Essays on GCC

Overview of economic performance of GCC countries

The Gulf Cooperation Council comprising of Kuwait, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Oman are oil rich nations representing an aggregate of 35.7 percent of global oil reserves. These nations are the largest exporter and producer of petroleum and have experienced excellent economic growth since the year 2008. The economic growth rate of the GCC nations has increased threefold to $1.4 trillion in the year 2011. The estimated growth of Gross Domestic Product for the GCC nations in the year 2013 is forecasted to reach around $1.5 trillion. The aggregate growth of Gross Domestic Product in the ...

Political Implications of Sino-Saudi Relations to the US and Regional Affairs

Abstract As the largest and most influential nations in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia has been considered a valuable asset to any country wishing to have influence in the tightly-knitted Middle East. Many nations throughout the years have tried to sway the Saudi government and monarchy into entering diplomatic and economic partnerships with them in order to gain access to the region’s oil reserves and establish their partnership but only a few have been successful. One of these successful nations is the People’s Republic of China, which has strong diplomatic, economic and social partnerships with Saudi. China has been ...

Information Security

Business continuity planning (BCP) is used by businesses especially those operating through the help of computer network to prepare on how to continue surviving during any disaster, disruptions or changes. It thus gives a surety that there will be continuity of critical business processes in the most unfavorable situations with allowable constraints. BCP is therefore away of enhancing security to the business. The implementation OF BCP is normally done according to laws and regulations provided by BS25999 standard. The standard emphasizes that a business organization needs to have business continuity program set up in place in order to execute its operations ...

There are different discussions concerning city studies. This paper looks into some of the debates on the whole structure of cities; social, economic as well as political organization. It uses four different sources to review city life.

In part two of the book, City Reader, LeGates, Richard T, and Frederic Stout talk about “Urban Culture and Society.” Cities comprise of a sequence of institutions. They include; the economic market segment, the government fort as well as the community. The community or society is considered as the most authentically communicative form of the city population, the city’s local culture ...

Introduction

Tuberculosis is one of the oldest diseases and is widely prevalent on a global scale. While most governments have tried their best to keep this disease under check, most have been unsuccessful given the ability of the bacteria to adapt to newer drugs. This paper will critically examine the past lessons initiated in order to control the disease as well as the medical impact of the disease in the UAE. The paper will also conclude with a few recommendations in order to control TB in the future.

The World Health Organization (2009) states that one of the key methods for controlling ...

Islamic banking performance and risks in MENA

1. Introduction Islamic finance was only a dream 50 years ago became reality now. Nevertheless, it is one of the fastest growing industries currently as well as it showed some strength at the time of Global Financial crisis (2007-2009). These features and others made Islamic banks a feasible and viable alternative for conventional banking system. Although Islamic Banking showed good signs but they faced and still facing some challenges (Risks). This paper revises the current risks faced by Islamic Banks especially in MENA region. Additionally, it’s going to measure their performance in these countries. Finally it will classify ...

GCC, Oil and the Life in the Gulf

The Middle East can be considered one of the most diverse regions in the world due to its rich culture and history that enabled the region to preserve its heritage even in the modern world. Aside from this diversity, the region is also quite known for being the largest oil producer in the globe. Each country in the Middle East is said to possess significant oil reserves, causing many to believe that due to the high demand of oil around the globe, the region is thriving economically. However, while it is true that oil is abundant in the Middle ...

Business

corporate governance in family business

Introduction

Corporate governance is an indispensable factor for the advancement of family-owned businesses. According to Pedersen & Partners (2015), globalization and rapid growth of commercial transactions resulted to several obstacles for family businesses. In fact, family-owned businesses have to keep up with the requirements of corporate governance to strengthen their foundation. These family-owned businesses learned that practicing good governance enables will allow them to create healthy business processes in preparation for their expansion in the future (Pedersen & Partners, 2015). Recent studies conducted by Credit Suisse showed that modern day family businesses had been successful in ...

The Middle East has historically been viewed as a region of underdevelopment in almost all areas, particularly in education, recreation and real estate and infrastructure. Further, not only development in Middle East has been viewed as an anomaly in a region long known for conflict and destruction almost exclusively but also forunsustainability of development efforts particularly in areas requiring longer and insightful strategies such as education, recreation andreal estate and infrastructure. This view has recently, however, shifted given unprecedented changes inpublic policies for areas in question. This paper aims, hence, to explore recent developments in education, recreation and real estate and ...

Since time in memorial, the world has always been divided into several different classifications that showcases the disparity between nations. The most common example is the division of nations based on their wealth and power or the First, Second, Third and Fourth Worlds. Others classify nations through their location in the Hemisphere, while the rest would just generalized based on their region. For centuries, it is often notable that the Western half of the world is portrayed as the dominant nations and news reports would showcase just how advanced these countries have now become. Even if there are instances ...

Issue Analysis: Has the China -Saudi Oil Relations Impacted on the Economy of both Countries?

Summary

China has an exceedingly high population, standing at over 1.3 billion people, and this has led to a huge demand of oil for energy production in the country to serve this exceedingly high population. The huge size of the Chinese economy, the second economy in the world in terms of size at the moment, requires billions of barrels of oil to fire it (Al-Tamimi, 2012). The IMF, in 2012 projected that China will become the largest economy in the world by the year 2017, at the earliest opportunity. Saudi Arabia has extensive oil wells harboring billions of barrels of ...

Introduction:

Moreover, the process of Green Supply may as well be considered as the practice of monitoring and enhancing environmental performance alongside the supply chain. Incorporating environmental awareness into the supply chain management, entails product design, viable raw-material sourcing and selection, efficient manufacturing processes, distribution of the final produce to the consumer as well as post-life product management, particularly after product use (Emmett & Sood, 2010).

Responsible production and consumption:

Greening the Supply Chain and Globalization: In the modern market domains, globalization improves the opportunities for buyers in products’ acquisition. As buyers elevate their focus on environmental improvements, this in turn enhances the supplier ...

Introduction:

The paper will look into the competitive aspects that Nescafe is faced with in the Gulf Region. The analysis would entail a brief account of the overall marketing strategy of the competitors of Nescafe. The GCC is a key sector for coffee industry and in a research report, UAE alone stands to grow 80% in the coffee sector (Hotelier, 2011).

Main competitors in the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) region:

The main competitors of Nescafe in the Gulf region are as follows: - Lavazza - Davidoff Coffee - Starbucks

Marketing strategy of Nescafe Competitors:

The product strategy of Lavazza Coffee is based on providing constant innovation and hence with a key focus on GCC ...

Green supply chain management

Green or sustainable supply chain management. According to Ageron et al. (2011), green supply chain management is the transparent, strategic, integration and achievement of an organization’s social, environmental, and economic objectives in the systematic coordination of key inter-organization business performance of the firm and its supply chain partners. Ageron et al. (2011) argue that helping other players in the chain is an important as other players will understand the importance of resolving the environmental and social problems. Supporting each member in the supply chain is, therefore, important in any supply chain as all members of the chain will ...

Philosophy

Introduction Thesis Statement: Businesses should agree on the nature of their responsibilities to the environment to ensure that they practice sustainability practices and reduce the effects of Global Climate Change. The attempt to specify the influence of the nature and force of business to the environment has faced a critical conceptual framework due to the inadequate agreement on the specific nature of environmental responsibilities expected of businesses. It is of great importance for businesses to agree on the nature of their responsibilities to the environment to ensure that they practice sustainability practices and reduce the effects of Global ...

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An administrative center for the oil industry in Saudi Arabia, Dhahran forms a part of the Dammam Metropolitan Area. Oil reserves are found in abundance here and the city headquarters Saudi Aramco, the largest oil company in the world. There is a diaspora of various ethnicities, along with the major population of Saudis. The education is good and fulfilling, with students learning different subjects prescribed by the Ministry of Education. There is more focus on English and Computer these days. The kids get a good educational learning and background for the future. There are both apartments and single family dwellings ...

In the article titled” Optimism on GCC-Singapore free trade deal despite lower exchange”, they talk about increased partnership between Singapore and Gulf Coast Countries. Against the background of decreasing trade, they have just signed a free trade agreement. This agreement lowers the tariff for goods prepared in Singapore, and give GCC preferential treatment in latter’s industrial sector. In specific terms, Singapore has inspired Abu Dhabi’s economic development, and latter’s national oil company has upgraded its representative office in Singapore. This is an important development as Singapore is positioning itself as gateway to Asia; and UAE is positioning ...

The article by Antony highlights the future implication of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and its effect on the countries under it. The most significant idea from the article is the issue on the isolation of Egypt. Before the five members of GCC together with other Arab countries prompt to relieve Egypt from the two most important Arab and Islamic Organization, and it resulted into a drastic aftermath. The article shared that history will not likely repeat itself since the countries involved learned their lesson by paying a great price. Egypt was important in the maintaining of Bagdad’s effort to preserve ...

Personal Essay

My Name is Fulan Alfulani. I was born and raised in Abu Dhabi. Given that education has become an integral factor in achieving success in today’s world, I decided to study abroad after getting my high school Diploma in my country. As a result, my family and I decided that it would be best if I studied in an Anglophone country where I would not only be proficient in speaking and writing in English, but also the fact that the US has high quality schools. Thus, after finishing high school I decided to apply to an American university because ...

Abstract

The analysis of sleep stages and categorization of modern polysomnography systems are based on computer. The process comprises of functions namely recording, documentation during recording, automatic and visual analysis, and reporting. The report content take account of necessities and essential principles for the investigation of non-electroencephalography(EEG) signals like respiration, oxygen saturation, snoring and electrocardiography(ECG) and alternatives based on the establishment by Rechtschaffen and Kales several years ago (Penzel, Thomas, and Regina 2000).

Literature Review

The advancement that continues to take place in the biomedical field has a large impact on human lives. This is due to the introduction of enhanced ...

Introduction

In early 1970s many states containing the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) were all declared sovereign. In order the emirates of Gulf to bid to modernized political structures they were first to acquire the title of state. The state of Bahrain was among the GCC emirates. Therefore it provided one of the complementary cases since in their process of forming the state it interacted with serious issues relating to tribal political governing, popular participation and civil society. As a result, there was introduction of administrative reforms in Bahrain in the early 1920s. This was the time and peak of British was ...

Management

Conventionally the debate on eco-political condition in the Arabic Gulf emphasized on its geostrategic significance including certain factors or players having the capability to destroy its oil flow, the length of dependency on oil posed on past governments in deriving ‘rent’ and the manner in which this ‘rent’ was spent (the ratio of investment and consumption). However recent events have shifted to include the national demographic profile of the countries in the Arabian Gulf in which significant focus is on the idiosyncrasies related to the labour market. This is especially with respect to the “structural employment” and “emerging strains” ...

The Global Financial Crisis (‘GFC’) had a very dramatic impact on the domestic economies of a number of global nations, in a plethora of ways, typically replicating the fiscal and financial health of such nations. United Arab Emirates (UAE) was one such nation that had a serious impact of the GFC and since then the myriad challenges posed by the capital markets has been an interesting area of focus for the Middle East. UAE is one of the oil rich economies of the Middle East. During the initial and developing years of the last century UAE discovered new abundance and wealth from its ...

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Water scarcity is one of the most discussed topic globally especially in the Gcc countries where water has become scarce causing a lot to these countries. Scientists and researchers are continuing looking for solutions where they argue that replacement of the current resources is an important strategy and policy making for soil making and water is highly needed. In the worst scenario, the Arabian Gulf and the Middle East countries are expected to fall under physical water scarcity by 2025.

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Introduction:

Gcc countries are at among the quickest rates in the world to ...

Literature Review

Despite small in size, the Gulf Cooperation Council possesses an insurmountable amount of power in the Middle East as its members are the influential and richest nations in the Gulf. With the GCC acting as a political and economic union, other nations and even the international community is seeing the Union as a potential leader in enacting the Millennium Development Goals in the region. However, there are some studies that see GCC as a still fledgling organization that still does not have claws and fangs in influencing its member countries, especially in other concerns like political, economic and social policies it has ...

Citation/Reference Information

The journal title, article title, author(s) names, year of publication, volume and issue/number, beginning page and last page, are all important because they will be needed for citations and your reference page. Energy Policy Article title Energy Policies of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries – possibilities and limitations of ecological modernization in rentier states Volume Number: 38 Number: 5 First Page Number: 2395 Last Page Number: 2403 Purpose Why do you think the author(s) wrote this article? What is its purpose? Does the article present research results? Does it present an ...

Garbois, Cyril. "Online Banking in the GCC." AtKearney (2013): n. pag. Web. Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is an economic and political alliance which was established in May 1981 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It consists of six countries in the Middle East. These countries are Oman, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Qatar. The main objective of the formation of this council is to achieve unity among the countries. Consequently, the success of this council is due to the fact that the member states share common cultural and political beliefs rooted in the Islamic faith they profess. ...

THESIS PROSPECTUS: THE ROLE OF THE GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL OF ARAB STATES TO MEMBERS IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE UNITED NATIONS MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Background of the Study

Since the end of the 20th century, issues such as extreme poverty, equal human rights for all gender and ethnicity, health services improvement, environmental sustainability and equal development have been in the forefront of both regional and international affairs. Several proposals and programs have been presented by various world leaders, however, a workable framework that can be applied to any nation is difficult due to the difference of each nation politically, socially and economically. With the ...

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The Gulf Cooperation Council has played an active role in promoting the property development industry in UAE. The economic boom in UAE allowed many real estate investors to benefit and earn high profits. The Three60 Estates Management is a member of Royal Group of Companies, which allowed it to greatly benefit. The firm is also a subsidiary of Tamouh, due to which it also provides sales, lease and other property management facilities to its clients. Three60 Estates Management has managed to maintain its customers and provide excellence through their services.

Introduction to Property Management Industry

Property management refers to the operation, oversight and control ...

Introduction

Today, interracial marriage is one of the most commonly debated topics in the field of sociology and anthropology today. Not a lot of people get to understand what interracial marriage really is or what it really is all about, or what it even means. Basically, interracial marriage is a process or a phenomenon that occurs when two people, who came from two differing ethnic or racial groups, become bound by law, culture, and religion. In the simplest terms, interracial marriage occurs when two people who both came from a different culture marry and converge to form a single unit of society, or what is ...

- Introduction South Africa is one of the countries in Africa that is growly immensely due to its precious goods, gold and diamonds. As a result, this has attracted a number of investors into the country in that the economy of the country is growing steadily. Foreign Direct investments have been encouraged by the South African government as it not only creates employment but also contributes to the government revenue of the country. This means that the gross domestic product, which is one of the factors that measure economy grows. It is important to note that economy is the backbone ...

Business risk in South Africa

Introduction The South African economy is the largest in the continent, PPP accounts for approximately 24% of its GDP. The World Bank has ranked South Africa an upper-middle income economy alongside four other countries in Africa namely; Mauritius, Botswana, and Gabon. Official reports from statistics South Africa (2011), a government body which is responsible for analyzing population statistics in South Africa, there are at least a quarter of the population without proper jobs whereas the unofficial reports indicate that at least 40% of the population is not employed. 25% of South Africans spend less than 1.25 USD a day. The country ...

Introduction

The concept of immigration is as old as mankind. People have been emigrating from one place to another for different reasons, and the trend will still continue in the future. As expected, migration affects various aspects of population – and this is true for both the immigrant’s country of origin, and the new country. In the last few decades, these changes have been more profound in the GCC countries, which have seen an unprecedented influx of foreign nationals. The GCC simply means the Gulf Cooperation Council and it brings together six wealthy nations bordering the Persian Gulf. These countries ...

Thesis Statement: There is an evident influence of Western culture on the GCC; more specifically, in the customs of language, daily life, and politics and economy.

Introduction

Globalization has helped nations develop mightier economies. In as far as the gulf countries are concerned, Globalization is a very important step towards sustainable economic growth and stability. The Gulf countries find themselves in a position where in they can use the globalization to their benefit. With globalization come the effects of globalization. It is an undeniable fact today that the western world is continuing to lead the economy despite emergence of oriental powers. So ...

Introduction

Political economy refers to the relationship between economic, law and politics of a country. It also tries to analyze the relationship between certain economic factors and the political ground of a country. The determinants of a suitable political economy are adverse in terms of the nature and influence to the economy of a country. Among the most common factors that influence the political economy of a country are free trade and environmental regulations. The two elements have unique relationship with each of them having influence to the other. However, all countries do not have same stand on these factors. For the sake of digging ...

Introduction

The health sector of the UAE initially used to be an eyesore. Most people relied on traditional medicine and conventional treatments. High class of society was able to go abroad for better treatment. After the discovery of oil sources UAE since then has had a drastic turn over. In 2009 MoH (UAE Ministry of Health) has launched a national project to focus on hospital information system in UAE, and this system is to be implemented over the span of three years. The main purpose of the project is to put more focus on the quality of health care by enhancing through a centralized ...

DUTIES OF CENTRAL BANK

The main duties of any central bank is to formulate and implement monetary policies on behalf of the government, act as a banker to the government and produce currency notes and coins for the country(Capie and Wood,2003). However duties and goals of central bank of specific country may differ depending on the laws and economic conditions of that country.

DUTIES OF UNITED ARAB EMIRATES CENTRAL BANK

Some of the duties of the central bank of United Arab Emirates are the following: - Exercise the privilege of issuing currency on behalf of the government

DUTIES OF UK CENTRAL BANK

- Ensures price stability so as to maintain public confidence and ...

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Introduction The United Arabs Emirates (UAE) is on the Persian Gulf. Its position is such that it is found on the Southeast of the Gulf. It borders Oman and Saudi Arabia. It has a population of 7, 890,796 (2011) and its capital city is Abu Dhabi. UAE comprises of seven emirates with Abu Dhabi being the largest followed by Dubai. For over 30 years, the Arab federation has exploited oil reserves and exporting it for ...

The Influence of the Stalemate in the W.T.O on the E.U.: Global Europe as New Trade Policy The Influence of the Stalemate in the W.T.O on the E.U.: Global Europe as New Trade Policy

Introduction

As an introduction, it is important to note that the European Union is one of the largest regional groups in the world. The group is an economic group which has continued to establish and execute various polices which have had a substantial effect on the trading activities in the member countries. Moreover, the group is also a political group. The recent stalemate in the world trade ...

A comparison between the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Human rights form the foundation of a harmonious and progressive society. No wonder the United Nations has come up with express conventions, treaties and laws designed to protect human rights. However, the degree of human rights from continent to continent and country to country is not the same. A review of the existing literature reveals that while some countries have progressive human right regimes, others still have their fists clenched against granting basic human rights to the people. A comparison of the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia reveals such disparities. This paper is premised on the fact ...

provide some pictures with it and please make sure you write the vision as whole in economic , electronic ..etc In the Introduction on the official Bahraini Vision 2030 web page the first few words describe it as “ a comprehensive economic vision for Bahrain ” . On that first gateway page they refer to their 6% per annum GDP that they have enjoyed over the last five years and observes that to maintain their economic success they have to rise to meet three challenges. They further define these challenges as relating to employment, innovation and the global market, and seizing the opportunities ...

Question 1

Many customers for Abercrombie and Fitch who would consume their products in Kuwait are unpredictable and they hesitate to buy a product that they little know about. This is in not only Abercrombie and Fitch but also everywhere, since it is very risky to buy a product that you little know about especially from a foreign country. This company needs many changes for it to enter the Kuwait market. it needs to change its culture and nature of doing things. If a company has a new product in a new market, it is always good to create good awareness to the target audience who in ...

Strategies & Challenges

The Savola Group is a Saudi public listed company and is considered as among the largest diversified conglomerates in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asian (MENACA) region. It manages a varied portfolio of business. Savola Group’s inception can be traced back to 1979 when it started with an initial capital of SR40 million in the edible oil industry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Currently, the Savola Group has 62% market share of Edible Oils market and 68% of the Sugar market in the Kingdom added to 113 Retail outlets in the form of supermarkets and hypermarkets. In ...

The Work-Life Conflict among Married Women

In the contemporary world where modernization, urbanization and realization of women’s rights are inevitable, work-life imbalances are rampant. The imbalances and inconsistencies between work and family life mostly impact on the various career women who are married. The problem becomes even worse where the working married woman is a mother to children and more so young children that still depend on the parents to a considerable extent. The women get themselves torn in between the demands of the workplace and the social commitments to the family and other social units. The difficulty in striking a balance between occupations and commitment to ...

Qatar Healthcare Systems

Introduction

Qatar’s Ministry of Health acts as the coordinating and statutory body for the health care management in the country. Its responsibilities are to come up with health policies and reforms that are used to provide an oversight for the health care development system. There is a state of pressure in the country due to the discontinuity and uncertainty in strategic management and making of long-term policies. This paper is aimed at understanding and comparing the health care reforms and policies between Qatar and United States as countries that have strong, but different healthcare delivery systems and how they contribute ...

The Effect of the USA Economic Collapse on the Saudi Arabia Economy

Chapter 1 The foundation of the Saudi Arabian national economy is the petroleum market. As early as 1986 Saudi Arabia (SA) linked its riyal to the US dollar (USD) (Sultan 2011, p. 237). The US economy as the leading economy in the world can have a deep impact on the Saudi economy which is a leading oil exporter in the world. The United States experienced a global financial crisis which caused a domino effect of economic problems throughout the world. The crisis spread to the world’s economy; having a special effect on the Saudi Arabian economy. Affects on the Saudi banking ...

The recent transition from authoritarianism to democracy by Muslim nations in the Middle East and North Africa has caused a lot of changes in the political, social and economic strata of these nations. Some of the nations that have experienced these changes include Iran, Iraq, Libya and the GCC. This paper intends to explain the effects and consequences of the Arab Spring on these nations both at local and international levels. The first important effect of the Arab Spring on Iran, Iraq, and the GCC is that it has brought about more political stability and security. Bearing in mind ...

Arguably, most of the countries in the world are experiencing the migration spring. Individuals migrate for various reasons, this reasons included labor, war, economic crisis, and business. Migrations have different types of impacts, which include political, economical, and social. As a matter of fact, GCC (Gulf Co-operation Council) are unique in different ways, but above all they have one most striking aspect, this is their enormous stock of migrant population comprising approximately half of the entire regions population. GCC countries include Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia. These nations are all rich in the production of ...