Rising with astonishing speed from the sand at the back of Nad al Sheba’s Maktoum grandstand is what some are calling the future of horseracing – Dubai’s sparkling new Meydan racing complex.
Millions of dollars are pouring into sports infrastructure in the Middle East. Can staging high-level sporting events – and attracting international superstars to compete – provide the impetus needed to launch the region as a global superpower?
Business is booming in Bahrain – and the signing of an agreement to build a circuit and stage a round of the FIA Formula One World Championship was crucial to raising the global profile of the kingdom.
It’s a sport that has long-appealed to business executives attracted by its potential for networking and deal-making, but Dubai’s burgeoning golf scene represents a significant economic opportunity in its own right.
NetJets was established in 1986 to solve an issue – whether to purchase a luxurious private jet or not? While the convenience and flexibility made sense, the finances did not. And even though co-owning a jet was more economical, potential scheduling conflicts among colleagues meant that this solution would be impossible to manage.