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Simple distribution agreements, 132, 134-135, U
137-146 Ulema (Islamic religious scholars), 115
Skills, expatriate recruiting, 206-208 Umm al-Qaiwain Emirate, 101
Snickers, 168-169 Unemployment, 31, 48-49, 70, 94, 117, 123,
Socioeconomic status and income level 126, 197, 199
low, as market risks, 94-95 Unilever, 277, 280, 298
middle class, 10, 69, 72, 77, 126, 164, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
279-280 within broader Middle East, 31, 33
unemployment, 31, 48-49, 70, 94, 117, 123, as capital source, 218-219, 224-225, 227-
126, 197, 199 230, 233, 235
the wealthy, 38, 46-49, 72-73 competition between, 110-111
(See also Expatriates and expatriate labor; described, 101
GDP [gross domestic product] per economic transformation, 103-104
capita) head office awareness of GCC, 295
South Africans, 89 human capital and expatriate strategies,
Standards of living (See Socioeconomic 187, 198, 203, 207-208, 210-211
status and income level) market attractiveness, 67, 69-70, 74-75,
Starting a business, challenges, 262-263 77-80, 84-90, 94-95
Stock market, local, 227-231 market-entry, 136, 138-140, 142, 153,
Strategic investment, GCC capital source, 156-157
235-239 marketing strategy for, 163-164, 166,
Strategic planning cycle for GCC, 294-295 170-173, 178, 180, 182
Support facilities, operations/logistics misconceptions regarding, 40, 43, 48,
strategies, 256-257 55-58, 60
Syria, 6, 21, 24-25, 28 open-for-business environment,
Systemic changes, head office awareness of 105-107
GCC, 291, 296-299 operations/logistics strategies, 245-247,
250, 252, 254, 258-259, 262-263
T organizational design, 268, 276, 278-281,
Tabreed, 107, 225 283
Taglines, 168-169 overview, 1-2, 4-5, 9-10
Al Tayer Group, 138-139 risks, 90, 94-95
Terrorism, 94, 116, 223-224 as “trailblazer” and “trendsetter” in
Al Thani, Abdullah bin Jassim, 118 GCC, 9, 81-85, 100-112, 118, 122
Al Thani, Hamad bin Khalifa, 118 (See also specific emirates)
Three cluster model of Middle East, 6-8, United Kingdom (UK), 20, 24, 30, 88-89,
21-34 101-102, 118, 123-124, 166, 204, 258-260
Time zones, 258-260 United States (US)
Tourism and hospitality sector, 43-44, 81-82, advertising, 170-171
87-89, 112 brands and business, 39, 49-54, 156-160
Toyota, 131-132, 140-142, 274 budget deficit, 2, 213
Traffic, 42, 104, 247-248, 278 China a perceived balance to, 89-90
Training (See Education and training) economic liberalization, 73
Transportation for education, 119, 190-191, 204-205, 293
by air, 42, 109, 111, 244-248, 263-265, 277 First Gulf War, 19, 24, 34, 114, 122-124
Saudi challenges, 280-281 GCC allies, 114
shipping and ports, 3, 58, 77, 105-106, GDP per capita, 46, 188
136, 236, 248-253, 289 Iraq War and War on Terror, 19-20, 81, 89,
traffic, 42, 104, 247-248, 278 93, 118, 223
Trucial States, 101-102, 118, 120, 190 population, 70, 195-196