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 ...
CT releases ‘encouraging’ Q1 business filing data
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 Posted in General | No Comments »The Connecticut Secretary of the State's office published first-quarter 2009 business filing data (business closings and start-ups) on Monday. The headline of the press release was "1st quarter of 2009 saw another record number of Connecticut businesses shut down." Company ...
Jordan + Sports = Touri$m!
Friday, March 27th, 2009 Posted in General | No Comments »Jordan has hosted five world sports events in the last four years and wants to build on their growing popularity as a host of international competition, the AFP reports. The upshot for the Middle East nation is a good chance ...
TradeFlow21 Middle East Trade Summit: One Month Away
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 Posted in General | No Comments »Middle East marketeers, regional representatives, Connecticut State Government officials, industry experts, and selected guests will soon be arriving in New Haven, Conn. for the first annual TradeFlow21 Middle East Trade Summit. If you or a representative of your organization has not ...
TradeFlow21 Editorial: Peace must prevail
Saturday, January 10th, 2009 Posted in General, Trade | No Comments »The start of the new year has seen yet another round of conflict between Israel and one of its neighbors. This time, it is Gaza--a Palestinian state in waiting--that finds itself in a state of siege. Siege, and the need ...
Ready for its close-up, Abu Dhabi bids to become filmmaking capital
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 Posted in General, Industrial investment | No Comments »With $1 billion in hand, the government-sponsored Abu Dhabi Media Company announced plans to produce eight feature films over the next five years. Abu Dhabi's move into filmmaking is seen as an attempt to unseat sister city, Dubai, as a ...
Who’s who of ME companies
Sunday, August 10th, 2008 Posted in General | No Comments »MarketWatch.com reports that Research and Markets has compiled information on the 1,100+ largest commercial firms in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The "Middle East 2008 - Arabian Gulf Top List" includes analysis and contact information, and ...
McDonald’s on the march!
Thursday, July 24th, 2008 Posted in General | No Comments »American fast food icon McDonald's reports almost 9% (8.8%) gains in its Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa stores, leading the produce-consuming giant to analyst-trumping gains in the second quarter of 2008. At a time when US market volatility confounds ...
BNY Mellon embarking on ME expansion
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 Posted in General | No Comments »ICFA reported today (6/30) that the Bank of New York Mellon will open its first office in the ME in Dubai. The move comes as reports continue to list financial excursions into a region poised for continued, strong growth. Hani ...
‘Letters from Abu Dhabi’: A Street-level Gauge of Inflation -MW
Friday, June 13th, 2008 Posted in General | No Comments »Early Friday, MarketWatch published the first of a new series of columns about socioeconomic happenings in the United Arab Emirates. "Letters from Abu Dhabi," by Raymond Beauchemin, deputy foreign editor of The National in Abu Dhabi, is worth the read ...
