February 28, 2009
Belgium
Strength in Diversity
Yves Leterme, Belgium’s Prime Minister, is the leader of the Christian Democratic and Flemish party (CD&V) who previously served as the country’s Prime Minister from March 2008 to December 2008.
He has also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Budget, Institutional Reforms, Transport and the North [...]
February 28, 2009
Belgium
Strength in Diversity
Yves Leterme, Belgium’s Prime Minister, is the leader of the Christian Democratic and Flemish party (CD&V) who previously served as the country’s Prime Minister from March 2008 to December 2008.
He has also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Budget, Institutional Reforms, Transport and the North [...]
May 10, 2009
Barbados
Barbados Does It Best
Prime Minister David Thompson is making sure Barbados’s many investment attractions are better known. He says, “Barbados is a very stable democracy with an excellent private sector that has developed strong competencies in service-oriented activities. We also have advantageous taxation agreements with countries all over the world. I think we [...]
May 10, 2009
Curaçao
Caribbean Hub with Investment Appeal
Curaçao, seat of government for the Netherlands Antilles, has developed a diversified economy based on earnings from the island’s oil refinery (which account for around 90 percent of the island’s export revenues), remittances from the Netherlands, offshore banking, other services, trade, and tourism. Curaçao also operates the largest dry [...]
March 8, 2008
Abu Dhabi, Thriving in Challenging Times
Keeping Plan 2030 on track
Abu Dhabi’s Plan 2030, one of the world’s most innovative and comprehensive urban-development programs, is set to move ahead as anticipated in spite of the challenge posed by the global financial crisis. Abu Dhabi’s government, typically proactive, is determined to keep the momentum going [...]
November 25, 2008
Bermuda
Bermuda has developed a thriving economy based on financial services and tourism and now has the third-highest per capita income in the world, more than 50 percent higher than in the United States.
Bermuda means business
Premier Ewart Brown, Bermuda’s Head of State since 2006, says that while Bermuda’s economy, which is closely tied to [...]
August 29, 2008
The Bahamas
The Bahamas has developed a thriving, internationally oriented economy based primarily on financial services and tourism.
IMF praises 30 years of prudent macroeconomic management
Area: 5,382 square miles Capital: Nassau Government: Democracy Population: 307,451 (July 2008) Language: English (official) GDP per capita: USD 25,000 Monetary unit: Bahamian dollar (BSD) Exports: mineral products and salt, [...]
July 13, 2008
Dubai
Dubai: Leading Progress and Innovation
The kinds of ambitious, far-reaching goals detailed in Dubai’s Strategic Plan 2015 – ‘Vision 2015’ – would seem like an impossible dream coming from anyone other than His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai. [...]
January 20, 2008
Jordan
Jordan has been reforming its economy significantly under King Abdullah, including eliminating fuel subsidies, passing legislation targeting corruption, and beginning tax reform.
Area: 35,997 square miles Capital:AmmanGovernment: Constitutional Monarchy Population: 6.053,193 Languages: Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes GDP per capita: USD 5,100 Monetary unit: Jordanian dinar Imports: crude oil, [...]
Abu Dhabi, the largest of the seven emirates and the federal capital of the United Arab Emirates, serves as a model for other countries in the region.
Area: 26,263 square miles Capital: Abu Dhabi City Population: 1.702 Languages: Arabic GDP per capita: USD 184,96 billion Monetary unit: UAE dirham Imports: rmachinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food.. Exports: crude oil, natural gas, reexports, dried fish, dates.
Enlightened leadership ensuring long-term prosperity
January 6, 2008
Dubai
As H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, explains, “The United Arab Emirates is like a tree that has been protected by its leadership so that it will grow strong and bear fruit in abundance
Dynamic Global Hub Still Going Strong
Long-term strategies continue [...]
