmark Visit As Oil, Arms Top Agenda

king Salman’s visit to russia is the first ever from a Saudi monarch

4 mins

Rich Returns From Poor Women Collecting Debts

An indian power company recruits slum dwellers to collect payments for electricity from their neighbours

5 mins

Skeptical Speculators Swoon For Socks

Hosiery maker stance is signing up Valley Vcs and delivering returns

4 mins

Reality Check For India's Central Bank As Slow Down Deepens

Effects of the cash ban are among factors leaving the economy in need of a boost as growth slows

3 mins

A First Nation For The 21st Century

A prosperous indigenous community near Vancouver haslots to teach Canada’s marginalised aboriginal groups

5 mins

US, Turkey Halt Visitor Visas As Diplomatic Spat Escalates

Turkish and US relations sink to new low as Trump and Erdogan face off

3 mins

A Slowdown in Modi's Backyard

His currency policy hurts export-dependent Gujarat, which he led for 13 years

4 mins

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Bloomberg Businessweek Middle East Magazine Description:

Bloomberg Businessweek Middle East provides unparalleled intelligence and surprising insights to powerful business leaders. Offering indispensable content, it aims to provide influential decision makers with new ways to innovate, compete and move ahead.

It offers surprising and timely perspectives on the most important issues of today and unique stories you won’t find anywhere else.

Published in English, its Middle East edition will explore everything from global economics, technology and finance to travel, fashion and lifestyle pursuits - from a fresh and original perceptive.