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Khalid Abdulrahim Al Zarooni
- President, Dubai Sports City
- In the second quarter of 2008 the first cricket match will be played at the new cricket stadium in the $4 billion Dubai Sports City where the infrastructure contract is running ahead of schedule.
- United Arab Emirates: Monday, December 04 - 2006 at 17:19 |
David Rutledge
- CEO, Dubai Multi Commodities Centre
- It is almost a year to the day that the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange opened for business. And the world's newest commodities trading floor is now handling around 5,000 gold contracts each day. Silver, currencies and most recently fuel oil have been added to the range of contracts on offer.
- United Arab Emirates: Sunday, November 19 - 2006 at 13:32 |
Peter Mainguy
- General Manager, The Ritz-Carlton Dubai
- These are great times for Dubai hotels with record levels of occupancy and revenues. But even the best business flow in living memory is not without its challenges, and The Ritz-Carlton Dubai is making contingency plans for whatever happens next.
- United Arab Emirates: Sunday, November 05 - 2006 at 09:54 |
Marwan Boodai
- Chairman and CEO, Jazeera Airways
- Jazeera Airways is just celebrating its first anniversary, and more than 500,000 passengers have now flown with the Middle East's first private sector airline. The Kuwait-based carrier takes its low-cost model from US and European operators, and the plan is to double this passenger count over the next year.
- Kuwait: Tuesday, October 31 - 2006 at 10:43 |
Lionel Reina
- EEMEA VP, Orange Business Services
- Orange Business Services represents the business services provided by the France Telecom Group. For Solidere in Lebanon Orange has implemented a Solutions for Operators project to deliver a state-of- the-art IP-based network for Beirut's Central District. Orange hopes this solution will also soon be adopted in the Gulf States.
- Lebanon: Tuesday, October 17 - 2006 at 10:08 |
David Brierley
- Regional GM, Business Objects
- Business Objects has just established a dedicated regional subsidiary based in Dubai, and recruited David Brierley from rival Cognos to head up the operation. Here Mr. Brierley explains the difference in strategic thinking that lead to his departure and the vision Business Objects has for its Business Intelligence software.
- United Arab Emirates: Monday, October 09 - 2006 at 09:10 |
Dr. Gerald Lyons
- Chief Economist, Standard Chartered Bank
- Standard Chartered says there is a 25 per cent chance of a global recession next year, a risk that capital markets are not pricing in, and that US interest rates will be up 125 basis points by the end of 2007. Last week its 37 economists from around the world gathered for a bi-annual meeting in Dubai.
- United Arab Emirates: Sunday, October 01 - 2006 at 09:05 |
Ronald Barrott
- CEO, Aldar Properties
- Aldar Properties' IPO almost two years ago raised $102 billion and entered the world record books with its 448-times over-subscription. Now the Abu Dhabi real estate giant has appointed the highly successful UK property developer Ronald Barrott as its chief executive officer to turn this vision into reality.
- United Arab Emirates: Thursday, September 28 - 2006 at 09:33 |
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