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Damaged goods

Technology
Managing the return of faulty products is an issue that often leaves the channel divided — nowhere more so than in the Middle East, as vendors and partners jostle to define their roles in a process that is too important to be ignored.



Saturday, 07 November 2009

A second crash?

Banking & Finance
Amid signs that green shoots are beginning to wilt, investors are worrying that global bourses may be headed for a crash.

A second crash?

Dubai’s debt move

Banking & Finance
Investors anxiously await the fate of Nakheel’s $3.5bn sukuk, & the next installment of Dubai’s $10bn bailout fund.

Dubai’s debt move

Friday, 06 November 2009

Heaven scent

Construction & Industry
Ajmal Perfumes’ new retail concept was designed to broaden the company’s appeal, says Selina Denman.

Heaven scent

Power play

Energy
Qatar has sets its sights on the bulging middle distillates market. But can it match the muscle of export giants China & India?

Power play

Thursday, 05 November 2009

Dubai and the Mumbai Egg

Construction & Industry
Catch the lively debate about the growing importance of infrastructure and the long-term maintainability of buildings.

Dubai and the Mumbai Egg

Wednesday, 04 November 2009

The Habitat

Construction & Industry
A theoretical model for dense living.

The Habitat

UAE in Profile

Energy
The state of play in the region’s most dynamic upstream market.

UAE in Profile

Tuesday, 03 November 2009

Splashdown

Technology
How Microsoft is aiming to bounce back and re-affirm their status as the dominant player with Windows 7.

Splashdown

Tandberg in the frame for Cisco

Technology
Networking giant Cisco set to shake-up video conferencing sector with plan to acquire Norwegian collaboration specialist Tandberg.

Tandberg in the frame for Cisco

Sunday, 01 November 2009

Strikeless in Seattle

Transportation
Plane maker wants a no-strike agreement from machinists before it puts a second assembly line for the 787 Dreamliner in the region.

Strikeless in Seattle

Pakistan TV still wary of US

Politics & Economics
Pak talk shows are fanning anti-American sentiment as terrorist violence grows and US ups drone attacks.

Pakistan TV still wary of US

Saturday, 31 October 2009

The kids are alright

Retail
Two of America’s largest teenage fashion retailers are venturing outside the US to tap the lucrative GCC market.

The kids are alright

Are you Leeding the industry on?

Construction & Industry
Green building products can contribute, in a big way, to achieving a Leed certification. CW delves deep into the issue.

Are you Leeding the industry on?

Estidama reveals Pearl rating system – almost

Construction & Industry
Abu Dhabi’s green certification system gives best insight yet, into its content.

Estidama reveals Pearl rating system – almost

Friday, 30 October 2009

Friends yet? No chance

Politics & Economics
Rabid anti-West sentiment will colour any efforts to reach a peaceful settlement on Iran’s nuclear ambitions, Alistair Lyon reports.

Friends yet? No chance

Thursday, 29 October 2009

Choosing Islamic finance

Islamic Finance
Why gov'ts in Muslim nations in the Middle East and Asia are increasingly turning to Islamic finance to raise funds.

Choosing Islamic finance

Tuesday, 27 October 2009

Indian opportunity

Technology
With MENA operators eyeing opportunities in India, analysts at Frost & Sullivan and Ovum give CommsMEA the lowdown on one of the world’s fastest growing telecom markets.

Indian opportunity

Journeying through

Construction & Industry
The newly-opened Juala Spa at the Grand Hyatt Doha was designed to promote unique, culturally-specific, highly-memorable experiences. CID takes a closer look.

Journeying through

Sunday, 25 October 2009

Frayed relations

Technology
If the economic downturn has blown a frosty wind into every relationship throughout the IT channel in the Middle East during the last 12 months, nowhere has it been felt more acutely than in the always-sensitive affair between distributors and credit insurers.

Frayed relations

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