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1970s energy issues, 71, 99-100, 121, Islamic clothing, 55, 110, 170-174
149-150, 187-190, 221-222, 224 marginalized roles as misconception, 39,
and Saudi Arabia, 114 54-58
security and travel difficulties, 81-82, 109 purchasing power of, 54-55
Sharia-compliant finance, 2, 235 Saudi challenges, 281
trade agreements, 77 Saudi real estate holdings, 8
workweeks and time zones, 257-260 workforce, 282-283
University-level education, 119, 190-191, 293 in workforce, 56-57
Usury, Sharia-compliant finance, 231-232 Workforce
labor nationalization, 195-200
V local talent development, 202-205
Value-adding partners, Engagement mixed labor pools, 185-187, 200-205
Spectrum, 152-153 native worker standard of living, 68,
Visas and other government 94-95
documentation Public Relations Officer (PRO), 260-263
air transportation, 109 unemployment, 31, 48-49, 70, 94, 117, 123,
Dubai, 80 126, 197, 199
expatriates, 108-109, 192-194, 198, 200 women in, 56-57, 282-283
free zones, 156-157, 256-257 (See also GDP [gross domestic product]
language, 60 per capita)
Oman, 77 Workweeks, 257-260
Public Relations Officer (PRO), 261-262 World Trade Organization (WTO), 1, 30-31,
Saudi Arabia, 248, 280-281 75-78, 117, 155-157, 260
US and UK, 191 WPP Group, 180, 182
(See also Regulation and compliance)
Y
W Yamani, Zaki, 99, 114, 215
War on Terror and Iraq War, 19-20, 81, 89, Yemen, 22, 74, 270, 277
93, 118, 223 Young people, demographics, 1, 8, 42,
Weekends, 242, 257-260 70-71, 175-176, 195-196, 279
Women
education, 8, 55-56 Z
executive leadership, 58 Zara, 12, 176-177
government leadership, 57-58 Zogby, James, 72