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Events

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2012

11-12 January: PPP Middle East, Abu Dhabi

15-17 January: Environmental Infrastructure Forum, Jeddah

30-31 January: Middle East and North Africa Energy, London

6-7 February: E & P Information and Data Management, London

6-8 February: PowerGen Middle East, Doha

13-15 February: Kuwait Oil and Gas Summit and Exhibition, Kuwait

14-15 February: 9th Annual Trade and Export Finance Conference, Dubai

27-29 February: Offshore Arabia, Dubai

March (date to be confirmed): Middle East Alternative Investment Summit (location to be confirmed)

3-5 March: Saudi Safety and Security, Saudi Arabia

5-8 March: Middle East Investment Summit, Dubai

5-8 March: Hedge Funds World Middle East, Dubai

6-7 March: Saudi Downstream, Saudi Arabia

5-8 March: Middle East Investment Summit, Dubai

20-21 March : 3rd Annual Middle East Securities Forum, Abu Dhabi

25-27 March: Gulf Environment Forum, Saudi Arabia

25-27 March: Saudi Innovation, Diversification & Investment, Saudi Arabia

24-25 April: Middle East Real Estate Summit, Abu Dhabi

9-10 May: SMI's LNG 2012, London

13-15 May: WEPower, Saudi Arabia

18-20 June: Iraq Petroleum, London

Briefings & Reports

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Need an expert briefing to support an investment decision?

GSN’s team of experienced analysts are often called on by governments and their agencies, financial institutions, and energy companies to comment on developments in the Gulf region. Our analysts are available for private briefings (either by telephone or in person) and can produce tailored reports and research on a range of topics and issues. For more information contact Mark Ford. Email: mark@cbi-publishing.com

Politics, succession & risk in Saudi Arabia report

Politics, succession and risk in Saudi Arabia is a GSN special report, published in January 2010. The new report analyses Saudi policy on issues including succession, domestic and regional politics, defence, energy and financial trends, and features extensively researched biographical entries on 1,200 Al-Sauds from the ruling family’s main branch, together with profiles of leading cadet branch businessmen, and a range of maps and graphics.
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The players - resources on key people and personalities in the Northern Emirates.

Perspectives: from the GSN archive - articles on the Northern Emirates from GSN's extensive database.

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The players

Ajman

Al-Nuami family tree

Published August 2008. Download the PDF

Lacroix bid

Ajman businessman Sheikh Hassan Bin Ali Al-Nuaimi is said to be close to buying loss-making French fashion house Christian Lacroix
Issue 862, 9 October 2009. more

Speed loving Sheikh Rashid backs Ajman’s mega-projects

Hollywood film star Patrick Swayze has been through recent ups and downs over his investment in Ajman’s $1bn PKN Princess Resort development. In mid-June, the Ajman authorities said the project – their joint development with California/Dubai-based PKN Group – had been axed, but gave no reason.
Issue 832, 30 June 2008. more

Fujairah

Fujairah’s new crown prince brings business experience to emerging government role

Preparations for an orderly succession line are being bedded down early in Fujairah with the confirmation of the Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Mohammed Al-Sharqi’s son Sheikh Mohammed Bin Hamad as heir apparent. The relatively youthful crown prince has gained some business experience, taken over in December as chairman of Fujairah Oil Technology, a government company whose Sulphco offshoot specialises in reducing oil densities and sulphur content.
Issue 797, 19 January 2007. more

Ras Al-Khaimah

RAK’s Saud names key aides, sees off rival brother

Having seen off his estranged older half-brother Sheikh Khalid Bin Saqr Al-Qasimi in late October, new RAK ruler Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al-Qasimi has been settling in.
Issue 889, 12 November 2010. more

RAK ruler’s death will test Saud’s leadership

Ras Al-Khaimah ruler Sheikh Saqr Bin Mohammed Al-Qasimi died on 27 October after a long illness. Sheikh Saqr, who was in his early 90s, took power in a bloodless coup in January 1948 and was thought to be one of the world’s longest-serving rulers.
Issue 888, 29 October 2010. more

Also read Issue 879, 18 June 2010. More press chatter about RAK ‘plots’, while Sheikh Saqr remains in hospital

Sharjah

Sheikha Budoor: Emir names daughter as Shorouq head

Ruler Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al-Qasimi has issued a decree establishing the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shorouq), intended to encourage investment and economic diversity.
Issue 848, 27 February 2009. more

Umm Al-Quwain

Umm Al-Quwain’s Sheikh Rashid dies

Umm Al-Quwain Ruler Sheikh Rashid Bin Ahmed Al-Mualla died in London on 2 January. He had been in poor health for some time and has been succeeded by his son Sheikh Saud Bin Rashid Al-Mualla, who had been crown prince since 1982 and becomes the eleventh Al-Mualla ruler of UAQ since the mid-18th century. Other sons of the late Emir include UAQ Deputy Ruler Sheikh Abdullah, UAQ Administrative and Finance Department chairman Sheikh Mohammed and National Bank of Umm Al-Quwain (NBUAQ) head Sheikh Nasser.
Issue 845, 16 January 2009. more

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Perspectives: from the GSN archive

Dubai’s debts provoke criticism, northern emirates’ outlook mixed

Risk management report. Issue 890, 26 November 2010. more

RAK’s Saud names key aides, sees off rival brother

RAK ruler’s death will test Saud’s leadership

New naval base opened to secure exports

A new naval base in Fujairah was opened on 20 October as the federal government seeks ways to secure its ability to export oil amid growing tensions with Iran and concerns over the accessibility of the Strait of Hormuz.
Issue 888, 29 October 2010. more

Debts weigh down Dubai as rulers talk up recovery and restructuring

Risk management report
Issue 884, 3 September 2010. more

Rosneft to invest $630m in Sharjah

Russia’s Rosneft is set to pump $630m into its joint project with UAE-based Crescent Petroleum.
Issue 883, 27 August 2010. more

US congressman points to RAK as ‘gateway to Iran’

US Democratic congressman Brad Sherman has told the House Committee on Foreign Affairs that the UAE remains a “transhipment and diversion hub” and does “not effectively control exports to Iran and other countries of proliferation”.
Issue 882, 30 July 2010. more

Topaz gets $45m EPC contract from Gulf Petrochem

Dubai-based Topaz Engineering has been awarded a $45m engineering, procurement and construction contract from Sharjah-based Gulf Petrochem. The contract covers the first phase of a petroleum storage terminal near Fujairah port.
Issue 880, 2 July 2010. more