December 2007
In this issue

Page 1

Lessons to be learned from the current subprime crisis

Page 2-3

National View of the Business Environment, Obstacles and Support Services in the UAE

Page 4-5

Opening up in UAE's Financial Sector: Is It Over-Banked or Under-Banked?

Page 6-7

The Link between Higher Education, Innovation and Economic Development

Page 8

Review of the International Markets

Archive / Months Select a Month December 2007 June 2007 March 2007 December 2006 September 2006 June 2006 March 2006 December 2005 September 2005 June 2005 March 2005 December 2004 October 2004 June 2004 March 2004 December 2003 September 2003 June 2003 March 2003 December 2002 September 2002 June 2002 March 2002 December 2001 September 2001 June 2001 March 2001 Archive / Topics Select a Topic Domestic Economy ------------------------------ Ability of UAE's Private Sector to absorb Nationals (9/02) An Insider Look at the Residential Units Market in Dubai (12/05) Analytical Look at Dubai's Manufacturing Sector in 2000 (6/01) Challenges of implementing the Millennium Development Goals in the UAE (3/05). Characteristics of UAE's Insurance Sector and their Implications for Emiratization (6/04) Dimensions of Global Competitiveness (3/01) Do Banking Regulations & Ownership Affect Performance? Economic Development in UAE's Economy (6/02) Emiratization Efforts in the UAE: Impediments to a Serious Vision (12/04) Government Spending & Non-Oil Economic Growth in the GCC Countries (3/02) Linkage between Stocks Market Liberalization & Economic Development? (3/02) Local and International Results of the Banking Industry (6/01) Main Aspect of UAE?s Economic Growth in the New Millennium (6/05) National Female Labour in the UAE: Participation and Policy Implications (9/05) Responses to Economic Shocks during 1993-2001 (03/03) Rising National Unemployment in the UAE: Lack of Efficient Mechanisms (3/05) Structural Changes in UAE's Total Demand during 1975-2000 (9/02) The Business Value of Dubai's E-Government (6/06) The Economic Costs of Traffic Accidents: The Case of the UAE (3/05). The Empirical Implications of Commercial Licensing The Future of the FOCs in the UAE: Ownership & Management Reforms (6/06) The Hotel Industry in the UAE (12/02) The Nature and Aspects of UAE?s Construction Activities (6/05) The Relationship between Economic Growth and Governance (03/03) The performance of the UAE Economy during 1996-1999 (3/01) Trade Barriers in the UAE (9/06) Training UAE's Labour Force in the Private Sector (12/02) UAE's Economic Conditions during 1993-2003 and their Implications (10/04) UAE's Economic Development :Insights into the Road to the Future (3/04) UAE's Economic Development and Forthcoming Policy Issue (12/05) UAE's Industrial Sector - 1998-2000 (3/02) UAE's Private General Education Industry: Some Analytical Results (6/04) UAE's Private Health Services Sector: Significance and Characteristics (9/03) UAE's Retail Industry: Some insights into Consumer Retailing (12/03) Understanding Cluster Industry as an Effective Mechanism (12/03) Women in Business: Evidence from the U.A.E (3/01) ------------------------------ Financial Markets ------------------------------ An incipient, yet fragile recovery being led by Japan and the US (9/03) Effects of E-Commerce on the Structure of Skills & Jobs (6/02) Global Economic Growth... Shifting Gears...? (10/04) Global Economy en-route to recovery (3/04) Global Markets (12/05) Global recovery slower in 2005, but still solid (12/04) Growth ? To be or not to be.. That is the Question! (6/05) Mind the Gap! (3/05). Review of the International Markets (3/06) Review of the International Markets (6/06) Review of the International Markets (9/05) Review of the International Markets (9/06) Stoking growth - Finding the Right Balance (6/04) The Global Economy Finally Breaths Signs of Recovery in the US and Japan (12/03) The Nature of Growth in Islamic Financial Institutions and the Challenges Facing Them (6/05) The US Economy Struggles in its Recessionary Swamp (12/02) US & Japan officially begin their struggle (3/01) US Economy Begins to Show Signs of its Economic Recovery (3/02) US Economy Fights to Get out of its Recessionary Quagmire (03/03) US Economy Shows Signs of Delayed Recovery (6/02) Us Economies Begin to Weaken (9/02) World Economy shows some Weak Signs of Recovery (6/03) World's Leading Economy continues to search for the bottom of the downturn (12/01) Worst for the US Economy seems to be over (6/01) Yen and Euro show signs of strength against Dollar (9/01) ------------------------------ International Trade ------------------------------ Developing Countries & WTO after the Doha Ministerial Meeting (9/02) Main Characteristics of UAE's Construction Sector (6/02) Shaping future GATs Rules for Trade in Services (9/01) The Doha WTO Ministerial Meeting (12/01) The UAE after the Hong Kong Trade Meeting (3/06) WTO's Forthcoming Doha Ministerial Meeting (6/01) ------------------------------ World Economy ------------------------------ Bank Concentration and Financial Stability (9/03) Critical Elements of the Business and Investment Climate (03/03) Globalization and the Challenges It Poses to Developing Countries (12/02) How Serious is the Global Fear of Deflaion? (12/03) How can Cities Best-Serve Sustainable Economic Development? (6/03) Managing Oil Revenues for Sustainable Development : Some Empirical Insights ( 6/03) Prospects of World Economic Growth (9/01) World Economic Growth Prospects after September 11 (12/01) ------------------------------ Regional Economy ------------------------------ Disciplines and Gains of GCC's Proposed Monetary Union (9/06) Financial Globalization: Opportunities and Challenges for Countries of the Middle East (9/03) Regional Economic Prospects after the War in Iraq (6/03) The Significance of UAE in the Gulf Regional Economy (3/04) ------------------------------ Economic Policy ------------------------------ Growth Aspects of UAE?s Industrial Sector during 2000-2003 (12/04) Is There a Relationship between Small & Medium Size Enterprises (3/04) The Economic Effects of Fiscal Policy in GCC Economies (9/05) The Impact of Standards and Technical Regulations on Export Success (9/06) The Implications of Basel II for the Developing Economies (12/04) The Internationalization of Financial Services (6/04) The Nature of Islamic Financial Institutions: Is there a Need for Regulation (10/04) The Reality behind the role of SMEs in growth and development (3/06) The Relationship between Trade Structure and Economic Growth (10/04) ------------------------------ Oil Markets ------------------------------ Prospects of Medium - Term and Long - Term Oil Prices (9/05) ------------------------------ Management Tools ------------------------------ Critical Human Resource Development Issues Facing Business Organizations in the Region (12/05) ------------------------------ Banking Sector ------------------------------ Five Rules in Managing Core Banking implementation in the Middle East (06/06) ------------------------------ December 2006 ------------------------------ Effect of the US Dollar Volatility on GCC's Exchange Rates and the Financial Sector (12/06) Review of the International Markets (12/06) Should we invest in Higher or Basic Education (12/06) Starting a new business in the UAE (12/06) ------------------------------ March 2007 ------------------------------ Rethinking Growth (03/07) Review of the International Markets (03/07) Starting a new business in the UAE (03/07) The Main Factors Driving Global Stocks Markets in 2007 (03/07) ------------------------------ June 2007 ------------------------------ A National Perspecitve on the Impact of Government Regulations on Business Startups (06/07) Review of the International Markets (06/07) Should GCC Countries opt for Inflation Targeting Policy Regime: Implications for the Banking Sector (06/07) The Nature of Small & Medium Size Enterprises in GCC's Industrial Sector (06/07) ------------------------------ December 2007 ------------------------------ National View of the Business Environment, Obstacles and Support Services in the UAE (12/07) Opening up in UAE's Financial Sector: Is It Over-Banked or Under-Banked (12/07) Review of the International Markets (12/07) The Link between Higher Education, Innovation and Economic Development (12/07) ------------------------------

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