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Contents xiii

19. Business Ventures and Financial Sector in the United
Arab Emirates
Robert Rumi nski
Introduction 373
Small and Medium Enterprises and the Government Financial
Support 376
Ease of Doing Business in the UAE 379
Investment BodiesdThe Key Players and Contributors 381
Legal Aspects of Conducting Business Activity 382
Banking SectordThe Structure and Recent Developments 389
Other Key Players of the Financial Market 398
Business Cooperation Between the UAE and Poland 403
Prospects for Polish Enterprises in the Persian Gulf States 404
The Persian Gulf Markets 404
Entry Barriers for Polish Entrepreneurs on the Example of Polish
Companies of Inglot and Can-Pack/Arab Can 406
Factors Determining the Expansion of Polish Enterprises in the
UAE 408
Market Chances and Threats 409
Arabic Investments in Poland 409
The SWOT Analysis of the UAE MarketdBusiness Perspective 410
Conclusions and Summary 411

20. ECO-GEN Energy Solutions: Tahiti Story
Cheryl Stephens
Background 413
The Solution 414
The Technology 415
Inside the JouleBox: How the JouleBox Power Station Works 416
The JouleBox Power Station Plants Solution 417
The Tahiti Solution 419
References 419

21. Japanese Smart Communities as Industrial Policy
Andrew DeWit
Japanese Smart Communities: Plenty, but Poorly Promoted 421
Opening the Window on Japan’s Smart Communities 423
Higashi Matsushima City Smart Disaster Prevention Eco Town 427
The Power Business 430
Japan’s Incentives 431
Japan’s New Institutions 433