Re: Fw: Dubai-Related Media Coverage - Monday 28-Sep-09 (afternoon)
News and analysis that could affect the status of Dubai as a Global City
Today's attachment: Dubai at night
The Big 5 =xhibition sees positive signs for upturn Variou= Media — The show =s almost fully sold out, with 92% of the 43,000 m2 floor space booked. TAGS: Favorable, Press Release, Dubai, Real-Estate/Construction<=pan style="color: rgb(125, 121, 116);">
Ethan Allen=opens design centre in Dubai http://www.tradearabia.com/news/INT_167865.html <=pan style="font-size: 8pt; color: rgb(125, 121, 116);">Various Media —=Ethan Allen, a leadi=g interior design company, has opened its first flagship design center at The Dubai Mall. The company plan= to use the Dubai launch as a springboard to launch its Middle East expansion..= TAGS: <=>Favorable, Press Release, Dubai, Dubai as Regional Hub
Gulf investor confidence continues to climb
http://business.maktoob.com/20090000377074/Gulf_investor_confidenc=_continues_to_climb/Article.htm
<=>Various Media =96 Shuaa Capital' =s GCC Investor Confidence Index rose to 127.3 points in September, compared to 126.3 points the previous month. The index has now risen in four of the last five months. TAGS: Favorable, Research/An=lyst Report, GCC/MENA, Economy
Neutral
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plans. TAGS: Neutral, News Story, UAE, Banking/Finance
Barclays confident over emerging markets <http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bc915654-abc6-11de-9be4- 00144feabdc0.htm=> Financial Times=By R=bin Wigglesworth and Joe Leahy— Barclays' optimis= comes as banks operating in the Gulf and India face a surge in non-performing loans. The U=E, and particularly its commercial hub of Dubai, has witnessed a marked rise i= bad debts as an extensive property bubble deflates. TAGS: Neutral, Feature, UAE, Banking/Finance
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Contracts reveal recruitment payment violations http://www.arabianbusiness.com/568701-exclusive-recruitment-docume=ts-reveal-illegal-payments Arabian Busi=ess (e) By Soren Billing — =ome UAE construction companies are demanding thousands of dirhams from workers earning as little as AED 600 per month just to get job... =AGS: Unfavorable, Feature, UAE, Human Rights =hem a
Other Headlines
13 UAE banks face Saad= Al-Gosaibi exposure
http://business.maktoob.com/20090000377018/13_UAE_ba=ks_face_Saad_Al_Gosaibi_exposure/Article.htm
Abu Dhabi airport shows a 2.5% increase in total passenger movement in August 2009 http://www.zawya.com/printstory.cfm?storyid=ZAWYA2=090927091336&l=091300090927
Despite the global slump, the luxury market in the Middle East is expected to grow by 2% this year, said an industry expert http://www.tradearabia.com/news/RET_167847.html
Aluminium Bahrain plans to streamline its management structure to become a leaner and more efficient organisation http://www.tradearabia.com/news/IND_167836.html
Iran said it successfully test-fired the longest-range missiles in its arsenal http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090928/ap_on_re_mi_ea/m=_iran
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