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| Sunday, 17 August, 2008 |
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 Marwan Bin Ghalaita, CEO of RERA, talks about regulation in the real estate market in the light of two new alleged financial infringements. Ghalaita also discusses Schon's Dubai Lagoon's project. |
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Jason Goff from the Emirates NBD trading floor, talks about all things currencies. Goff says he sees value in property sector stocks and if he were an investor, he'd start bottom-fishing now to pick up a bargain. |
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Robert McKinnon, Managing Director, research, at Al Mal Capital, talks about legal enquiries into two high profile Dubai companies and how they may affect the markets. |
| Thursday, 14 August, 2008 |
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John Hobday, Managing Director of FD Gulf, discusses the Beijing Olympics and how all may not be as it appears - this after digitally enhanced fireworks, rent-a-crowds, and the replacement of the little girl who sang at the opening by a more 'attractive' miming artist. |
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Mohammed Baharoon, Deputy Coordinator General for Watani, talks about Ajaaj - The Emirati Superhero. Baharoon states that volunteers helped keep the cost of the project down in the initial stages of development. |
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Wael Al Sayegh, director of Alghaf Publishers and Consultants, talks about the death of poet Mahmoud Darwish. The influential wordsmith was given a state funeral in Palestine yesterday. |
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Khaled Masri, Partner at Rasmala Investments, talks about regional market moves over the last week. The Omani market fared the worst during this uncomfortable time. |
| Monday, 11 August, 2008 |
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Dino Kronfol, Managing Director of Asset Management at Algebra Capital, talks about last week's negative moves in regional equity markets, Egypt's inflation rate - which increased to 22%, and the performance of an Egyptian real estate company in the face of rumours. |
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Philippe Dauba-Pantanacce, senior economist at Standard Chartered, talks about how the UAE is fighting inflation with the limited tools it has at its disposal. |
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Mandy Napier, Independent Distributor for Sisel, discusses her bringing of Sisel's products to the UAE through network marketing. Sisel makes nutritional products including anti-ageing creams and drinks |
| Sunday, 10 August, 2008 |
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Samrat Navale from the Emirates NBD Trading Floor, talks about currencies with particular attention paid to the US dollar and its links to the falling oil price. |
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Andrew Shaw, Managing Director of Ducab, talks about Dubai's Metro system. Shaw estimates that Ducab has AED50 million of the total AED200 million worth of cable in use within the system. |
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Ivor Rankin, Practise Manager, Operation Security Services for Symantec, talks about a new worm spreading through social networking sites. Rankin states the end goal of this worm is to create a network of infected machines thus creating a 'bot' network. |
| Thursday, 07 August, 2008 |
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John Hobday, Managing Director of FD Gulf, talks about the communication by ENOC with regards to their trial period of self-service petrol pumps |
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Wael Al Sayegh, Director of the Alghaf Publishers and Consultants, talks about the new move by Enoc to impliment self-service petrol pumps, the RTA's announcement that it will utilise Facebook.com, and the Dubai Govt's move to make itself more approachable. |
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David Rogers, General Manager for Dunkin' Donuts, talks about the company's expansion in the UAE, competition with Krispy Kreme, and the increase in commodity prices and its effect on business. |
| Wednesday, 06 August, 2008 |
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Jean Ramia, Group Operations Director for Gulf Films, talks about the opening of the first digital cinema in the Middle East. Until now, there has been reluctance by studios to offer digital movies due to piracy issues. |
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Ian Ross, Regional Manager MENA for Meat & Livestock Australia, talks about the large increase of sales in the UAE. Red meat sales increased 76% in the second quarter. |
| Tuesday, 05 August, 2008 |
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Dr Maryam Matar, Director General of the Community Development Authority (CDA), discusses social cohesion in Dubai and how the CDA aims to help UAE nationals gain from the experience of those not born in the country and vice-versa. |
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Ian McDonald, Executive Director, Gold, at the DMCC, talks about the falling price of gold. |
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Philippe Dauba-Pantanacce, Senior Economist for Standard Chartered, talks about Saudi Arabia's worrying inflation rate, the way Bahrain calculates its inflation, and inflation measures around the world. |
| Monday, 04 August, 2008 |
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Imran Ahmed, Managing Director Asset Management, for Mashreq Capital, talks about a new ETF in Kuwait, comments from the CEO of the ADX, and foreign investment in Gulf markets. |
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Jitendra Gianchandani, Managing Partner at Jitendra Chartered Accountants, talks about virtual offices (or e-offices/flexi-desks). Gianchandani states that Ajman and Sharjah's Hamriya free zones are the best places for most business start-ups. |
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Sandeep Ahuja, CEO of VLCC International, discusses his company's IPO - VLCC plans to list in India in 2009. VLCC is the biggest wellness/spa company in India. |
| Sunday, 03 August, 2008 |
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Tim Searle, Managing Director of Globaleye, talks about how best to use your money in inflationary times. |
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Natalya Gorun, Managing Director of InGold, talks about her company's service - a service which gold-plates anything from cars to fishing rods. |
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Jason Goff from the Global Trading Division at Emirates NBD, talks about US consumer data released this weekend, the spread of the apparent global recession, and how the story for the second half may be dependant on Asia's economies. |
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Loshini Lawrence, Division Head Project Sales and Marketing for Better Homes, talks about property in Ras al-Khaimah. The RAK government has made moves recently to increase confidence by setting up escrow laws and offering long term residency visas to buyers. |
| Wednesday, 30 July, 2008 |
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Dave Marshall, Head of Product Development at Emirates Investment Services, gives his opinions on why the UAE's property market is 'keeping its head when those around it are losing theirs'. |
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Capt Alan Stealy, Capt Abbas Shaban and Capt Patrick der Roeck, talk about what it means to prepare for and to fly the world's biggest aeroplane. |
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Tom Enders, CEO of Airbus, talks about the first A380 delivery to Emirates, the new order for 60 planes, and also about Airbus' woes over the past couple of years. |
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Tim Clark, President of Emirates Airlines, pinpoints some of the airline's new A380, which arrived in Dubai yesterday. |
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Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Emirates Airline, speaks at the handover ceremony for the airline's first A380. Sheikh Ahmed discusses his future expectations of the airline. |
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Amjad Ahmad, CEO, Investment & Merchant Banking for NBK Capital, talks about mezzanine funds and how his company's fund is looking at MENA and Turkey for investment. |
| Tuesday, 29 July, 2008 |
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Philippe Dauba-Pantanacce, Senior Economist at Standard Chartered, talks about diversification of Gulf economies - this in the light of economic reports coming out of Abu Dhabi. |
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Ian McDonald, Executive Director, Gold at the DMCC, talks about the price of metals with attention given to the price of gold medals at the Beijing Olympics. |
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Blair Hagkull, Managing Director MENA, for Jones Lang LaSalle, discusses the company's new property report covering transaparency in real estate. Hagkull believes that in the next five years, Saudi Arabia will prove to be the 'next big story'. |
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Robert Farrow, Senior GM of Business Development at Al-Futtaim, talks about the company's new majority stake in Sri Lankan firm AMW. Farrow states that the AED300 million deal will help Al-Futtaim expand in the country. |
| Monday, 28 July, 2008 |
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Heinrich Liese, CEO and board member for Hamburg Marketing, talks about the economic effect the manufacture of the A380 has had on the German city. |
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Malcolm Taylor dials in from Hamburg to talk about the handover of Emirates Airlines first Airbus A380 Superjumbo. |
| Sunday, 27 July, 2008 |
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Brigadier Obaid Mahayer Bin Suroor, Deputy Director of Dubai Immigration and Major Mohammed Al Hammadi, Director of Entry Permits, talk about the new rules governing Visa's in the UAE - the rules come into effect from July 29, 2008. |
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Yousef Tuqan Tuqan, CEO of Flip Media, discusses websites and how to get yours noticed. Here, Tuqan delivers his top-ten tips. |
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Jason Goff from ENBD Treasury and Capital Markets, talks about factors affecting the currency markets including the oil price, US unemployment, and about UAE's domestic inflation. |
| Thursday, 24 July, 2008 |
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John Hobday, Managing Director FD Gulf, talks about how not to talk to the media - this in the light of US President George W. Bush's off the record comments uploaded on the Internet. |
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Marcus Lloyd Arbourne, Head of Research Consultancy & Valuation at Asteco, talks about the company's Q2 rental report for Dubai. |
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Wael Al Sayegh, Director of Alghaf Publishers and Consultants, talks about the tightening of visa rules. Starting next week, the long standing 'visa run' will no longer be possible. |
| Wednesday, 23 July, 2008 |
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James Quinn, Senior Executive Officer for Lionhart, talks about his company's move to the DIFC, products offered, and regulation requirements for the hedge fund industry. |
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Riad Bsaibes. COO of Amana, talks about how inflation is causing steel and concrete to rise, the talent search within the industry, and briefly about the DGCX's steel rebar contract. |
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Sean Daykin, Head of Investment at Emirates Investment Services, discusses the links between human behavior and equity markets. |
| Tuesday, 22 July, 2008 |
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Dusan Mills, Head of Development for Limitless, discusses today's news that the company has made a bid for the UK's Minerva. |
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