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        This report is an update to Dunia Frontier Consultant's March 2009 study of investment into Iraq by privately owned, foreign domiciled companies. So far this year some $156.7bn in capital commitments have been announced &mdash; a 241% increase over last year, and an astounding acceleration in deal-flow and investment into Iraq over the previous reporting cycle.
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    <title>Customer-centric e-government: modernizing the Mena region's public sector</title>
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        Electronic government capabilities - in which governments offer services online to citizens, businesses, other government entities, and employees - is a crucial part of a nation's technological development. Although countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have taken strides in implementing e-government, there is still substantial ground to cover.
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        In the face of a severe global recession, the world's 1,000 largest publicly traded corporate research and development spenders increased spending on R&amp;D in 2008, affirming the critical importance of innovation to their corporate strategies, according to global management consulting firm Booz &amp; Company's fifth annual analysis of global innovation spending, released today.  
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        New Arab Advisors Group's research revealed that 338 local FM radio stations broadcast in 18 Arab countries, by July 2009. The regional landscape varies widely: Algeria and the UAE have the highest number of local government-owned FM radio stations while Palestine, Iraq and Lebanon have the highest number of private local radio stations. 
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        There are eight media cities operational in the region, five of which are located in the UAE alone. The Arab Advisors Group expects more media cities to surface as a few Arab countries are interested in establishing their own media industry free zones.
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