IMF upbeat on GCC’s prospects
Friday, July 23rd, 2010 Posted in Economy, Industrial investment, Regional News | No Comments »The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday that the GCC member states should plan to exit their high fiscal spending policies in light of their US dollar pegs and exposure to oil cycle volatility, as they have successfully weathered ...
The complexity of Afghanistan’s $1T untapped mineral deposits discovery
Monday, June 14th, 2010 Posted in Economy, Industrial investment, News | No Comments »The New York Times (see image and clips below) reported Sunday that US geologists have discovered nearly $1 trillion of untapped mineral deposits, including iron, copper, cobalt, gold, and lithium. While this is potentially much needed positive game-changing news ...
Look at Libya! From isolation, to the future
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010 Posted in Industrial investment, Regional News | No Comments »In addition to the wealthy Gulf Cooperation Council member states, there are other compelling growth stories, places like Tripoli (Libya), that are soaking up investment capital, particularly in infrastructure projects -- the focus of a Financial Times special, see clips ...
GE-Saudi renewed partnership overshadowed by Wall Street folly
Monday, May 10th, 2010 Posted in Economy, Industrial investment, JVs | No Comments »Less than two weeks ago, General Electric and Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced that they signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), effectively reinvigorating their 70-year relationship. It should come as no surprise that GE's areas of core ...
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 ...
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 ...
GE, Bahrain: Shine the light on growth
Thursday, June 11th, 2009 Posted in Industrial investment | No Comments »clipped from finance.yahoo.com GE inks $500M in power generation deals in Bahrain The deal reflects the Fairfield, Connecticut-based conglomerate's increased focus on the Middle East, where demand for electrical power is expanding rapidly as its population and infrastructure boom. Under the terms of ...
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 ...
Abu Dhabi-Daimler: cash is king, green is good
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 Posted in Industrial investment, SWF | No Comments »If not for U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner's latest toxic asset rescue plan -- which actually finally tickled the stock market -- Abu Dhabi's Aabar Investments' $2.66B (9.1% stake) investment in Daimler AG would have been the headline of the day. ...
