Monthly Newsletter May 2010
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His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed Bin Essa Al-Khalifa of the Economic Development Board (EDB) highlights business opportunities in the Kingdom of Bahrain

The Kingdom of Bahrain offers opportunities to establish businesses in the sectors of finance, healthcare, manufacturing and industrial services, professional services, ICT, training and education.

Join us for a Breakfast Discussion, featuring H.E. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Essa Al- Khalifa of the Economic Development Board for the Kingdom of Bahrain.

For sponsorship or one-on-one business meetings please contact Halah Alabdulwahed edu@bilateralchamber.org



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Agriculture
Saudi Arabia: Planting new seeds
Saudi's Agroinvest to raise US$533m for farm investments
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Construction and Real Estate
Qatar: Capitalizing on property power
Qatar's Dohaland awards consortium US$429 million contract
Dubai, Abu Dhabi office rents seen falling further
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Economy
UAE to push for signing of EU-Gulf free trade deal
Oman: Turkey ties
Emerging markets reshaping economic order, says report
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Energy
South Korea awarded construction of UAE nuclear power contract
Egypt signs US$2bn refinery deal with China
Abu Dhabi awards US$5.6bn in gas field contracts
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Finance
DP World shareholders clear way for London listing
Bahrain: Banking on the future
Bahrain: Deloitte to launch ME Islamic finance group
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Industry
Egypt: Reducing automobile tariffs
Foulath opens US$3.5 billion integrated steel plant
Saudi Arabia eliminates import duty on steel rebar to ease shortage
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Insurance
Global takaful sector to grow
UAE seen driving global takaful market to US$8.8bn
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Media
Abu Dhabi media park master plan revealed
Bahrain: Ad value
Sotheby’s April Arts of the Islamic World sale sets new record for any sale of Islamic art
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Telecoms
Microsoft, Google eye Arabic web growth potential
Middle East internet users increase to 56 million
Orascom, France Tel reach accord on Egypt spat
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Tourism
Qatar signs US$70m hotel deal in Comoros
Orascom Dvt buys stake in Egyptian Resorts
16 new projects added to MENA's March hotel pipeline
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Transport
Mega Mecca finally gets airport
Ras Al Khaimah: Flying high
Bahrain's US$8bn public transport network on track
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Utilities
Qatar signs deal to build US$1bn power plants in Syria
UAE, Oman sign electric linkage agreement
Al Dur plant is ready to start production
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Education
Oman: Secondary education, primary importance
Dubai: Training for the future
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MENA Power 2010: Middle East & North Africa Technology and Project Forum

The Bilateral US-Arab Chamber of Commerce is proud to sponsor the U.S. Trade and Development Agency MENA POWER 2010 Technology Forum in Cairo Egypt from May 24-26, 2010. The forum is in cooperation with the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Commercial Service. MENA POWER 2010 will match MENA policy makers and project stakeholders in the electric power sector with U.S. providers of equipment and service solutions. To facilitate these opportunities, more than 30 power projects will be presented at the Forum in areas such as gas-fired combined cycle, solar, wind, hydro, biomass, integrated desalination/power, rural electrification, transmission and distribution upgrades and regional interconnection.
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