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Trade Representative, www.ustr.gov/assets/Document_Library/
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32 Achmed Al- Shahrabani and Kito de Boer. “Modernizing the United
Arab Emirates: An Interview with Minister of Economy Lubna Al
Qasimi,” from The McKinsey Quarterly Web exclusive, February
2007.
33 Kito de Boer and Jaap B. Kalkman. “Meeting Bahrain’s Challenges:
An Interview with Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa,”
from The McKinsey Quarterly Web exclusive, January 2007,
www.mckinseyquarterly.com/article_page.aspx?ar=1907.
34 Transparency International 2005 ratings.
35 William Wallis, “Gulf Arab Holidaymakers Travel Closer to Home,”
Financial Times, September 29, 2004.
36 Associated Press, “Crowd Trashes Offices of Red Sea Ferry Firm,”
February 6, 2006, www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11157659/.
37 Henry T. Azzam, “Remittances Are Major Asset for Some Arab
Countries,” Daily Star, December 11, 2006.
38 “Senior Bush Urges Students to ‘Seek Out, Understand Cultures,’”
Gulf Times, March 20, 2007.
39 www.answers.com/topic/arab-league (last accessed March 20, 2007).
40 Although OPEC’s headquarters is in Vienna, its most influential
members are in the Gulf.
41 Helene Cooper, “Aid Conference Raises $7.6 Billion for Lebanese
Government,” New York Times, January 26, 2007.
42 Statement by H.E. Ambassador Abdulaziz Nasser R. Al-Shamsi, The
Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United
Nations, before the 61st Session of the General Assembly on Item
“Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster
relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic
assistance; Assistance to the Palestinian people,” November 13, 2006,
www.un.int/uae/E13-11-06.htm.
43 Terry Carter and Lara Dunston, “Lonely Planet Dubai,” Footscray,
Vic.: Lonely Planet Publications, 2004, p. 12, and other sources.
44 Vimala Vasan, “NRIs Account for Chunk of UAE Remittances,” The
Hindu Business Line, February 23, 2005.
45 “Indian Investments in UAE to Reach USD 5 bn,” IRIS, December 12,
2006.