Four reasons why Dubai will survive
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 Posted in Economy, General, Industrial investment, News, Real estate | 1 Comment »1) Actual (Strategic) Value of "Distressed" Real Estate: Dubai World, the government-affiliated parent company under scrutiny, is strapped with an estimated $24B in debt,including $7.3B in deteriorating real estate assets held by their Nakheel subsidiary. On paper, these assets are ...
Middle East states move to mine sun: Solar output could exceed 1 trillion barrels of oil annually
Saturday, November 14th, 2009 Posted in General, Oil | No Comments »A published report by NCB Capital, a Saudi subsidiary of the National Commercial Bank, cited a study by the German Aerospace Centre that estimates the region's deserts "receive annually average solar energy equivalent to 1.5m barrels of oil per sq ...
New US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia addresses the facts
Monday, October 26th, 2009 Posted in General, News | No Comments »See clips below from The National Newspaper's coverage of James B. Smith's (the recently appointed U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia) poignant talk to approximately 100 U.S. company representatives in Riyadh. TradeFlow21 lauds Ambassador Smith for his timely and critical ...
UAE shoots for stars by acquiring stake in Branson’s space venture
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 Posted in Defense, General, Industrial investment, Regional News | No Comments »Last week, the Financial Times reported that a UAE state-linked investment firm planned to acquire a 32 percent stake in Sir Richard Branson's civilian space venture, Virgin Galactic. Aabar investments will initially shell out $280 million, plus another $100 million ...
Tag Mendillo teams up with TradeFlow21
Friday, July 31st, 2009 Posted in General | No Comments »TradeFlow21 is pleased to announce that Tag Mendillo, an accomplished movie producer and screenwriter, has joined our team as a Senior Media Advisor. The partners of TradeFlow21 look forward to working with Tag in developing media-based marketing solutions for ...
An ‘Alice-in-Wonderland’ moment in Jeddah?
Friday, July 17th, 2009 Posted in General, Markets, Trade | No Comments »Earlier this week, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner traveled to Saudi Arabia to "reassure Gulf nations on their holdings of Treasury bills." In an 'Alice-in-Wonderland' moment of reversed roles and expectations, Mr. Geithner said the U.S. will defend the dollar and, ...
Ambassador Donnelly’s “12 Rules”
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 Posted in General, Markets, Trade | No Comments »Ambassador Shaun Donnelly, who currently serves as Sr. Director of International Business Policy at the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), told TradeFlow21 - Middle East Trade Summit participants (April 24) that he acknowledges there are challenges for businesses amidst the ...
TF21 embraces President Obama’s unequivocal message in Cairo
Thursday, June 4th, 2009 Posted in General, Industrial investment, Markets, News, Trade | No Comments »In a commentary posted on the TradeFlow21 website in advance of President Obama’s speech, we wrote that necessity: 1) demands the cessation of hostilities between Israel and its neighbors, including the creation of a sovereign Palestinian state as the only viable ...
TradeFlow21 Commentary: Will President Obama finally turn the page in U.S. – Middle East relations?
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009 Posted in General, Industrial investment, News, Trade | 1 Comment »When President Barack Obama delivers his address tomorrow in Cairo to the wider Muslim world, he will do so at great political risk to himself and his administration. But it is a risk that demonstrates the political courage of a ...
TradeFlow21 Hosts Inaugural Summit on Middle East Trade
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 Posted in General | No Comments »[Connecticut Lieutenant Governor Michael Fedele delivers opening remarks to summit participants at the Graduate Club in New Haven on April 24th. Former United States Ambassador, Shaun Donnelly, is seated at left.] On April 24, Connecticut business and industry leaders gathered in New ...
