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A380 takes off, as Emirates charts the future
- Today saw the long-awaited maiden flight of the A380 double-decker superjumbo in Toulouse, France. Just minutes later Emirates Group announced record profits, and hinted at even bigger expansion plans than ever for its fleet.
- United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, April 27 - 2005 at 14:11 |
Which is going to be top GCC business city, Doha or Dubai?
- It is hard to decide between Doha and Dubai. Both have huge inward investment flows, and equally massive projects in progress and in the planning stage. But these are the two top Arab cities of the 21st century in terms of business prospects and economic growth, though Abu Dhabi could yet catch up.
- Qatar: Tuesday, April 26 - 2005 at 09:42 |
IPO lessons unlearned in the UAE
- Shuaa Capital's latest monthly bulletin points out that equity markets world over go through similar cycles of development. The current IPO cycle in the UAE is very much like 1997-98 which ended in disaster.
- United Arab Emirates: Sunday, April 10 - 2005 at 10:05 |
Inflation: a new challenge for Gulf business?
- The UAE government sector has given its nationals a massive pay rise this week. This is the latest indicator that inflation in the Gulf states is very much higher than the official figures suggest, and with oil prices at present levels, it could go much higher.
- United Arab Emirates: Thursday, April 07 - 2005 at 10:15 |
Vast opportunities in Saudi Arabia
- Dubai is the tourism and trading hub of the Gulf, but for energy and gas related projects Saudi Arabia is still the king of the desert. And behind the scenes much is changing to open the Kingdom to global business and liberalize the economy. WTO membership is now very close.
- Saudi Arabia: Saturday, April 02 - 2005 at 09:58 |
The world's tallest building syndrome
- It is a well established law of the economic jungle that the construction of the world's tallest building is a sign that a boom is nearing or past its top. The Burj Dubai starts to rise from April 15, so is this the beginning of the end for the Dubai construction boom?
- United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, March 29 - 2005 at 08:46 |
A more hopeful macroeconomic picture for the Middle East
- High oil prices are one factor pushing economic growth higher in the region. But a combination of economic and political reform against the backdrop of 9/11 and the US led invasion of Iraq is also compounding the effect of record oil prices. The result is a major oil boom.
- Qatar: Tuesday, March 22 - 2005 at 09:07 |
E-paper and the future of electronic publishing
- Last week AME Info visited the offices of Solomon Systech in Hong Kong and learnt about an exciting new development called e-paper. This is not just a new display system for electronic media but offers a total replacement solution for newspapers and magazines as we know them within a decade.
- Hong Kong: Monday, March 14 - 2005 at 15:29 |
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