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‘Wacky banking + wacky buildings’

Construction & Industry
One of the most enjoyable things at Cityscape 2009 was the erudite and droll presence of Peter Rees, city planning officer for London. Rees chaired the World Architecture Congress, as well as presenting a paper entitled ‘Wacky Banking + Wacky Buildings = Global Meltdown’.



Friday, 06 November 2009

Best of both worlds

Transportation
How can combining airfreight and seafreight transportation reap benefits for the logistics industry?

Best of both worlds

Thursday, 05 November 2009

Dubai design-fest

Construction & Industry
November is shaping up to be quite the design fest. A bonafide design extravaganza of a month will kick off on November 6, with the six-day IFI General Assembly and Design Congress.

Dubai design-fest

The secret of know-how

Energy
To be successful in any domain, you need three components: Willpower, resources, and perhaps most importantly, the know-how.

The secret of know-how

The tipping scandal

Banking & Finance
Forget Damas, Dubai Properties et al, Damian Reilly says there's one scandal you can do something about.

The tipping scandal

Wednesday, 04 November 2009

Are you being served?

Retail
The GCC needs to rediscover the age-old art of Arabian service if it is to wrestle control back from ruthless salespeople.


IATA's days of doom

Transportation
Why the monthly updates from the International Air Transport Association is a surefire way to dampen your mood.

IATA's days of doom

UAE in pole position

Energy
Project pipeline thrusts Abu Dhabi into global spotlight.


Tuesday, 03 November 2009

Form swallows function

Construction & Industry
Last month I had the opportunity to visit Abu Dhabi for the first F1 race in UAE history. In a word, it is amazing. The hotel is state-of-the-art. The venue is pristine.

Form swallows function

Sunday, 01 November 2009

Bonus question

Politics & Economics
How are investment banking chiefs going to justify the massive bonuses they pay their staff this year?

Bonus question

Saturday, 31 October 2009

The culling of transparency

Construction & Industry
Interviewing people here is always a bit of a challenge because they worry about what not to say, says Conrad Egbert.


Time, cost, risk and then there’s technology

Construction & Industry
Paul Madeira looks at how recent events have affected the issues of time, cost and risk across the industry and have heightened the value of technology.

Time, cost, risk and then there’s technology

Friday, 30 October 2009

Cash flow counts

Technology
Good financial management can mean the difference between success and survival in the current uncertain climate, as Guy Whitcroft, principal consultant at CapitalSteps and a 30-year veteran of the IT industry, explains.

Cash flow counts

Thursday, 29 October 2009

Hidden storage margins

Technology
In a special guest column, Vince Blackall, EMEA channel director at data protection software specialist CommVault, explains how deduplication can drive sustainable sales for the storage channel.

Hidden storage margins

2009: An awful year for everyone

Banking & Finance
Unless your name is Jenson Button, 2009 has been an annus horribilis for pretty much everyone, says Damian Reilly.

2009: An awful year for everyone

Wednesday, 28 October 2009

The reinvention of management

Banking & Finance
Management needs to be reinvented if it is to help deliver economic recovery, says Julian Birkinshaw.


Monday, 26 October 2009

Time for agents to pay up

Real Estate
Anil Bhoyrul argues that estate agents must take the blame for the impending evictions on Discovery Gardens.


Sunday, 25 October 2009

Secret CIO

Technology
Secret CIO is stunned to find that he no longer is one.

Secret CIO

The unknown asset

Technology
Vineet Chhatwal, chief operating officer of The Consulting Office, explains why enterprises need to work harder to protect their intellectual assets.

The unknown asset

Bubble in bubbles means it’s time to close bar

Banking & Finance
China and India share a dubious honour as the global crisis wanes as home to two of the most obvious stock bubbles.

Bubble in bubbles means it’s time to close bar

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Amid the real estate gloom, this is the best news for months and will improve transparency.
This is a good move and should redress the imbalance between investor and developer.
By offering a free service, it will just encourage people to abuse the complaints system.
It's too little, too late and I doubt many people will actually qualify for the free advice.
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    07 Nov ' 09 at 19:00
    Good establishments want a consistently good standard of service and discourage direct customer tipsotherwise some customers paying...   More  »
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    07 Nov ' 09 at 16:32
    If banning plastic bags is made into law, this would be an outstanding accomplishment. Way to Go, Abu Dhabi...Garbage should be...   More  »
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    07 Nov ' 09 at 14:38
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