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Land Speculators, Beware! Land Speculators, Beware! 22.01.2004 Annual Meeting 2004 Are property markets bubbling out of control? Are they about to burst? Participants generally agreed that there is no bubble. The robust market activity is due to easy financing and ...
Is There a Coherent US Foreign Policy for the Middle East? Is There a Coherent US Foreign Policy for the Middle East? 16.05.2004 World Economic Forum in Jordan 2004 Despite the controversies surrounding the occupation of Iraq and the lack of progress in the Israeli Palestinian peace process, the ...
ICT and Competitiveness ICT and Competitiveness 29.04.2004 European Economic Summit 2004 Panellists called for more action and less talk in implementing ICT solutions, in particular in education and health, via public private initiatives, and broadening access ...
Fight against Corruption Fight against Corruption 16.05.2004 World Economic Forum in Jordan 2004 In the Arab world and beyond, corruption continues to be a major check on development. Every country has a corruption problem, and Jermyn Brooks, Member of the Board ...
The Reform Agenda The Reform Agenda 16.05.2004 World Economic Forum in Jordan 2004 Reform is already under way across the Arab world, bringing major advances in political freedoms, economic liberalization and the role of women, panellists holding political ...
Facing the Real Challenges Facing the Real Challenges 15.05.2004 World Economic Forum in Jordan 2004 The Arab world in particular, and the global community in general, must play a greater role in trying to solve the pressing issues of the Middle East, agreed the ...
Reforming Government in the Arab World Reforming Government in the Arab World 16.05.2004 World Economic Forum in Jordan 2004 In his introduction, moderator Nemir A. Kirdar, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer, Investcorp, United Kingdom, outlined some of Dubai s ...
ICT in India: Time for Version 2.0? ICT in India: Time for Version 2.0? 29.11.2005 India Economic Summit 2005 What role can the IT sector play in developing competitiveness? What are the top issues and constraints on growth? Participants at different tables shared ideas ...
Purse Strings and Democracy Purse Strings and Democracy 25.01.2006 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2006 An African politician justifies spending scarce public funds on a personal jet as"capacity building" to beg for more aid. Another shuns the conditional ...
The Big Debate: Setting the Business Agenda Questions Demanding a Creative Response The Big Debate: Setting the Business Agenda 25.01.2006 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2006 In a session designed to map the agenda for this year's Annual Meeting, participants discussed five subthemes designed to highlight the key ...
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