Oxford Business Group launches The Report: Abu Dhabi 2008

Produced by a team of OBG international analysts based in Abu Dhabi, it features a remarkable range of interviews with top level political and business figures, and is regarded as the leading source of information for foreign direct investment into the emirate.

Among the interviewees are Sheikh Diab bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council and Chairman, Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority; Khaldoon Al Mubarak, Chairman, Executive Affairs Authority; Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, President of Iceland; Angel Gurria, Secretary General, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development; Mike Moore, former Director General of the WTO and former Prime Minister of New Zealand; Henry Paulson, US Treasury Secretary; Peter Sutherland, Chairman, BP; Yousef Omar bin Yousef, CEO, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company; Khalifa Al Kindi, Chairman, Abu Dhabi Investment Company and Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi, Acting Director-General, Abu Dhabi Fund for Development.

Oliver Cornock, Regional Editor, Oxford Business Group said:

"Overseeing OBG's Gulf publications is particularly exciting at the moment. The GCC economies are increasingly in the headlines, whether it be in regard to their oil production or investments overseas."

"Abu Dhabi has significant and ambitious plans in virtually every sector as part of the all important diversification programme. In many cases these plans are beginning to take shape on the ground. The opportunities for foreign investment are therefore considerable. The Report: Abu Dhabi 2008 gives a comprehensive overview of this rapidly evolving investment environment.

"The wealth it has amassed and its prudent policies ensure that during these particularly uncertain times in the global economic outlook, Abu Dhabi is particularly well-placed to face any challenges."

The 200-page publication, with an international distribution of 76,000, has been produced by a team of OBG analysts based for six months in Abu Dhabi, where they conducted some two hundred interviews.

Michelle Solomon, OBG's Abu Dhabi Country Director said:

"Our in-depth analysis of Abu Dhabi provides an invaluable guide to the emirate and the dynamic diversification which is providing a rapidly expanding market for international investors. Our coverage tracks the host of reforms which are helping to make Abu Dhabi a growing force in the region."

30% of subscribers to The Report: Abu Dhabi 2008 are in Europe, 26% in GCC countries, 18% in North America, 15% in the Levant, and 11% in Asia. 75% are corporate subscribers and 20% government organizations and institutions. 28% are financial institutions, 27% in the energy sector, 19% in real estate and construction, 12% in IT and telecommunications, and 10% in industry.
Partnerships with a range of organizations emphasizes OBG's hallmark of unrivalled market intelligence combined with the expertise of world class, locally-based institutions.

Principle publishing partner is Mr A. Munim Al-Rubaie, while the National Bank of Abu Dhabi is banking partner, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank is Islamic financial services partner, Amanah Capital are capital markets partner, and Reed Smith Richards Butler are legal partners.

The Report: Abu Dhabi 2008 is an invaluable guide to the many facets of Abu Dhabi, including its, macroeconomics, infrastructure, political landscape, banking and sectoral developments, and presents a remarkably in depth profile of the emirate, in what is considered the most extensive, independent, unbiased and accurate intelligence available.

Available in print form and online, The Report: Abu Dhabi 2008 is part of the range of OBG's publications, which are renowned as leading sources of information on developing and emerging economies around the world.