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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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Economic spring

Economic spring

15 April 2009

The 1979 movie Being There, starring Peter Sellers as a simple gardener who winds up being asked by the President of the United States to give advice on the declining...

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Rating agencies and financial gurus are part of the problem

Rating agencies and financial gurus are part of the problem

12 February 2009

Rating agencies have far too much power. Almost every day we read that they’ve downgraded the sovereign risk of a particular country or the credit risk of a private...

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Turkey feels Palestinian pain

Turkey feels Palestinian pain

14 January 2009

Few heroes have emerged on the diplomatic level during this conflict and, sadly, even the Arab world has not produced one. An Arab League emergency summit of foreign...

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Arab silence on Gaza is shameful

Arab silence on Gaza is shameful

07 January 2009

The terrible carnage inflicted upon a starving people, caged in the dark, is too much to bear for anyone with eyes that see and a heart that beats. This unfolding crime...

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Other Articles

Sharp tongues hack at economies
Dubai spearheads the future
Who stands to gain from the Orlando tragedy?
Al Habtoor Group thinks Emirati
Obama should choose right over self-interest
Obama’s anti-Arab views confirm suspicions
The UAE and Egypt share unbreakable bonds
President-elect Trump deserves a chance
Lebanon’s Golden Opportunity: A New Era with General Joseph Aoun
It's the Arabian Gulf and that's that
The Future Looks Bright
Wanted! A new leader for the ‘Free World’
Celebrating ten years of exceptional rule
Erdogan pours oil on troubled Nile waters
Iran’s open aggression demands a harsh response
Western powers shamefully kowtow to Iran
Farewell to our heroes
Transparency needed on Bahrain crisis
Gulf States are pawns in a new ‘Great Game’
Egyptians should feel proud of their nation’s achievements

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