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June 2008

This month on Gateway to the Middle East…

Episode 8 takes us on a journey to Dubai, Egypt, Jordan & Ghana.

Peter Barker-Homek, CEO of The Abu Dhabi National Energy Company, or Taqa tells Simon Hobbs about the company's rapid international expansion plans and why he thinks transparency is essential for Sovereign Wealth Funds.

Plus, the high cost of oil dominates talks at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East, we look at what regional economies are doing to diversify away from oil.

And, sky-high oil prices means sky-high problems for the world's airlines… but Middle Eastern carriers are still managing to bank some profits. We focus on one local carrier.
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World Economic Forum, Energy, SWFs & Privatisation

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