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As seen in: Arabian Gulf Business Insight (AGBI), MSN, MSN India, MSN UK, The Economic Times, Entrepreneur, Gulf News, Arabian Business (English), Arab News, Zawya, Aviation Business and
Journalist. Words in @reuters @AGBInsight @ArabianBusiness @EntMagazineME @ArabNews @Zawya, @Gulf_News, MEED, 7DAYS et al. Story tips megha.merani@gmail.com

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Iran attacks reshape Gulf data centre backup strategies

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By Megha Merani Verified
| Arabian Gulf Business Insight (AGBI) Verified
AWS hit in UAE and Bahrain GCC offers faster connection Banks face additional constraint The Iran war is forcing Gulf data centre operators to rethink where their backup systems should be sited, weighing nearby GCC states against more distant locations in Europe or Asia. The stakes became clear in March, when Iranian drones hit Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centres in the UAE and Bahrain.
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Dar Global CEO: Gulf off-plan sales model on borrowed time

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By Megha Merani Verified
| Arabian Gulf Business Insight (AGBI) Verified
Buyers balk at up-front payment plans Developers to bear cost burden more Could end pre-build property flipping The Gulf’s model of off-plan property sales faces a fundamental shake-up and developers will no longer be able to rely on buyers’ money to finance projects, Dar Global chief executive Ziad El Chaar has told AGBI. He expects the Gulf to move closer to mature European markets, where developers shoulder more of the cost of construction before collecting the full purchase price.
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War, trade and Jacky Panjabi’s 40-year bet on Dubai

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By Megha Merani Verified
| Arabian Gulf Business Insight (AGBI) Verified
Interview with founder of Jacky’s Began with mail order in Hong Kong Retailers shouldn’t panic, he says The first thing that made Jacky Panjabi look twice at Dubai was the price of an air conditioner. It was 1985, an unpromising time to arrive in the emirate. The Iran-Iraq war was in its fifth year. Baghdad had been attacking Iranian shipping since 1984 while Tehran was mining the Strait of Hormuz and using armed patrol boats to strike Kuwaiti, Saudi and Iraqi ships.
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