Middle East Banks and Brand Value

It's always useful to look in context rather than remain in your own bubble. These global banks paint the picture, in this interesting infographic:



The Middle East Banks figure in a small way, and you can see them in a bit more detail:



The only bank to figure in a big(ish) way is National Bank of Abu Dhabi. There is more analysis of these brand value figures at Brand Finance who conducted the study.

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Gitex in Dubai

Gitex is the largest tech exhibition in the Middle East. And as far back as I can remember, it takes over Dubai, the hotels, the traffic - and I'm never quite sure that it delivers. Consumers think it's for them. Trade thinks it's for them. And it becomes a mish mash. But this year was very important. If you missed Gitex - this is what you didn't experience:




Gitex
Hat tip to englishmanindubai

Dead Camel

In a new life, if I'm bad, I may come back as a Camel Beauty Assessment Valuer. How do I know that such a job exists? Because Saudi Aramco were sued for SR1M (that's £160,000) when the beautiful camel fell into a hole in the desert.



Oil company sued for £160,000 over dead beauty pageant camel