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| 2007 Archive – UAE – Abu Dhabi |
Taqa sees more acquisitions to speed its transformation into a truly global player
Two years after its formation, the state-owned Taqa continues to grab the headlines with global acquisitions worth nearly $8bn in six months. Its chief executive talked to GSN.
Issue 816, 26 October 2007. more
MBZ gains clout in court revamp
The court of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahayan (MBZ) takes on a new status and a clearly defined role under reforms announced by the emirate’s Ruler and UAE President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed.
Sheikh Mohammed is now officially charged with promoting the external image of the emirate, in a move that draws lessons from Dubai’s spectacular success in self-promotion. He has been formally put in charge of protocol for official events and the reception of foreign dignatories.
Issue 800, 2 March 2007. more
Investment board reshuffles
President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahayan has issued two decrees naming the board members of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (Adia) and Abu Dhabi Investment Council (Adic). A perennial smokescreen surrounds these secretive institutions: when last June Sheikh Khalifa issued the decree establishing Adic, the official Emirates News Agency (WAM) said it would assume all of Adia’s responsibilities.
Issue 797, 19 January 2007. more
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| 2006 Archive – UAE – Abu Dhabi |
MDC’s growing reach and the regional politics of aluminium
Mubadala Development Company has emerged as a very significant player in Abu Dhabi and the UAE’s industrial economy, and is increasingly an international player. This reflects the ambitions of its master, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed. But analysis of trends in the regional aluminium sector suggests that MDC is not the only game in town.
Issue 788-789, 15 September 2006. more
Also see Issue 788-789, 15 September 2006. Mubadala Development Company’s portfolio
Corporate profile: IPIC – Abu Dhabi’s energy investor
International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC), one of Abu Dhabi’s three major investment vehicles, has historically bought into Europe and the Far East but is now looking much closer to home. The group has acquired Borealis, co-owner -- with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) – of Bouroge, whose operations include Abu Dhabi Polymers.
Issue 788-789, 15 September 2006. more
Also see Issue 788-789, 15 September 2006. IPIC’s portfolio
Who’s who: Profiles of key figures
Khaldoon Al-Mubarak: Offsets powerhouse; Hussein Al-Nuwais: A range of holdings; Ahmed Al-Sayegh: Riding the Dolphin wave
Also see Issue 788-789, 15 September 2006. more
UAE lines another major aluminium scheme
Rio Tinto’s aluminium product group has signed an agreement with Abu Dhabi for a detailed feasibility study into a greenfield aluminium smelter to be sited in the largest emirate. Its Comalco Aluminium arm signed a heads of agreement with General Holding Corporation (GHC), the 100% Abu Dhabi-owned entity for facilitating private sector involvement in the growing non-oil economy.
Issue 785, 7 July 2006. more
Adia morphs into a more proactive Abu Dhabi Investment Council
Adia has oh so quietly functioned as one of the world’s most powerful investors for three decades, but now it is apparently evolving into a new organisational structure with a greater policy orientation.
Issue 784, 23 June 2006. more
MBZ pushes ‘evolved government’ in Abu Dhabi
The Abu Dhabi Government Restructuring Committee, established in February and chaired by Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahayan (MBZ), has started rolling out the restructuring programme that it has spent the past year planning.
According to MBZ, the restructuring aims to deliver “evolved government” and “help to build a more vibrant economy that attracts and promotes private sector investment.” Significantly, the restructuring brings MBZ’s closest and most trusted aides into Abu Dhabi’s governing circle, perhaps indicating that key appointments are now more mindful of merit and competence than family or tribal considerations.
Issue 778, 24 March 2006. more
UAE property: Abu Dhabi moves quietly ahead
There is still no legislation allowing non-GCC nationals to own real estate in Abu Dhabi on a freehold basis, but properties at the wealthiest emirate’s mega-developments at Reem Island and Al-Raha Beach will only be available on a 99-year long leasehold to non-GCC buyers, and senior officials do not rule out the possibility of wider freehold ownership in the longer term.
Issue 778, 24 March 2006. more
Fabulously wealthy Adia focuses closer to home
Nobody outside Abu Dhabi’s innermost circle knows how much Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (Adia) has invested in its multi-asset portfolio across the world, and experience of asking a wide range of contacts over the years suggests that nobody involved is going to tell us (even if they are happy, in private, about talking about a range of other sensitive issues).
Issue 778, 24 March 2006. more
MBR’s accession injects a new dynamic into Dubai/Abu Dhabi ties
It says something for the speed at which he works that Dubai’s new Ruler Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum has already been nominated to the premiership of the United Arab Emirates, one of two federal posts held by his late brother, Sheikh Maktoum, who died suddenly in Australia on 4 January, from a heart attack according to initial reports.
Issue 773, 13 January 2006. more
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