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An Investment Oasis In The Middle EastAug 25, 2010
Usama Fayyad on his new fund and the need for investment capital in the Middle East.
Hoofy & Boo: Middle East Investors Buying US Business and Chrysler BuildingAug 25, 2010
www.minyanville.com Middle East investors are pouring billions of dollars into American businesses. Is the USA slowly on its way to becoming the United States of Arabia? Hoofy and Boo discuss recent major investments in the financial sector by Middle Eastern countries. The Arab World is pouring billions of dollars into American Businesses and the government of Dubai bought New York City's Chrysler Building.
BBC Middle East Business Report: Solving Algeria's UnemploymentAug 26, 2010
Algeria's President Bouteflika has just secured his third successive term in a landslide election victory. But despite his previous promises to attract more foreign investment and diversify the country's economy, progress has been slow. And with more than 30 percent of the country's population unemployed, creating jobs has never been so important. So is the push to attract more overseas investment the answer? From the Algerian capital Algiers, Ben Thompson sends this report.
BBC Middle East Business Report: Tunisia InvestmentAug 25, 2010
China might be the workshop of the world, but when it comes to manufacturing, Tunisia giving it a run for its money. Overseas investment in Tunisia's manufacturing industry has hit a new record high - and whilst that's welcome news for the country's coffers, the government wants to attract more high-tech investment in everything from engineering and IT to banking and finance, as Ben Thompson now reports from the Tunisian capital, Tunis.
Riz Khan - Land Grab or Investment - 19 Nov 09 - Part 1Aug 27, 2010
Some of the countries in Africa may be among the world's pporest but their lush farmlands and natural resources are the envy of more prosperous nations, mostly in Western Europe and the Middle east. They say African farmland represents a new economic opportunity but are new investments in African resources simply a land grab at the expense of the people living there?
Latin America 2009 - Attracting InvestmentAug 27, 2010
www.weforum.org 16.04.2009 World Economic Forum on Latin America New Frontiers for Attracting Investment Asia and the Middle East Latin American countries must attract investment to ensure economic growth and improve the distribution of wealth. While Asian economies wrestle with the current slowdown, the Middle East is confronting volatile energy prices. How can renewed long-term investment between Asia and the Latin America region be increased? How can Middle Eastern countries make the most of agricultural resources and food production in Latin America? Lord Brennan, Member of the Board, Matrix Chambers, United Kingdom Luiz Fernando Furlan, President, Foundation for a Sustainable Amazon, Brazil Javier Santiso, Director and Chief Development Economist, Development Centre, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Paris; Young Global Leader Alessandro Teixeira, President, APEX-Brasil (Trade and Investment Promotion Agency), Brazil Moderated by Kellie Meiman, Managing Director, McLarty Associates, USA
Gold: The Ultimate investment for capital preservation.Aug 27, 2010
McAlvany ICA presents financial, political and geo-political information to aid investors in developing sound alternatives for their portfolios in uncertain times. Topics of discussion: US Real-Estate Market, China, Middle East and a declining US dollar. Call, 800.525.9556 or email: karis@mcalvany.com for a FREE copy of this entire DVD plus an exclusive Market Report. Or if you would like to listen to exclusive, weekly, economic commentary for FREE by economic expert, David McAlvany, be sure to go to: www.mcalvany.com and register where it says, "McAlvany Weekly Commentary."
China: What every investor should know.Aug 27, 2010
McAlvany ICA presents financial, political and geo-political information to aid investors in developing sound alternatives for their portfolios in uncertain times. Topics of discussion: US Real-Estate Market, China, Middle East and a declining US dollar. Call, 800.525.9556 or email: karis@mcalvany.com for a FREE copy of this entire DVD plus an exclusive Market Report. Or if you would like to listen to exclusive, weekly, economic commentary for FREE by economic expert, David McAlvany, be sure to go to: www.mcalvany.com and register where it says, "McAlvany Weekly Commentary."
King Abdullah City-World's largest private sector investmentAug 27, 2010
www.kingabdullahcity.com/en In what is part of the "Dawning of a new age in Saudi Arabia", Saudi Arabia the largest economy in the Middle East and one of the fastest growing economies of the world, has come up with a concept of Economic mega cities(yes....cities in their own right), as part of its severe and immediate economic reforms, being built that will utilize the country's core resources while providing employment and homes for its citizens and for the first time, opening massive projects for tourism similiar to the kind found in neighbouring gcc countries, but with a challenge of promoting a non- alcoholic and non sex exploited industry. The first of these is the King Abdullah Economic City, an industrial and financial complex being built north of Jeddah on the Red Sea coast. The cost of construction, which began in 2005, is $26.7 billion. EMAAR a dubai based holding company and in charge of several projects of dubai, is the prime partner and this is its largest project ever. In addition to King Abdullah City, three other integrated economic cities were launched last year: Hail, in the north, Medina in the west, and Jizan in the far southwest. Construction on a fourth city, at Tabuk in the north, is due to begin later this year. The cities are being developed in accordance to the cluster concept and are being modeled on Silicon Valley and similar conurbations in Singapore and Ireland. The ultimate objective of the economic cities is the establishment of ten global ...
Middle East 2009 - Technology LeapAug 26, 2010
www.weforum.org 16.05.2009 World Economic Forum on the Middle East 2009 Choosing the Middle East Technology Leap Strategic investment in breakthrough technology has propelled individuals, companies and nations to wealth and prosperity. What new technological frontiers should the Middle East explore to get ahead of the innovation curve in the decades to come? Peter C. Brun, Senior Vice-President, Vestas Wind Systems, Denmark Chey Jae-Won, Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, SK Holdings, Republic of Korea Williem Elfrink, Chief Globalization Officer and Executive Vice-President, Cisco Services, Cisco Systems (India), India Karim Kawar, Chairman, EDAMA Initiative, Jordan; President, Kawar Group, Jordan; Young Global Leader Mohammad H. Omran, Chairman, Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat), United Arab Emirates Naguib O. Sawiris, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Orascom Telecom Holding, Egypt Challengers Ahmed Elmagarmid, Professor and Director, Discovery Park, Purdue University, USA Moderated by Soumitra Dutta, Dean, External Relations, and Roland Berger Chaired Professor in Business and Technology, INSEAD, France Social Entrepreneur Awards in the Middle East The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship provides a global platform to promote social entrepreneurship as a means of advancing societies and addressing social problems in an innovative and effective manner. Presented by Hilde Schwab, Chairperson and Co-Founder, Schwab Foundation for ...
125 Grants Leverage Private Matching Funds for $18.8 Million Total Investment HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Workers in key industries statewide will be able to improve their skills and employers will become more competitive through Pennsylvania's new $9.4 million investment in industry partnerships and worker training, Governor Edward G.
American Capital Reports $0.09 Net Operating Income Per Diluted Share and $0.84 Net Earnings Per Diluted Share
BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Capital, Ltd. ("ACAS" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: ACAS) announced net operating income ("NOI") for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 of $29 million, or $0.09 per diluted share.
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