The Emirates Economist

Economic analysis of events in the United Arab Emirates and the Gulf

Friday, March 16, 2007

Noted

*Miserable week as Dh18b wiped off UAE stocks

*Halliburton plans to hire 13,000 workers amid move to Dubai

*Most Saudi terror suspects disown deviant thoughts

*Bahrain: Trouble brewing over stage show

*Jebel Hafeet Mountain Road - greatest driving road in the world

Labels: Bahrain, Saudi Arabia

posted by John B. Chilton at 3/16/2007 08:19:00 AM

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