Abu Dhabi Is Investing In Major Oil Refining Ventures; Buys Into
Big Western Firms.
*** Iran's Economy Is Beginning To Implode, As Its Banks Are
Seeing Their Liquidity Being Drained By Borrowers Paying 12% For
Credits - Being Encouraged By Ahmadi-Nejad's Socialist Moves . . .
Fate Of The FSU & Muslim World.
In a piece published by Asia Times Online of Oct. 28, Spengler
wrote: "Faddish conventional wisdom over the past few years held
that American influence was fading as technology radiated to the . . .
A Financial World War Is Hitting Emerging Economies; Even Russia
Is In Danger.
What is happening in financial markets across the globe now is as
devastating as a world war, with the emerging economies (EEs) being hit
hard. Just as huge wealth migrated from the OECD world to . . .
A Logical Model.
The family model has strong internal logic. Controlling
share-holders have incentives to closely monitor the company and its
management, which has a positive impact on performance. The presence . . .
Historical Background; The Tribal & Clan Origins.
With the society across the GCC region mainly being tribal, old
traditions still dominate through this society's main segments. As
such, the importance of a family business is often seen by tracing . . .
Towards Greater Transparency.
The decision of the Saudi stock exchange, Tadawul, in August 2008
to reveal the names of all individual share-holders with a stake of more
than 5% in any single company may not have revealed the . . .
GCC Family Businesses Going Public - Challenge To GME Cultures At
Times Of Crisis.
The six states of the Arab Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC), led by
Saudi Arabia, are undergoing a new cultural change which will have major
implications for the Greater Middle East (GME). As they . . .
UZBEKISTAN - Industrial Diversification.
Efforts are being made to diversify the industrial base of
Uzbekistan. The vast natural resource base, including a variety of
minerals, can feed new industries. The country's large population
of . . .
UZBEKISTAN - New Shurtan Compressor.
The Haifa-based Bateman Projects, a subsidiary of Bateman Israel
(which is part of the South African Bateman Industrial Group), built a
natural gas compressor station at the main Shurtan field as a . . .
UZBEKISTAN - The Shurtan Gas Chemical Complex.
Commissioned in early 2002, this is the biggest petrochemical
complex in Uzbekistan and is the biggest of its kind in the former
Soviet Union. The complex is fed by ethane from the Shurtan group of . . .
UZBEKISTAN - The Bukhara Refinery.
Built at a cost of more than $400m by Technip of France and JGC and
Marubeni of Japan, the refinery at Bukhara has a capacity of 50,000 b/d.
The refinery, processing condensate as well as heavy . . .
UZBEKISTAN - The Ferghana Refinery.
The biggest of the three plants, the Ferghana refinery was built
during the Soviet era. At present it produces mostly high quality diesel
and fuel oil. The refinery has been upgraded and expanded . . .
UZBEKISTAN - The Oil Refining & Petrochemical Sectors In
Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan has three refineries with a combined capacity of 222,000
b/d which, however, are operating way below their capacity. About 95,000
b/d of the products from these plants' output used to be . . .
Gazprom-Eon Deal.
Russia and Germany on Oct. 2 moved to restore close bilateral
relations after tensions over Georgia by endorsing a major gas E&P
deal between Gazprom and Eon. Speaking after talks in St Petersburg . . .
Russia In The Eye Of Global Energy Security Storm.
In the past, the Soviet state guaranteed all investments in the
production and transport of gas. The transit problem was effectively
non-existent and European consumer demand was fixed in . . .
UZBEKISTAN - The Electric Power Sector.
Uzbekistan is part of, and the main generator for, the integrated
Central Asia Power System (CAPS). The country's installed power
generation capacity is 11,580 MW. This consists of 42 power . . .
UZBEKISTAN - The Problems.
For energy self-sufficiency, Uzbekistan pays a high price. Since
independence in the early 1990s, the energy sector has borrowed over
US$4 bn from foreign banks under state guarantees. Due to . . .
UZBEKISTAN - The Energy Base Of Uzbekistan.
The energy base of Uzbekistan has seen slow expansion from 45
million tons of oil equivalent (oe) per annum in 1985 to a government
estimate of about 56m t/yoe for 2008, up from almost 55m t/yoe in . . .
Turkmenistan - Niyazov's Legacies Are Ending.
With the support of those who brought him to power, in late 2007
Berdimuhamedov began to project himself as a reformer. After ordering
the drafting of a new constitution, he has gradually . . .
Turkmenistan - Reforms & Attracting Foreign
Investments.
In March and April 2008, Berdimuhamedov issued a series of
directives to reform the country's educational system which his
predecessor had turned to his own way of thinking and limited to what . . .
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