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December - 2008 |
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In The Fast Lane
An OER-United Securities survey of
the Fastest Growing Large Cap Companies in the Sultanate of Oman |
Nimble and Agile
The list of the Fastest Growing Mid Cap Companies in the Sultanate of
Oman throws up quite a few surprises |
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New phase in fixed lines
The awarding of the second fixed line licence to Nawras signals
the end of monopoly in the telecom sector, writes Visvas Paul D
Karra |
The Perfectionist
Dr Andy Wood, Shell Country Chairman has struck a perfect balance
between the call of duty and his personal life writes Mayank Singh |
A Stellar Platform
Ali Rashid Al-Jarwan, General Manager - Abu Dhabi
Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) and Chairman of the recently
held Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference (ADIPEC)
2008 speaks to Jessica Brookes of OER on the sidelines of the
conference in Abu Dhabi |
IN DEPTH
The Best
10 of 2008
OER draws up a list of the best policy initiatives, newsmakers,
automobiles, gadgets, and books this year |
NEW BEGINNING
Luxury cars are not
something we would normally associate with Korean cars, but
Hyundai was looking to change that image. MALCOLM XAVIER CRASTA
WRITES |
eCASH
The ePayment Gateway promises to revolutionise the way we do
transactions. All that we may need is a bank card and a secure
Internet connection to buy and sell and pay our phone bills,
writes Visvas Paul D Karra |
IF YOU HAVE IT,
FLAUNT IT
Samsonite’s positioning as a luxury lifestyle brand has
helped it graduate from being a commodity to an aspiration.
Mayank Singh reports |
Scaling-Up
Despite being a late entrant in the Middle East market, the
Malaysian auto major Proton has chalked out an aggressive plan
to penetrate the regional market. Akshay Bhatnagar reports from
Malaysia |
CREATIVE THINKING
The third Infiniti Power Talk delivered by Mind Mapping Guru
– Tony Buzan empowered Oman’s powerful business leaders with
effective inputs on creative thinking and leadership |
An Enviable
Track Record
Majan Consolidated has grown from from strength to strength,
thanks to a penchant for quality products and uncompromising
service standards |
Football fever in
the air
Sports’ marketing
takes off in a big way as companies make a beeline to associate
themselves with football before the forthcoming Gulf Cup. Mayank
Singh reports |
AN ACE PLAYER
Domain knowledge,
patience and reinvesting in the business have helped Muscat
Sports to become a leading company in sports merchandising
company. Mayank Singh reports |
OBAMA AND THE CURRENCY MARKETS
Barack Obama’s
constituencies in the US trade unions and Detroit automakers may
lead to a more hawkish rhetoric against China endangering the export
potential of the Middle Kingdom |
Banking on the
Future
Oman’s banking sector seems poised to go through the global
financial meltdown without much of an impact, though it may lose
some steam in the short-to-medium term |
FDI
flow and economic reforms
Saudi Arabia has become the highest recipient of foreign
direct investments in the region, thanks to its economic reforms
and liberalisation policies |
Ducab Enhances its
backward integration
Late Sheikh Rashid
bin Saeed Al Maktoum founded Ducab in 1979 as a joint venture
between the Government of Dubai and the BICC group |
Against all odds
Dr Nasser Zaher Nasser
Al Mauly, CEO, A’Saffa Poultry Farms, stuns you with his
never-say-die attitude both professionally and personally. He
believes in and has immersed himself in the maxim ‘living life to
the fullest’ |
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