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Can the region learn from Hong Kong about cultural and entertainment development?
A decade ago Hong Kong was cultural and entertainment desert. But last week's third Entertainment Expo with eight core events showed just how far Hong Kong has come. Meanwhile, the city now has a collection of museums and the Hong Kong Disneyland has been open for 18 months.
United Arab Emirates: Sunday, March 25 - 2007 at 12:30 |

Will the $700m Air Arabia IPO fly?
The decision of the Sharjah Government to privatize its low-cost airline Air Arabia with the launch of a $700m IPO this week will be studied around the world. Global stock markets have lost $3 trillion in value over the past few weeks, and the UAE bourse crashed in 2006.
United Arab Emirates: Sunday, March 18 - 2007 at 09:00 |

Why any multinational ought to be based in Dubai
News yesterday that US oil services giant Halliburton is moving its headquarters from Houston to Dubai should be no surprise. In the same week Standard Chartered Bank is set to move 500 staff into its new building in the Dubai International Financial Centre. This is the location of choice if you do serious business in the region.
United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, March 13 - 2007 at 08:39 |

What would peace in the Middle East mean for the oil price?
The international conference convened in Baghdad for March 10 represents an important first step to finding a lasting solution to the chaos of Iraq since the US invasion four years ago. But if the Middle East can summon the political will to deal with this situation will this not cause a fall in the oil price?
United Arab Emirates: Monday, March 05 - 2007 at 09:23 |

Will the launch of du spark a second Middle East telecoms revolution?
The UAE's second national telecommunications company, du opens its first retail outlets on February 25 and its services went live the previous week. But does the birth of du signify a new start for the telecoms sector in the Middle East, with not just greater choice but lower cost and more sophisticated Broadband services?
United Arab Emirates: Sunday, February 25 - 2007 at 10:45 |

Milkshakes & Butterflies, the memoirs of a trader
AME Info columnist Jerry de Leeuw has penned an interesting insight into the world of option traders in his recently published book, 'Milkshakes & Butterflies', which offers an at times nostalgic look at the now vanishing world of the trading floor. Just as in publishing news these days, the Internet has taken over.
United Arab Emirates: Sunday, February 18 - 2007 at 16:00 |

Assessing down cycle risk in the Middle East
Eminent regional economist Dr. Henry T. Azzam has just offered his thoughts on the major wild cards that might provoke an economic reversal in the Middle East this year. There are five possible wild cards, rather too much wildness for some business planners.
Jordan: Sunday, February 11 - 2007 at 11:36 |

Where are we now in Marc Faber's emerging market business cycle?
AME Info columnist Dr. Marc Faber published his best-selling book 'Tomorrow's Gold' in 2002. It includes one of the finest explanations of the business cycle in emerging economies. This is a very useful guide to consider when planning business operations in the Middle East today. So where are we now?
Tuesday, February 06 - 2007 at 09:43 |