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Friday, 27 November 2009 00:44 UAE time

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Switching it up

Energy
Saudi is almost certain to adopt the DME's Oman Crude Oil Futures Contract as its benchmark. The main question is when, not if.



Thursday, 26 November 2009

Morocco's red tape turns Gulf investors away

Banking & Finance
Morocco still remains a marginal market for investors due to poor infrastructure, poor legal framework & excessive red tape.

Morocco's red tape turns Gulf investors away

Wednesday, 25 November 2009

Taking the shaw forward

Media & Marketing
Talkabout Media Productions and its sister company, talks about the challenges of covering a rickshaw race in India.

Taking the shaw forward

Monday, 23 November 2009

New work order

Construction & Industry
The cubicle has been banished for good. Modern office design revolves around employees coming together to collaborate in inspirational settings.

New work order

Back to Iraq

Travel & Hospitality
Largely undisturbed by the ongoing war in Iraq, Kurdistan is emerging as an attractive prospect for foreign hotel investors, owners and operators alike, but what potential does the rest of the war-torn country have for hospitality development?

Back to Iraq

Sunday, 22 November 2009

Be our guest

Technology
The region's top enterprise champions were honoured at a gala ceremony at Dubai's Jumeirah Beach Hotel, in the third edition of the celebrated Arab Technology Awards.

Be our guest

Chemical reaction

Transportation
Exploring the hidden potential of petrochemical logistics in the Middle East region.

Chemical reaction

Fighting for a piece of the festive pie

Travel & Hospitality
With so many operators vying for a slice of the action this celebratory season, there's going to be a serious fight for consumer attention among the region's F&B outlets.

Fighting for a piece of the festive pie

Venezuelans tweet in traffic

Culture & Society
Venezuela has the penetration of smartphones that one can we see in countries like the US and Canada.

Venezuelans tweet in traffic

Saturday, 21 November 2009

Islamic finance steps up

Banking & Finance
Natsuko Waki looks at why governments in the Middle East and Asia are taking on a greater role to deepen Islamic finance markets.

Islamic finance steps up

High power

Construction & Industry
There is no substitute for small tools. We look at a market that has gone power mad for the hand-held devices.

High power

Flying in the face of adversity

Transportation
The downturn has clipped the wings of the Middle East region's once soaring aerospace sector.

Flying in the face of adversity

Building a community

Construction & Industry
Construction Week checks out the current progress on Downtown Jebel Ali and examines the need for communal spaces in modern complexes.

Building a community

Building bridges

Construction & Industry
As the Middle East develops, so too do the techniques and trends for bridge construction. CW discovers the systems used to save time, energy and materials.

Building bridges

Friday, 20 November 2009

Get your coat

Energy
The Middle East's atmospheric conditions require robust petrochemical coating solutions.

Get your coat

Thursday, 19 November 2009

Euro stars

Transportation
What role do European airlines play in the Middle East aviation market?

Euro stars

Pressure point

Energy
Pumps represent a mission critical investment for oil producers and field operators. Here, the region's leading pump specialists provide an upstream perspective.

Pressure point

Crude concerns

Energy
Is Shokri Ghanem's authority at Libya's National Oil Corp being tempered by the conservative old guard?

Crude concerns

Tuesday, 17 November 2009

Apps on a stick

Technology
All the necessary programs that are on your PC can, these days, be compressed into that little memory stick of yours. With memory sticks having increasing amounts of storage, they’re becoming ever more useful for storing all of your important programs. From your work, graphics and Internet programs to operating systems; you can have all on your memory stick.

Apps on a stick

Monday, 16 November 2009

Virtual reality

Technology
As regional enterprises take to virtualisation across server and storage platforms, it becomes imperative that they re-examine their security investments and modify the organisational mindset to protect their information systems and data better. Sathya Mithra Ashok explores the subject.

Virtual reality

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