HAWKAMAH CONFERENCES: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & ISLAMIC FINANCE
January 15, 2007 at 6:03 pm | Posted in Economics, Financial, Globalization, History, Islam, Middle East | Leave a comment
HAWKAMAH
THE INSTITUTE FOR CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Towards sound and efficient financial markets and banking systems
Corporate governance: its role in Islamic finance
http://www.hawkamahconference.org/Programme.html
Yasser Akkaoui at Capital Concept
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| Address: | Columbia Center Corniche al Mazraa, Beirut, Lebanon |
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| About the event |
| In recent years, corporate governance has received international prominence in both the public and private sectors as investors, boards and governments come to terms with its impact on private sector valuations, capital markets and economies.This prominence has risen from an increasingly complex global legal and regulatory environment, high-profile instances of corporate malfeasance, greater participation from foreign investors in developing markets and heightened investor awareness of the valuation risk associated with poor corporate governance practices.
Introducing good corporate governance is vital for financial and economic development in the Middle East. It will ensure the region can operate on a level playing field with other markets and attract foreign capital. Companies will benefit greatly by applying good corporate governance practices, such as defining board responsibilities, ensuring shareholders rights and providing financial disclosure. This commitment to transparency will attract more investor interest and provide greater choice in sources of capital. Already, practical developments are taking place. The public sector is committing to improving corporate governance standards, while the presence of foreign capital and investment is raising expectations for overall standards. We look forward to welcoming you to the inaugural Hawkamah Conference on November 26 and 27, where you can participate in a dynamic forum with leading figures from both the local and international arena.Discussions will initially focus on attaining a deeper insight into the key issues of corporate governance, its role in Islamic finance, the importance of information technology and the role of the media in improving corporate governance practice. The interactive sessions will provide an opportunity for you to contribute to practical recommendations for improving regional corporate governance standards and help raise the profile of this important initiative. |
| Who Should Attend |
| Corporate governance advances the development of the region’s private and public sector, builds investor confidence and develops sound financial markets. From state owned enterprises to boardrooms of family owned enterprises, listed companies and banks, good corporate governance attracts investments and accelerates global integration. | |||
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Sponsorship:
Yasser Akkaoui at Capital Concept
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Registration:
Mihaela Popescu
Registration Manager
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Sales:
William Brown
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Marketing:
Celine Fenet
Marketing Manager
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IDENTITY: KEYWORDS BOOK
January 15, 2007 at 5:43 am | Posted in Books, Globalization, History, Literary, Philosophy, Research | Leave a comment
Keywords
Truth, Identity, Gender, and Experience
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Entitled Keywords, this original and international experiment is divided into four concise volumes. Each one refers specifically to a word that is key to the understanding of the human condition. Truth, Identity, Gender, and Experience are concepts that we presume universal; therefore we would be hard-pressed to think that they refer to different systems of thought in cultures distinct from our own. Keywords explores the cultural specificity of these terms, and links them to issues that are most relevant for the region under consideration.
Overview
The Alliance of Independent Publishers, a literary organization “dedicated to a different kind of globalization” and the Charles Leopold Mayer Foundation have invited Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House (China), Arab Cultural Center (Morocco and Lebanon), Double Storey Books (South Africa), Sage India (India), Editions La Decouverte (France), and Other Press (United States) to participate in the creation of an unprecedented intercultural project. Entitled Keywords, this original and international experiment is divided into four concise volumes. Each one refers specifically to a word that is key to the understanding of the human condition. Truth, Identity, Gender, and Experience are concepts that we presume universal; therefore we would be hard-pressed to think that they refer to different systems of thought in cultures distinct from our own. Keywords explores the cultural specificity of these terms, and links them to issues that are most relevant for the region under consideration. Each volume of the series offers six different points of view on a given keyword. The authors, who have been carefully selected by their respective publishers for their mastery in their fields and for the clarity of their writing, have been given free rein to share their distinctive visions of the concept at hand and to emphasize particular examples that would best illustrate their unique perspectives.
In the volume entitled Gender for example, we find a highly contemporary American analysis of the tension between feminist studies and the concept of the “queer,” while the Arab reading of the same word turns to the history of the Arab world to champion the cause of women and homosexuals.
For the African author, identity is bound up with questions of ethnicity, race, and colonial laws. The Chinese author shows how in his country identity has been informed in the 20th century by Western references, such as Marxism and the market economy, because at its roots Chinese thought does not directly include these notions. The American author selects Tiger Woods’ debate with the media to reveal how in the United States the question of “identity politics” defeats the ideals of multiculturalism.
Experience in China may be understood classically as an actual event but also as revealing what cannot be spoken. The French reading emphasizes the contrast between the scientific experience, its psychoanalytic version, and the definition of the “judgment of experience” as formulated by Kant.
Truth, from the American perspective, appears to have shifted from a mathematical and universal model to a contemporary notion of truth so elusive and plural that it has almost disappeared as a concept. The Indian approach is deeply historical, as it surveys the meaning of truth from the Vedas to the Gandhian ideal. The African author in this instance has chosen to ignore the history of the concept in order to concentrate on a crucial contemporary question: How well has the South African Commission for Truth and Reconciliation worked and what are its realistic limitations?
The variety of the authors’ backgrounds (anthropology, philosophy, sociology, epistemology) and their commitment to making Keywords relevant in the explosive “here and now” offer new parameters for envisioning the implications of the process of globalization. This project is required reading for anyone who aspires to become an informed citizen of the world. Keywords will be published in its entirety in 2004 by Other Press. The series will be brought out simultaneously by the other five participating publishers in the languages native to their territories. Each essay was written originally for this series and has never before been published.Paperback with Flap: $15.00
Academic/Professional Discount – individuals buying direct receive 20% off the list price
Cultural Studies, Current Events / Politics, Gender / Women’s Studies, Philosophy, Psychology / Psychoanalysis
160 pages, 5″ x 7 3/4″
ISBN-10: 1-59051-105-0
Released: October 2004, In Stock
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PETROTECH INDIA 2007
January 15, 2007 at 4:00 am | Posted in Asia, Globalization, India, Oil & Gas, Research | Leave a comment
India’s Petrotech-2007
2006 Petrowatch Information (India)
7th International Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition
January 15-19, 2007 New Delhi India
Ministry, Politics & People
Raha declines chance to be new downstream regulator
Subir Raha, former chairman of ONGC, has turned down an offer to join the race to become Chairman of…
Deora wants rethink on profit oil to government
India is no nearer announcing the award of 52 blocks from NELP-VI than it was before Christmas!
Libya disqualifies Indian Oil from licensing round
Oil India has lost an opportunity to bid in the current Libyan licensing round because of its…
Reliance loses upstream personnel to Shell and Essar
Reliance Industries has long been known for poaching experienced upstream personnel from rival…
ONGC’s New Year gifts to counter poaching of staff
ONGC is also facing a brain drain but is offering attractive New Year cash gifts to stem the flood…
Disappointing Gaffney estimate for A-1 in Myanmar
Myanmar’s shallow water offshore exploration block A-1 is turning out to hold less recoverable gas…
Reliance does not want to share drilling rigs with ONGC
Don’t be misled by reports that Reliance Industries is about to share its drilling rigs with ONGC to…
Exploration & Production
Deepwater Frontier begins development drilling at D-6
Transocean deepwater drillship Deepwater Frontier has begun development drilling at Reliance’s…
Reliance to appoint Kvaerner for D-6 oil production
Reliance is about to appoint Aker Kvaerner of Norway to co-ordinate early oil production from D-6.
GSPC records gas flow from fourth DST at well KG#15
Gujarat State Petroleum has begun the last Drill Stem Test (DST) at well KG#15 on eastern offshore…
ONGC wants a technology partner at KG-DWN-98/2
ONGC wants a technology partner to help develop its discoveries at deepwater exploration block…
Reliance plans CBM development of Sohagpur blocks
Mukesh Ambani controlled Reliance Industries is embarking on a major drilling campaign at its CBM…
Equipment failure delays Premier well in Cachar
Unexpected equipment failure has forced UK explorer and operator Premier Oil to put back the…
Dry hole for Gazprom and GAIL offshore West Bengal
Gazprom’s first exploration well in India has turned out to be a disappointing dry hole.
Midstream, Downstream & Power
Slow progress of Reliance’s gas pipeline from KG fields
Plans by Reliance to lay a gas transmission pipeline from its Dhirubhai fields in the Krishna…
Expect more spot LNG cargoes this month and next
Petronet-LNG imported another spot cargo at its regassification terminal at Dahej on (Monday) 8th…
Another 20 stations for Delhi as CNG demand soars
Delhi-based Indraprastha Gas has ambitions to set up another 20 CNG dispensing stations in the…
Pragati Power to receive 6m cm/d from Petronet-LNG
Petronet-LNG has committed to supply 6m cm/d gas on a long-term basis to Pragati Power in Delhi.
Petronet-LNG submits ‘pooled’ LNG price to ministry
In the last issue of PETROWATCH we revealed how the oil ministry wants customers of long-term R-LNG…
No progress on Mangala crude oil evacuation impasse
Deadlock continues over Cairn India’s efforts to find a buyer for its Rajasthan crude.
One step closer to local oil company for Rajasthan
Rajasthan state authorities are moving a step closer to setting up a state oil and gas company,…
News In Brief
Medha Patkar to lead rally against Reliance
Medha Patkar is one of the most controversial activists in India.
Power secretary Shahi tipped for extension
Outspoken power secretary RV Shahi might get an extension, if you believe rumours in Delhi.
Sharma still not confirmed as ONGC chairman
RS Sharma is still waiting for official government orders confirming him as chairman and managing…
GSPC must drill more wells at Deen Dayal
Companies interested in GSPC’s Deen Dayal discovery have said they want to see two more wells…
Crystal Sea back at Mumbai docks for repair
Problems continue to beset Crystal Sea, a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit…
PGS wins 3D contract from Essar in Myanmar
PGS Reservoir has won a contract to shoot 825-sq km 3D for Essar Oil at its 2060-sq km A2 offshore…
India may offer around 70 blocks in NELP-VII
Around 70 exploration blocks will be auctioned in the next NELP round to be unveiled in March or…
BG and Reliance ask GAIL to return $140m
British Gas (30%) and Reliance (30%) are following up on their threat to seek arbitration in a…
Pack your bags for India’s Petrotech-2007 Book your tickets and pack your bags for Petrotech-2007, India’s only oil ministry-backed oil and…
Reliance might organise the next Petrotech
The oil ministry is learnt to be keen that Reliance Industries should organise the next Petrotech…
Petrotech-2007 – A Curtain-Raiser
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VILLA EPHRUSSI DE ROTHSCHILD
January 15, 2007 at 2:53 am | Posted in Art, Globalization, History | Leave a comment
Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild
Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild is a French seaside palazzo constructed between 1905 and 1912 at Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat on the French Riviera by Baroness Béatrice de Rothschild (1864-1934). It was designed by the Belgian architect Aaron Messiah. A member of the prominent Rothschild banking family and the wife of the wealthy French banker Maurice Ephrussi, Béatrice de Rothschild built her rose-colored villa on a promontory on the isthmus of Cap Ferrat overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Considered one of the finest properties on the Riviera, beyond its seven themed gardens, the Baroness filled the mansion with antique furniture, Old Master paintings, sculptures, objets d’art, and assembled an extensive collection of rare porcelain.
On her death in 1934, the Baroness gifted the property and its collections to the Académie des Beaux Arts division of the Institut de France and it is now open to public visitation.
The villa is now the location of the annual summer opera festival, Opera Azuriales.
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