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Executive Issue 122
September, 2009

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The Arab Boycott of Israel
Is the Arab League Boycott of Israel insignificant?

Why Lebanon’s Internet sprints at a snail’s pace Read full story

Internet & Communications Technology - The telecommunications divide
Middle Eastern governments boost Internet and communications technology spending but red tape hampers development in the sector Read full story

Internet & Communications Technology - Sami al-Basheer al-Morshid (Q&A)
A chat about Arab telecom liberalization with the director of the ITU’s development bureau Read full story

Internet & Communications Technology - The next generation of business applications
Managing director of IFS details why organizations must customize their ERP systems to fit changing times Read full story

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Bank of Beirut - Salim G. Sfeir (Q&A)
The chairman and general manager talks about plans to expand

BLOMINVEST Bank (issue 122)
BLOMINVEST Bank’s selection of financial transactions in August

Emirates’ liquidity up
Liquidity rising in the UAE because of lower interbank lending rates

GCC - The Saad-Algosaibi disaster
Lack of transparency in Saudi firms’ feud leaves billions in losses hidden

Lebanese banks solid
Lebanon’s banks still on track

Lebanon resilient, but public debt looms
Lebanon’s economy set to grow by 4 percent despite the specter of public debt

Results of BSE listed banks for the first six months of 2009
Mid-year results for Lebanon’s publicly listed banks

UAE restricts structured products
The Emirates enacts new legislation to curtail trading in structured products

An embargo that shouldn’t fly
Western sanctions on civilian aircraft a safety threat that has proved deadly for Iran

Lebanon - Policy left hanging
Tourists come and go, but Lebanon stays the same

Obama’s poisoned pills
Obama caught between healthcare reform and lofty expectations

Phoenicia’s forgotten treasures
A trip with a renowned archeologist uncovers the Lebanon’s forgotten, and often neglected, riches

Serve but don’t swim
The racist policies of Lebanon’s beach clubs warrant a boycott

The Arab trading bloc
Inter-Arab Trade set to increase in the wake of the global downturn

Crepaway - Claude Thoumy (Q&A)
Founding partner, chairman and general manager

McLaren - Ian Gorsuch (Q&A)
Regional director for the Middle East and Africa

Time to boycott failure
The end of a boycott necessitates the beginning of a new era

Front-office self-assessment is good for the firm
The difference between being a good leader and thinking you are one

Those who lead and those who follow
The role of communication in the making of a successful leader

Abu Dhabi - Orbital ambitions
Emirate invests in Virgin Galactic’s private spaceliner dream

Lebanon - Car leasing shifts gears
Financing instrument gains ground in the auto market

Lebanon - Losing power
Electricity production drops, demand increases and infrastructure ages

Lebanon - Surgery and sunshine
Medical tourists go under the knife, then off to the beach

Saudi Arabia - Hand on the pump
Kingdom’s oil policy set to shift with changing global dynamics

The Arab Boycott of Israel
Is the Arab League Boycott of Israel insignificant?

Yahoo! buys Maktoob
Yahoo successfully acquires Maktoob and consolidates millions of unique users

Dubai debt increases
Dubai’s debt inching up and still a mystery due to lack of transparency

Equity firm sales jump in the Gulf
GCC equity markets outperform developed economies but still trail emerging economies

Financial Indicators
July stock market performance and analysis from around the MENA region

Food security - Harvesting another’s crop
Wealthy Arab governments and funds buy up land in poor nations

IPO Watch - A Saudi solo
Kingdom’s market nearly the only one moving

Iraqi development fund at $180 billion
Oversight of Iraq’s infrastructure fund to be transferred to government

MENA Capital - Nabil Sawabini (Q&A)
A chat with the chairman and chief executive officer

Saudi Arabia deals well with low oil prices
Saudi economy set to shrink by 0.9 percent this year

UAE spreads the wealth in 2008
The Emirates becomes the largest inter-Arab investor

Last month (issue 122)
An overview of the previous month’s headlines

De-population in Qatar
Qatar’s exodus to result in an oversupply of housing

Lebanon - Home on a mountain
A look at the BeitMisk residential development

Lebanon - Sama Beirut
The pros and cons of Beirut’s next tallest tower

Lebanon real estate and tourism sectors grow
Lebanon’s tourism and real estate sectors are given a boost by the summer holiday season

Saudi and UAE construction delays
Saudi and Emirati developments hit the breaks

UAE - Investors vs. developers
Property market reeling from lack of trust and a rush of litigation

UAE’s second quarter results
A breakdown of the Emirates’ developer’s performances in the second quarter

ICT - The Big Broadband Joke
Why Lebanon’s Internet sprints at a snail’s pace

Internet & Communications Technology - Sami al-Basheer al-Morshid (Q&A)
A chat about Arab telecom liberalization with the director of the ITU’s development bureau

Internet & Communications Technology - The next generation of business applications
Managing director of IFS details why organizations must customize their ERP systems to fit changing times

Internet & Communications Technology - The telecommunications divide
Middle Eastern governments boost Internet and communications technology spending but red tape hampers development in the sector

Young Arab Leaders - Rami Makhzoumi (Q&A)
The president and CEO of Future Pipe Industries foresees another golden age for the region and its youth

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