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• Masdar Headquarters to Be Located in World's First 'Positive Energy' Mixed-Use Building - click here
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Middle East Business Research and Articles

• RNCOS Releases Report on Middle East ICT Market Analysis - click here
• Bahrain Energy Market Profile - click here
• RNCOS Releases Report on Middle East Retail Sector Analysis - click here
• India and China Providing Escape Velocity to Global Aerospace - click here
• Egypt Tourism Industry Set to Make Growth Pyramid - click here

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 International News

Yahoo! News: World News Sat, 17 May 2008 04:35:34 GMT

• Trapped survivors freed after nearly 100 hours (AP) (Sat, 17 May 2008 04:35:34 GMT)  

  AP - A powerful aftershock knocked out roads and communications in some of the most quake-ravaged parts of central China on Friday, as emergency crews rescued 163 people who had survived up to 100 improbable hours trapped in the ruins.

  
  
• China's 1-child policy causes extra pain (AP) (Fri, 16 May 2008 21:32:02 GMT)  

  AP - After their daughter was born, Bi Kaiwei and his wife, Meilin, decided to adhere to China's one-child policy and its slogan, "Have fewer kids, live better lives."

  
  
• Death toll from Myanmar cyclone nearly doubles (AP) (Sat, 17 May 2008 03:13:17 GMT)  

  AP - The official death toll nearly doubled to 78,000 from Myanmar's killer cyclone as heavy rains on Friday lashed much of the area stricken two weeks ago, further hampering relief efforts.

  
  

 Middle East News

MENAFN.com Economics 

• Jordanian, Malaysian businessmen explore investment opportunities (Fri, 16 May 2008 03:00:00 GMT)  Jordanian, Malaysian businessmen explore investment opportunities
• Jordan ready to set up joint free zone with Iraq (Fri, 16 May 2008 03:00:00 GMT)  Jordan ready to set up joint free zone with Iraq
• Jordan to sign agreements with uranium extraction companies by year-end (Fri, 16 May 2008 03:00:00 GMT)  Jordan to sign agreements with uranium extraction companies by year-end

Middle East Indices

• Abu Dhabi Securities Market (ADSM) Index
• Amman Market General Index
• Dubai Finacial Markets Index

Funds and Venture Capital Investing

• Capital Industries and Investments (CII) is a private equity firm that invests in successful privately-held and mid-sized companies in the construction manufacturing industry of the GCC. It also looks into joint venture opportunities which introduce proven international construction technologies into the region.
• Dawnay Day Lander - High-technology investment boutique providing advisory services and seed capital to both listed and unlisted emerging technology businesses in the UK, Continental Europe and the Middle East.
• Injazat Technology Fund, the leading venture capital firm in the Middle East and North Africa.
• Jordan Dubai Capital (JD Capital): JD Capital is a new entrant into the Jordan market with a capital of USD300 million. An affiliate of Dubai International Capital, which is the investment vehicle of the giant group Dubai Holding, JD Capital will apply its vast resources and skills in primary investment and will focus on opportunities that are emerging from privatization, development projects, and investment in existing and emerging companies.

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Middle East Stock Exchanges

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• Abu Dhabi Securities Market (ADSM)
• Bahrain Stock Exchange
• Doha Securities Market (DSM)
• Dubai Financial Market (DFM)
• Dubai Gold Commodities Exchange -The DGCX, the world’s newest online commodities derivatives exchange, commenced trading on 22nd November 2005. It is the first international commodities derivatives market in the Middle East region and, therefore, the first in the critical time zone between the markets of Europe and the Far East. As a truly international commodities derivatives exchange, DGCX will offer a range of commodities, commencing with gold futures, with electronic trading accessible from anywhere in the world.
• Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)
• Dubai Mercantile Exchange
• Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX)
• Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE)
• Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul)
• Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE)

Middle Eastern Investing and Financial Links

• AME Info is a leading provider of online business information in and about the Middle East region under the title "AME Info - The ultimate Middle East business resource" (AME Info). Currently carrying some 92,572 news articles, 2,145 upcoming events as well as covering contact and activity details of 300,170 companies from 14 countries, including: Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Syria, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
• Azhom - Stock Market & Real Estate in Dubai & Middle East
• CNBC Arabiya - the region's first and only business TV channel, broadcasts live, real-time coverage of business in the Middle East, in Arabic. Broadcasting from Dubai, the station's bureaus are located in Riyadh, Jeddah, Al Khobar, Kuwait City, Doha, Manama, Cairo, Beirut, Tokyo and London
• CPI Financial was born to meet the needs of an ever-expanding, increasingly sophisticated financial community in the Middle East. CPI Financial publishes a suite of high quality niche magazines, newsletters and books. In addition to this, we run the industry awards for the banking industry as well as the Islamic finance industry.
• Dubai Financial Market & Abu Dhabi Securities Market information, Share Wadi
• Dubai stock forum
• Gulf News
• Investors Magazine A monthly magazine specialized in investments Beginning Investors Magazine was first published in the early 1999, since then the magazine was well recognized not only among the Financial Companies but in the whole investment sector in the Gulf countries
• Islamic Finance News - Global Islamic News Provider
• The Shariah Investor, Published By Investor Media is a highly praised Islamic Banking Magazine. Published six times a year
• The Middle East North Africa Financial Network, Inc. (MENAFN) is the leading provider of online and wireless financial content and financial technology platforms to leading institutions and consumers around the Arab world.
• Middle East Bulls
• Middle East Economic Digest
• Renewable News & Information on the United Arab Emirates
• Zawya is the leading Middle East business information company serving the high-end business and financial professional community. Headquartered in Dubai, Zawya has sales and support offices in Lebanon, Kuwait, Malaysia and Singapore serving a global user base of over 212,000 high end business professionals.

Public Company Directory Links, Middle East

 Middle East

• Public companies - Bahrain
• Public companies - Egypt
• Public companies - Iraq
• Public companies - Palestine
• Public companies - Saudi Arabia
• Public companies - Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange Dual Listed Stocks
• Public companies - United Arab Emirates - UAE