Shehab Gargash
CEO of Daman Investments On the annual basis, after the downturn of 2006, Dubai general index recovered well and gained 43.7% to reach 5931.95 points at the end of 2007.
Dubai Medical Zone
Stephan Baker, General Manager of Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib medical center Apart from first world service! I think that’s one of the main expectations everyone is expecting world class medical service. To be licensed as a Doctor in the UAE you have to reach a certain and that standard is raised in the Medical City. Because it is a free zone it has its own regulations which in my opinion are more stringent that those of the rest of the country.
Lalu Samuel
Managing Director of Clipsal Middle East, Pierlite Middle East We are talking about almost $ 3 trillion in the construction industry in the next 5 to 10 years in the region. The investment regions have already started. I think it is very difficult to hold it in the middle, adding the industry boom activity and expansion.
Global Village, Dubai Culture Destination
Abdul Redha Ali Bin Redha, Project Director of Global Village As you know, the Global Village has a strong history of bringing all cultures and countries under one umbrella. So, from that concept,Global Village is going to the international market saying that Global Village has different representatives from different countries, retailers and shows representing many countries. All that will be offered under one umbrella to our visitors. Global Village is basically focusing on and promoting the Global Village but at the same time Dubai as a secure and safe city attracting people from all over the world.
Mohamed Ahmed-Yahia
General Manager – Near & Middle East of LegrandPeople are looking for more commerce, more comfort, more security, more energy saving, in India for instance we found out in a study that there are 300 million people able to buy Le Grand products. Imagine 300 million people out of 1.1 billion, this is huge for us and is a great opportunity for us.
Michael H. Tomalin
Chief Executive (CE) of National Bank of Abu DhabiThe US economic slowdown caused by the subprime crises, lower liquidity and high inflation are some of the major concerns of Today’s world.
AL Qudra Abu Dhabi, Mahmood Ebraheem Al Mahmood
CEO of Al Qudra Holding Read more – Al Qudra Holding When Al Qudra Holding started, we envisioned what we wanted to do as Al Qudra. It was clear what was to be done in Abu Dhabi. Al Qudra tried to position itself as leader of the developers here, as leaders of the private sector players, so Al Qudra decided to get into those five main sectors. If you ask me how that is different from our position today, we look at what adds value to what we are doing.
Khalid Essa Buhmaid
Vice President of Corporate Relations & International Affairs of Dubai Aluminium Company Limited (DUBAL)The limited supply of raw materials is a factor behind the major consolidation trend of the world aluminum industry.
UAE Football Association, UAE Football
Mohammad Khalfan Al Rumaithi, President of UAE Football Association The main limitation is the number of players and talents in UAE Football. Still the UAE is not like many countries around us. Many things have been changing: the kids do not play football like they used to do 30 or 35 years ago and UAE Football is therefore reducing its talent pool. When I was young we plaid football the whole day when we wouldn´t have school. But now it is rare to see kids playing football in the neighbourhood.
Syed Mohammad Ali & Najia Mahboob
CEO of Fortune Group and Director of Business Development of Fortune GroupMoody’s believes that the region’s property boom is driven by strong fundamentals and rules out that the bubble being built could be pierced.