If you don’t know how to do public-private partnership (PPP) projects, partner with a firm that does — and do it quickly. Those were the closing words of Joss Dare, Partner and Head of Middle East at international law firm Ashurst, at his keynote seminar at the Middle East Rail …
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The Dubai Economy Tracker Index (DET) for February signalled a further strong improvement in business conditions across Dubai’s non-oil private sector. Although the headline index eased slightly from 56 in January to 55.8 in February, it still indicated a strong expansion in the non-oil private sector. “The PMI survey data …
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Dubai’s private sector managed to record a third consecutive month of growth and helped along by some new job creation as well. Retail is proving to be the strongest category, while there were output gains for construction. The seasonally adjusted Emirates NBD Dubai Economy Tracker Index eased to 55.3 in …
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The founder of the controversial military contracting firm Blackwater, Erik Prince, and his allies lobbied contacts inside the administration to provide the CIA with a private network of intelligence contractors, according to a US official with knowledge of the proposal. “This idea is going nowhere,” the official said and stressed …
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Sharjah’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry launched a new service for the private sector that will provide customers with a number of services to do transactions in one spot. The service, called “You Call, We Arrive,” is aimed at helping customers save time by providing them with a fully equipped …
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