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Art & Culture: two big players in the global crisis.
Posted March 8, 2012 by Paolo Sturiale in Business
While it is impossible to deny the severity of the present economic crisis, it is also clear that Europe has many reasons for optimism and hope.
As Europeans we should start looking at our cultural sector as a reservoir of hope, ideas and new economic growth that can lead us out of the crisis. The Europe of tomorrow is only going to be as successful and liveable as the ideas we have to make it grow. We all need master what artists are already good at making more with less, finding fresh new perspectives and exciting new combinations.
Art is not only a pleasurable icing on the cake; it is also a way of thinking and a practice of working innovatively with reality that can inspire us all to do better.
Furthermore, while the crisis is economic and political, it certainly isn't cultural. European cities are right now among the most creative and vibrant in the world. Cities like London, Milan, Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin and Copenhagen are not only major metropolises but also major creative centres with hundreds of thousands employed in the creative industries. By including culture on a much broader level in city planning, social policy and business development, we can create much more economically sustainable, attractive and liveable cities, also working and collaborating with the Arab World.
As Europeans we should start looking at our cultural sector as a reservoir of hope, ideas and new economic growth that can lead us out of the crisis. The Europe of tomorrow is only going to be as successful and liveable as the ideas we have to make it grow. We all need master what artists are already good at making more with less, finding fresh new perspectives and exciting new combinations.
Art is not only a pleasurable icing on the cake; it is also a way of thinking and a practice of working innovatively with reality that can inspire us all to do better.
Furthermore, while the crisis is economic and political, it certainly isn't cultural. European cities are right now among the most creative and vibrant in the world. Cities like London, Milan, Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin and Copenhagen are not only major metropolises but also major creative centres with hundreds of thousands employed in the creative industries. By including culture on a much broader level in city planning, social policy and business development, we can create much more economically sustainable, attractive and liveable cities, also working and collaborating with the Arab World.
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Arab Business Club sponsors CEO Top 100 Most Powerful A
Posted March 6, 2012 by Muhammad Sekagya in Business, Family & Home, Society, Empowerment of Women in the Arab World
Arab Business Club is thrilled to announce it's sponsoring of CEO 100 TOP Arab Women Event on 07th March 2012. This sponsorship is aligned with the Arab Business Club's aim to support and encourage the empowerment of women in the Arab World, revealing the Club's contributing commitment to the issue.
This year, Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, U.A.E's first female Minister of Foreign Trade, was once again awarded the ranking of First place, for the second time in a row.
Ranked second, is Nobel Peace Prize laureate from Yemen, Tawakkul Karman.
Ranked third, is Lubna Olayan - CEO of Riyadh based Olayan Financing Company.
Ranked fourth is Princess Ameerah Al Taweel, Vice Chair of Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation.
Ranked fifth is Raja Easa Al Gurg, President of Dubai Business Women's Council and managing director of the Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group.
Arab Business club offers warm congratulations to all the women who made this year's CEO 100 Top Arab Women list and looks forward to it's further involvement in the issue of empowerment of women in the Arab World.
Al Habtoor Group, a Dubai conglomerate experienced in hospitality, construction and automotive operations has seemingly been successful in seeking opportunities in Europe. There is talk regarding the conglomerate being set to take over a five-star Hotel in Budapest, Hungary, possibly as soon as the end of March. The hotel has been discussed to be worth $80 million but the name of the hotel has not been mentioned.
Additional to their asset acquisition in Hungary, Al Habtoor Group is also known to have been approached by French officials in regards to the purchase of a hotel in Paris. Details are still vague, with it being mentioned as possibly being a four-star hotel.
With these wheels in motion, the Group seems to be headed toward some potentially profitable and exciting activity in Europe alongside their recently released plans to contribute to the boosting of the U.A.E’s economy via the replacement of a 34 year-old Metropolitan Hotel with three luxury hotels and a Broadway-style theatre amongst other tourist attractions.
The Al Habtoor Group is a holding company run by Al Habtoor and in 2007, Australia’s Leighton Holding obtained a 45 percent stake from Habtoor.
In a move to improve the level of educational output and standard of educational facilities, Abu Dhabi announces it's exciting ambitions to build 100 new schools within the next decade.
To start off the initiative, four news schools in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Al Khatem and al Towayya were announced by the Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) to have opened at the beginning of January this year.
In Al Aim – Al Jahili Girls School with 50 classrooms accommodating 1,500 students, Al Towayya Girls School with 40 classrooms for 1,200 students, Al Khatem Girls School with 28 classrooms accommodating 600 students and Mubarak bin Mohammed School with 45 classrooms accommodating 1,200 students.
These schools were stated to be better equipped with advanced technologies in support of teaching and learning, larger classroom areas, sporting facilities, pools, laboratories, arts rooms, cafeterias, music rooms, high-tech ICT rooms and auditoriums.
In addition, to strengthen the country’s community ties, it was discussed that some of the new school’s facilities would be accessible to the public after school hours, such as the libraries and sporting fields.
1,200 jobs to be created in Lebanon with the building o
Posted March 6, 2012 by Muhammad Sekagya in Hospitality, Real Estate, Business, Entertainment, Family & Home, Society, Shopping
Developer Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) has predicted that the opening of a US$300m mall in Lebanon next year will create 1,200 retail jobs.
The Mall, which will be called Beirut City Centre, will be located in Lebanon’s capital Hazmieh, or the Damascus-Beirut road, and is believed to eventually encompass 200 stores and 40 international food and beverage outlets over three levels. VOX cinemas multiplex and Magic Planet family entertainment centre will also be inhabiting the new mall.
While construction began in 2009, completion date is estimated to be early 2013, with the mall boasting of the destination’s first Carrefour hypermarket. A space of 3,000 sqm and a rooftop dining area is said to have been incorporated into the design, together with eco-friendly technologies. Majid Al Futtaim is said to be aiming for a LEED silver rating with the Beirut City Centre.
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