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		<title>Al Jazeera to go public in 2012…along with other Qatari Corporations</title>
		<link>http://www.dubaibusinessconsultancy.com/blog/information-technology/al-jazeera-to-go-public-in-2012-along-with-other-qatari-corporations</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:44:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Swain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Information Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Al Jazeera]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qatar Airway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qatari]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Al Jazeera has rapidly become the Middle East’s most high-profile broadcaster, so it is no surprise to learn that the corporation could soon go public. According to a senior Qatari executive, the emirate could soon offload stakes to state-owned entities as soon as next year. Speaking to the press, Olivier Gueris, Chief Operating Officer at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kingdom Tower: Topping the Tallest Skyscraper in the World</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:05:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Swain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adrian Smith & Gordon Gill Architecture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Burj Khalifa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dubai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kingdom Tower]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[World's tallest skyscraper]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Since the Burj Khalifa opened in Dubai, the Emirate has held the title of ‘tallest building in the world’. Towering high above the ever growing Dubai cityscape, it has stood as a testament to the innovation and rapid growth that the UAE is projecting to the world. However that time is set to come to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parts of The World to Float?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.dubaibusinessconsultancy.com/blog/infrastructure/parts-of-the-world-to-float#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:18:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Swain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tourism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dubai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dutch Dockland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nakheel's Floating Proverb]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[qatar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The World Island Development Project]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Several years ago, The World Island Development Project symbolised everything about Dubai &#8211; grandeur, luxury, epic scale and that sense of the bizarre. However global financial struggles saw many developers fail to finish construction on the artificial archipelago. Now those investors that purchased an area of water along with their islands have an easier alternative [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Desertec: MENA&#8217;s a €400 billion green initiative (with some help from Europe)</title>
		<link>http://www.dubaibusinessconsultancy.com/blog/investment/desertec-menas-a-e400-billion-green-initiative-with-some-help-from-europe</link>
		<comments>http://www.dubaibusinessconsultancy.com/blog/investment/desertec-menas-a-e400-billion-green-initiative-with-some-help-from-europe#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:28:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Swain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Desertec]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DII]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kuwait]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Masdar City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morocco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UAE energy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Middle East and renewable energy have a difficult relationship. After all, if your economy is primarily built on the sale of oil and gas, why would you jeopardise that? In recent years however, the region has slowly shifted from fossil fuels to alternative sources. The likes of Kuwait have been investing in alternative energies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Middle East Airlines See Over 9% Growth In September</title>
		<link>http://www.dubaibusinessconsultancy.com/blog/aviation/middle-east-airlines-see-over-9-growth-in-september</link>
		<comments>http://www.dubaibusinessconsultancy.com/blog/aviation/middle-east-airlines-see-over-9-growth-in-september#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Swain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aviation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GCC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IATA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Air Transport Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UAE]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The GCC, and the UAE in general, have invested heavily in air travel in order to continue to bring more and more business to the region. It appears to be working as more people are travelling to the UAE with Middle East airlines reporting a 9.1 percent growth in passenger demand in September. With numerous [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Power of Power: GCC Energy and Water Projects Worth US$ 31.9 Billion</title>
		<link>http://www.dubaibusinessconsultancy.com/blog/infrastructure/the-power-of-power-gcc-energy-and-water-projects-worth-us-31-9-billion</link>
		<comments>http://www.dubaibusinessconsultancy.com/blog/infrastructure/the-power-of-power-gcc-energy-and-water-projects-worth-us-31-9-billion#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:32:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Swain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UAE]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The GCC, in particular Abu Dhabi, have spent the past several years heavily investing in energy projects and water infrastructure for two key reasons: 1. Not all of the region’s countries enjoy rich oil reserves 2. If you live in the desert, water is rather crucial. However, it seems the plans have now borne fruit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Middle East Awarded Construction Contracts Worth US$140bn</title>
		<link>http://www.dubaibusinessconsultancy.com/blog/investment/middle-east-awarded-construction-contracts-worth-us140bn</link>
		<comments>http://www.dubaibusinessconsultancy.com/blog/investment/middle-east-awarded-construction-contracts-worth-us140bn#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Swain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East Construction contracts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oil]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After several years of abandoned projects, delays and cancelled construction schemes, it is refreshing to read that, according to Deloitte, approximately US 140bn worth of engineering and construction contracts have been either awarded by National Oil Companies (NOCs) or are planned throughout the Middle East in 2011. In a white paper titled “Show me the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dubai unveils 2020 Master Plan for Land Usage</title>
		<link>http://www.dubaibusinessconsultancy.com/blog/infrastructure/dubai-unveils-2020-master-plan-for-land-usage</link>
		<comments>http://www.dubaibusinessconsultancy.com/blog/infrastructure/dubai-unveils-2020-master-plan-for-land-usage#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:55:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Swain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dubai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emirates 24/7]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[middle east buildings]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dubai has unveiled a master plan on how land will be used in the future. Speaking to Emirates 24/7, Director-General of Dubai Municipality Hussain Nasser Lootah said that the new plan will clearly demarcate usage of land in the emirate. &#8220;It is a master plan for the city of Dubai. We have to know what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How the Dubai Metro is creating Property Hot-spots</title>
		<link>http://www.dubaibusinessconsultancy.com/blog/infrastructure/how-the-dubai-metro-is-creating-property-hot-spots</link>
		<comments>http://www.dubaibusinessconsultancy.com/blog/infrastructure/how-the-dubai-metro-is-creating-property-hot-spots#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:24:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Swain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dubai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[property market Middle East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[property prices]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are a number of things that can cause land prices to soar &#8211; gold deposits, oil reserves and the creation of public transport links. The latter is the reason why property rentals in and around the new Dubai metro stations are 10-20% more expensive than anywhere else, creating highly competitive hot spots all around [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ruler of Dubai to Inaugurate Metro Green Line in September</title>
		<link>http://www.dubaibusinessconsultancy.com/blog/infrastructure/ruler-of-dubai-to-inaugurate-metro-green-line-in-september</link>
		<comments>http://www.dubaibusinessconsultancy.com/blog/infrastructure/ruler-of-dubai-to-inaugurate-metro-green-line-in-september#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:41:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Swain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mattar Al Tayer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[metro green line]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[metro red line]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[metro system]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sheikh bin Rashid Al Maktoum]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The construction of the Dubai Metro has been ongoing for a number of years; however the network&#8217;s Green Line has always been repeatedly delayed. All that is going to change though as HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has announced he will launch [...]]]></description>
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