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ISSUE ID: 34178
TITLE: Arabian Business
LANGUAGE: English
TYPE: Weekly
SECTION: Business
ISSUE DATE: 05 September 2010

FEATURES
'He’s an all-round nice boy'
Umran Khan, the first cricket agent to sign Mohammed Aamer, on why cricket's most promising fast bowling talent found himself in such a big scandal.

Pakistani cricket scandal: UAE in spotlight
Dubai has found itself in the spotlight amid a scandal that has left Pakistani cricket on its knees.

RIM wins reprieve on India shutdown
RIM makes last minute concessions to avoid imminent India power-off, but problems in the Gulf still rumble on.

Joined-up thinking
The scrapping of volatile crude benchmarks could open the way for Brent in Asia report Florence Tan and Alejandro Barbajosa.

Branching out
Qatar banks must source new income avenues to avoid becoming prey. Nicolas Parasie and Regan E Doherty report.

Zoning in
Abu Dhabi has the money, space and access to cheap energy to attract medium and heavy industry to the emirate. But has it happened yet?

Changing fortunes
Levan Varshalomidze, governor of Adjara, on how Gulf petrodollars are poised to transform his tiny Black Sea state into a thriving commercial hub.

COMMENT
Would you ban Aamer for life?
Ending the career of one of cricket's brightest young talents would send a powerful message, says Damian Reilly.

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  1. 20% of Saudi gov't employees absent before Eid 2
    03 Sep ' 10 at 14:50
    In addition, no proper delegation of roles / authority is implemented, that means if someone becomes absent the entire productivity...   More  »
  2. Would you ban Aamer for life? 1
    03 Sep ' 10 at 09:52
    Such elements must be purged from cricket into oblivion to set a deterrent example otherwise this game will be constantly mired by...   More  »
  3. Qatar forcing firms out of residential areas on office glut 1
    03 Sep ' 10 at 12:13
    While Qatar is doing this, in Dubai we have so much A rated office space with excellent location in JLT, which are actually cheaper...   More  »
  4. BA boss warns Etihad could lose out in regional battle 1
    03 Sep ' 10 at 09:56
    The cost of a BA return on the dates mentioned is $863 which is about the same as EK are offering (source www.BA.com and...   More  »
  5. Dubai's DIFC may help Abu Dhabi set up finance hub 1
    03 Sep ' 10 at 14:31
    Why are so many people negative about the DIFC?Under the inspirational leadership of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al...   More  »

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