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 ...
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 ...
Doing Business 2010: Saudi Arabia nears goal; UAE climbs ranks
Sunday, September 13th, 2009 Posted in News, Regional News | 1 Comment »Doing Business 2010: Reforming through difficult times, which features the latest ranking of economic competitiveness (published on Thursday by the International Finance Corporation - The World Bank), contains some especially positive news for The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and 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 ...
In January, a cease-file and an overture from a new American President
Sunday, February 1st, 2009 Posted in News, Trade | No Comments »As global markets brace for a year of pain, Middle East nations may find solace in the recent cease-fire in Gaza and the promise of President Barack Obama to find a "new way forward" with the Muslim world. While even ...
Wall Street crash may offer Gulf investors unparallelled access to U.S. markets
Monday, September 29th, 2008 Posted in Markets, News, SWF | No Comments »Though Gulf nations have certainly felt the aftershocks of Wall Street's crash, including the UAE, which had to pump billions into their public market to sustain liquidity levels, the region may soon join a growing list of institutional and sovereign suitors seeking bargains among the ruins. As the U.S. Congress ...
Prospecting in Saudi Arabia
Sunday, August 24th, 2008 Posted in Industrial investment, News | No Comments »With undetermined reserves of precious metals, including gold, copper, phosphate, and bauxite, Saudia Arabia may soon rival the output of global producers such as Canada and Australia. In addition to oil, mineral wealth will undoubtedly accellerate Saudi's drive to diversify their economy, as evidenced by the ...
Saudi Arabia’s Maaden to Raise $2.5B in July IPO
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in IPOs, News | No Comments »Saudi Arabia's state-owned Mining Co, Maaden, is eying a 9.25 billion riyals ($2.47b) IPO in July, according to the Saudi exchange. Maaden has an existing aluminum venture with Rio Tinto Alcan (NYSE: RTP; formed prior to Rio's acquisition of Alcan ...
