1. Business monopoly and its effects on GCC
Economy:
The prestigious GCC Economic Forum beginning here
at the Dubai UAE discusses issues, which are strategically
important to the region’s business environment, and the role of
the US and Europe in the new world economic order and their
impact on developing countries with the birth of WTO.
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2. 8th
Dubtech Conferences - technology perspectives for the region
The use of
Internet and e-commerce, one of its widest applications, is
spreading rapidly throughout the world. The potential for
efficiency gains in terms of speeding up the diffusion of
information and transfer of technology is a real one.
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3. GCC Financial & Banking
Sector: GCC Banking Forum
Some suggest that creating a GCC
economy requires the creation of a GCC bank that is capable of
undertaking infrastructural projects of regional impact. Is
there a need for such a bank? And what kind of grand “regional”
projects should it undertake? This will be a key topic for the
2003 GCC Financial & Banking Sector forum.
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4. WTO and GCC Economy:
All countries that are members
of WTO committed to reduce trade barriers since WTO membership
entails not only the reduction of tariffs but also the
undertaking of significant reforms of technical regulations and
trade procedures. The trade procedures include items such as
import licensing, red tape, pre-shipment inspection, rules of
origin and customs valuation. What role can ITC play to
facilitate this objective?
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