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Investors across the world look towards the Arab world for investment. But it is pertinent to ask: what are the Arab investors looking for? It is
an open secret that Arab investments that run into trillions of dollars are not parked in the Gulf countries, but in the financial capitals of the world such as London, New York, Paris, Tokyo and Singapore.
The uncertain outlook for oil prices and a probable rise in interest rates are the main headwinds facing the Saudi economy in 2010.

Last year there was almost no growth in the Saudi economy, according to a new report from Banque Saudi Fransi. The slowdown resulted in a surge in unemployment from 6.2 to 15.2 per cent.


The Saudi billionaire whose investment firm is one of the biggest stakeholders in Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. said he is looking to expand his alliances with the media giant, in the latest indication that his appetite for growth remains robust even as his company retrenches.
A South Korean group led by Korea Power Electric Corp. won a $20 billion contract to build four nuclear plants in the United Arab Emirates, the second-biggest Arab economy.

Korea Power, a state-run utility that supplies almost all the power in South Korea also known as KEPCO, won the U.A.E.’s first nuclear power plant order together with Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Hyundai Engi
Debt-ridden conglomerate Dubai World is expected on Monday to ask key creditors for more time to pay off its loans, but leave them none the wiser concerning their prospects of being paid back in full.

Saddled with a $22 billion debt pile and in need of restructuring, the Gulf Arab emirate's flagship company is expected to formalise a request for a payment standstill at a meeting with some 90 c
Debt-ridden conglomerate Dubai World is expected on Monday to ask key creditors for more time to pay off its loans, but leave them none the wiser concerning their prospects of being paid back in full.

Saddled with a $22 billion debt pile and in need of restructuring, the Gulf Arab emirate's flagship company is expected to formalise a request for a payment standstill at a meeting with some 90 c
When investing in the Gulf, one has to learn to differentiate each of the market's dynamic.