On February 3, Dubai’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, unveiled the Dubai Strategic Plan (DSP)-2015, a broad-based plan that outlines the emirate’s social and economic objectives for the …
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For thousands of years, Syria has been a regional trading hub due to its position as a crossroads for merchants and travelers. Damascus, after all, claims to be the oldest …
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Amidst programs designed to position Jordan at the heart of the Middle East’s communications and technology boom and attract ICT developers and investors to the country, Amman is proposing an …
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Jordan’s advertising sector has recorded its best-ever year, driven in part by competition in the booming telecommunications sector. In 2006, $215 million was spent on advertising, a 33% rise on …
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This year is expected to see considerable growth in Turkish exports. While the government has made bold growth projections on the outflow of Turkish goods, exporters remain concerned about a …
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Having enjoyed considerable and profitable success with both Iran and China, Syria is now turning its attention to another of the emerging giants of Asia—India. Like China, India has been …
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This month, the US-Lebanon Partnership Fund will launch its new e-portal, which aims to promote trade between the Unites States and Lebanon through business matching, enhancing the e-commerce capabilities of …
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In the past two years, Lebanon’s economic progress has been noticeably erratic, to say the least: after posting promising import and export figures in 2005 ($10 billion and $2 billion, …
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The first deal under Solidere’s new strategy of regional activities in managing urban development projects is with the emirate of Ajman in the United Arab Emirates. Estimated at $13.6 billion, …
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In late January, the organizers of the MENA Cristal awards were thrown into an unenviable position: just days before the five-day-long awards were set to be open in the Lebanese …