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Cambridge University Press 978-1-108-42914-6 — Money, Markets, and Monarchies Adam Hanieh Index More Information Index Abboud, Samer, 268 Al Baraka Bank, 189 Abdul Aziz bin Fahd, Prince, 229 Al Baraka Banking Group (Bahrain), 63, Abdulkadir Al Muhaidib and Sons Group 191 (Saudi), 85 Al Baraka Banking Group (Saudi), 191 Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud, King, 260 Al Busaidi dynasty (Oman), 22 Abdullah bin Ali Al Thani, Sheikh, 248 Al Dahra (UAE), 124–127, 133, 139, Abdullatif & Mohammad Al Fozan Co., 85 182 Abraaj Capital (UAE), 122, 142–143, 194 Al Falih, Khalid bin Abdulaziz, 211–212, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, 197 216 Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority Al Fulaij Group (Kuwait), 103 (ADFCA), 126 Al Futtaim Group (UAE), 85, 110, 155 Abu Dhabi Fund for Development Al Ghafran clan (Qatar), 248 (ADFD), 165, 267 Al Ghanim Group (Kuwait), 71, 98 Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), Al Ghosaibi Group (Saudi), 69 38–39, 126 Al Ghurair Group (UAE), 64, 103, 110, Abu Dhabi Investment Council, 38 112, 126–127, 139 Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, 189, 197 Al Habtoor Group (UAE), 216 Abu Dhabi National Energy Co., 223 Al Hashim, Safa, 227 Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC), Al Hilal Bank (UAE), 197 71, 212, 214 Al Hobayeb family (Saudi), 190 Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, 100 Al Homaizi family (Kuwait), 190 Adeptio (Saudi), 140 Al Homaizi, Suad, 190 Africa Middle East Resources (AMER), 86 Al Issa family (Saudi), 69 Aggad Group (Saudi), 159–160 Al Jomaih family (Saudi), 88 Aggad, Omar, 160 Al Khabeer Capital (Saudi), 216 Aggad, Tarek, 159 Al Khaleej Sugar, 126 Agility (Kuwait), 125, 182, 228, 264 Al Khalifa dynasty (Bahrain), 21–22, 246, agribusiness, Gulf, 26, 112–119, 124, 248 126–127, 129–130, 143, 145 Al Kharafi Group (Kuwait), 64, 71, 88, 98, companies, 26, 112, 115, 128, 132–133, 103, 110, 112, 140, 142, 154 144 Al Maktoum family (UAE), 21 agro-commodity circuits, 112–123, Al Marai Group (Saudi), 116, 123, 129–130, 133, 140, 142, 144 127–128, 138, 140, 143, 210, 219 Agthia Group (UAE), 126–127, 129 Al Masira Investments, 190 Ahli United Bank, 189 Al Masri, Sabih, 158–159, 190 Airbus, 60 Al Muhaidib Group (Saudi), 103 Al Abbar, Mohammed, 86, 140 Al Nahyan family (UAE), 21 Al Ahli Bank (Kuwait), 189 Al Naimi, Ali, 211 Al Alfi, Moataz, 141 Al Obaid, Abdullah, 120 Al Araimi, Salim Saeed Hamad Al Fannah, Al Oula Real Estate Dev’t Holding Co. 85 (Saudi), 85 Al Bahar Group (Kuwait), 103 Al Rajhi Bank, 103, 189 295 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-108-42914-6 — Money, Markets, and Monarchies Adam Hanieh Index More Information 296 Index Al Rajhi Group (Saudi), 64, 103, 110, 112, banks, Gulf, 102–109, See also individual 116, 118, 122, 127, 139, 191, 203, 216 banks Al Rasheed, Madawi, 19 Bar, Shmuel, 254 Al Sabah family (Kuwait), 21, 190 Barclays (UK), 1, 39, 47 Al Safi (Saudi), 143 Barwa Bank (Qatar), 197 Al Sager Group (Kuwait), 103 Barwa Real Estate, 86 Al Saghyir family (Saudi), 89 Baskin Robbins, 141 Al Saher, Kathem, 169 Bassens, D., 177 Al Saud dynasty (Saudi), 19–20, 86, 229 Batelco (Bahrain), 86, 89 Al Shathry, Khaled, 69 Bayat, A., 146 Al Shaya Group (Kuwait), 64, 99, 110 Bechtel engineering (US), 160, 207, 221 Al Shirawi, Hesham, 121 Bernstein, Henry, 115 Al Tayer Group (UAE), 98 Beyti (Egypt), 138 Al Thani dynasty (Qatar), 20–21, 101, 110, Biekart, K., 146 248 bin Fahad, Rashid Mohammed, 118 Al Thani, Jassim bin Mohammed, 20 Bin Laden family (Saudi), 86, 156 Al Thani, Tamin bin Hamad, 20, 247 Bin Laden Group (Saudi), 219–220 Al Waleed bin Talal, Prince, 47, 141, 229 Bin Laden, Bakr, 229 Al Wathba Production and Distribution bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Sultan, 121 Complex, 127 bin Suhaim Al Thani, Sultan, 248 ALBA (Bahrain), 72 Bisco Misr, 142 Aldar Properties, 101 Bishara, Azmi, 249 Algeria Blackstone Group, 1 financial markets, 177–179, 187 Blair, Tony, 211 PWT projects, 162 Body Shop, The, 99 telecom business, 165, 168 Bogaert, Konrad, 152 Ali Reza Group (Saudi), 69, 86 bonds, Gulf, 102, 175, 193, 195, 202, Alibaba (China), 205 218–220 Alitalia (Italy), 47 Boston Consulting Group (BCG), 39, 207, Americana Group (Kuwait), 140–141 233 Amlak Finance (UAE), 85 Boubyan Petrochemicals, 216 Arab Monetary Fund, 184, 196 Brazil Arab Palestinian Investment Co., 143 agribusiness, 123 Arab Radio and Television (ART), 63 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), 51 Arab uprisings (2011- ), 4, 22–23, 28, imports, 52, 54 162–164, 183, 240–242, 244, 247, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), 51 252, 255, 262 Brenner, N., 147 Arabi Group (Kuwait), 228 BRICS, 4, 49, 51 Arabian Industrial Fibers Co. 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    Oman and Japan Unknown Cultural Exchange between the two countries Haruo Endo Oman and Japan and Endo Oman Haruo Haruo Endo This book is basically a translation of the Japanese edition of “Oman Kenbunroku; Unknown cultural exchange between the two countries” Publisher: Haruo Endo Cover design: Mr Toshikazu Tamiya, D2 Design House © Prof. Haruo Endo/Muscat Printing Press, Muscat, Oman 2012 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the written permission of the copyright owners. Oman and Japan Unknown Cultural Exchange between the two countries Haruo Endo Haruo Endo (b.1933), Oman Expert, author of “Oman Today” , “The Arabian Peninsula” , “Records of Oman” and Japanese translator of “A Reformer on the Throne- Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said”. Awarded the Order of HM Sultan Qaboos for Culture, Science and Art (1st Class) in 2007. Preface In 2004, I was requested to give a lecture in Muscat to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Oman-Japan Friendship Association, sponsored jointly by the Oman-Japan Friendship Association, Muscat Municipality, the Historical Association of Oman and the Embassy of Japan. It was an unexpected honour for me to be given such an opportunity. The subject of the lecture was “History of Exchange between Japan and Oman”. After I had started on my preparation, I learned that there was no significant literature on this subject. I searched for materials from scratch. I then organized the materials relating to the history of human exchange, the development of trade since the Meiji period (1868-1912) and the cultural exchanges between both countries.
  • Planning Abu Dhabi: from Arish Village to a Global, Sustainable, Arab Capital City by Alamira Reem Bani Hashim a Dissertation S

    Planning Abu Dhabi: from Arish Village to a Global, Sustainable, Arab Capital City by Alamira Reem Bani Hashim a Dissertation S

    Planning Abu Dhabi: From Arish Village to a Global, Sustainable, Arab Capital City By Alamira Reem Bani Hashim A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in City and Regional Planning in the Graduate Division of the University of California, Berkeley Committee in charge: Professor Elizabeth S. Macdonald, Chair Professor Michael Southworth Professor Greig Crysler Summer 2015 © Alamira Reem Bani Hashim Abstract Planning Abu Dhabi: From Arish Village to a Global, Sustainable Arab Capital City by Alamira Reem Bani Hashim Doctor of Philosophy in City and Regional Planning University of California, Berkeley Professor Elizabeth S. Macdonald, Chair The overarching objective of this research project is to explore and document the urban history of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is organized as a comparative study of urban planning and design processes in Abu Dhabi during three major periods of the city’s development following the discovery of oil: (1) 1960-1966: Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan’s rule (2) 1966-2004: Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan’s rule; and (3) 2004-2013: Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s rule. The intention of this study is to go beyond a typical historical narrative of sleepy village-turned-metropolis, to compare and contrast the different visions of each ruler and his approach to development; to investigate the role and influence of a complex network of actors, including planning institutions, architects, developers, construction companies and various government agencies; to examine the emergence and use of comprehensive development plans and the policies and values underlying them; as well as to understand the decision-making processes and design philosophies informing urban planning, in relation to the political and economic context of each period.
  • Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan

    Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan

    SHEIKH ZAYED BIN SULTAN AL NAHYAN A SpecialTribute SHEIKH ZAYED BIN SULTAN AL NAHYAN – A SPECIAL TRIBUTE SHEIKH ZAYED BIN SULTAN AL NAHYAN ON 2 NOVEMBER 2004, HIS HIGHNESS SHEIKH ZAYED BIN SULTAN AL NAHYAN, President of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, died. He was in his late eighties and had been Ruler of Abu Dhabi since 1966, and UAE President since the formation of the Federation on 2 December 1971. He was succeeded as Ruler of Abu Dhabi by his eldest son and Crown Prince, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who, on 3 November, was also elected unanimously by the Supreme Council of Rulers of the UAE as the country’s second President. Sheikh Zayed had been involved in government since 1946, when he became the Representative of the Ruler of Abu Dhabi in the Eastern Region of the emirate, and, upon becoming Ruler in 1966, he took the initiatives that led to the formation of the seven-member UAE Federation five years later. For the citizens of the Emirates, the vast majority of whom were too young to recall any other leader, he was not merely a President and Ruler, but he was also like a father. His passing prompted, as was to be expected, an outpouring of grief throughout the country, both among citizens and amongst the UAE’s large expatriate population, many of whom have lived much or all of their lives in the Emirates. President Sheikh Zayed, however, was not merely a national leader, but a widely-respected Arab and world statesman, as was shown by the fact that many Kings and Heads of State, Crown Princes, Prime Ministers and other senior government figures from around the globe flew in to attend his funeral or to pay their condolences to his successor.