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Opportunity will define 2009

Opportunity will define 2009

31 December 2009

Globally, the coming year will be testing. Major first world economies have moved from boom times to bust.

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Remarkable leaders, remarkable men

Remarkable leaders, remarkable men

06 December 2009

‘Miraculous’ is a word first time visitors often use to describe this country’s rapid growth from desert to great nation. Their amazement is understandable. Just four...

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Time for plain speaking

Time for plain speaking

29 November 2009

Enough tiptoeing around sensitive issues, with a potentially vicious bite, in fear of giving offence. Enough playing nice with smiling pretend friends who behind our...

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Japan looses its competitive edge

Japan looses its competitive edge

24 October 2009

Japan is in danger of pricing itself out of the export marketplace. An increasingly strong yen combined with a lingering global economic downturn is having a negative...

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Celebrating a special relationship

Celebrating a special relationship

01 October 2009

As far as I can remember, I have always considered England my second home. As a businessman, there is hardly a day when the phone does not ring, but the nearest thing...

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Dubai spearheads the future

Dubai spearheads the future

19 September 2009

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009 marked yet another milestone in Dubai’s spectacular progress. That was the day that HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice...

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It

It's the Arabian Gulf and that's that

26 August 2009

The gentle water that laps the shores of the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Iraq and Iran has become a source of contention. A rose by any other name may...

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UK downturn should be put into perspective

UK downturn should be put into perspective

09 May 2009

If you read some of the more hysterical headlines you’d be forgiven for thinking that Britain has turned into an economic wasteland almost overnight. Don’t believe it.

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