30-31 January: Middle East and North Africa Energy, London
6-7 February: E & P Information and Data Management, London
6-8 February: PowerGen Middle East, Doha
13-15 February: Kuwait Oil and Gas Summit and Exhibition, Kuwait
14-15 February: 9th Annual Trade and Export Finance Conference, Dubai
27-29 February: Offshore Arabia, Dubai
March (date to be confirmed): Middle East Alternative Investment Summit (location to be confirmed)
3-5 March: Saudi Safety and Security, Saudi Arabia
5-8 March: Middle East Investment Summit, Dubai
5-8 March: Hedge Funds World Middle East, Dubai
6-7 March: Saudi Downstream, Saudi Arabia
5-8 March: Middle East Investment Summit, Dubai
20-21 March : 3rd Annual Middle East Securities Forum, Abu Dhabi
25-27 March: Gulf Environment Forum, Saudi Arabia
25-27 March: Saudi Innovation, Diversification & Investment, Saudi Arabia
24-25 April: Middle East Real Estate Summit, Abu Dhabi
9-10 May: SMI's LNG 2012, London
13-15 May: WEPower, Saudi Arabia
18-20 June: Iraq Petroleum, London
Briefings & Reports
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Need an expert briefing to support an investment decision?
GSN’s team of experienced analysts are often called on by governments and their agencies, financial institutions, and energy companies to comment on developments in the Gulf region. Our analysts are available for private briefings (either by telephone or in person) and can produce tailored reports and research on a range of topics and issues. For more information contact Mark Ford. Email:mark@cbi-publishing.com
Politics, succession & risk in Saudi Arabia report
Politics, succession and risk in Saudi Arabia is a GSN special report, published in January 2010. The new report analyses Saudi policy on issues including succession, domestic and regional politics, defence, energy and financial trends, and features extensively researched biographical entries on 1,200 Al-Sauds from the ruling family’s main branch, together with profiles of leading cadet branch businessmen, and a range of maps and graphics.
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GSN is the established and authoritative source of information on the people, politics and resources of the Gulf region.
Over the last 36 years GSN has become the leading source of information about the politics of the Gulf and the business, financial and political affairs of Gulf royals and other wealthy families.
The leading source of analysis on Gulf politics and security and the region's ruling elites
Over the past 36 years, GSN has built a respected, well-earned reputation as the leading provider of political analysis on the region and the best source of accurate information about the business, financial and political affairs of Gulf royals and other wealthy families. GSN has a strong focus on the personalities shaping the Gulf, and their influence in key areas such as government policy, the security and defence industries, financial risk, and the energy sector.
The newsletter is held as a source of record and learning in leading academic institutions, as well as by government departments and corporate information centres, and is essential reading for anyone serious about doing business in the Gulf.
In-depth analysis of the latest political and security developments, including elections, succession issues, new policy platforms, geopolitical spats and tensions and terrorist alerts and concerns.
Royals watch: a country by country survey tracking the movement, decisions and behaviour of the ruling Gulf families.
Defence concerns and capabilities: the deployment of armed forces and military procurement by countries in the region has been chronicled by GSN for more than 30 years.
Energy: analysing the people and policies shaping the Gulf’s energy industries, with in depth analysis of new deals and companies operating in the region.
Financial risk: analysis of significant trends in the Gulf financial world - from sovereign and personal wealth to Islamic finance and project and trade finance.
Equities markets, foreign exchange and trade payment indicators.
Risk management reports: highlighting the political risks and economic developments that impact on your business and investment decisions.
Need an expert briefing or report to support an investment decision?
The GSN team is much in demand as technical and risk analysis experts, conference speakers and broadcasters, with deep on-the-ground experience of operating in the region. In addition to the established and respected Gulf States Newsletter, this expertise can be tapped through a variety of channels:
Telephone briefings – Need fast answers to support an investment decision? Our analysts can provide analysis and insight on the latest developments in the Gulf by phone.
Boardroom briefings – Our senior analysts are experienced presenters and may be booked to brief you and your team and answer your questions
Seminars and conferences – GSN has organised and prepared programmes for a variety of seminars and events – either working on it's own under the GSN brand or with specialist event organisers.
Tailored country and market reports– specifically tailored to clients' unique requirements and areas of interest
Media tracker – a specialist service to build an in depth picture of people or issues over a period of time. GSN analysts monitor the movements of the Gulf elites and issues such as Gulf ruling family succesion as reported by local and international media, and our own extensive sources.
Editorial services – for clients requiring professional journalistic services for first class publications
Over the years GSN has worked with clients that include governments and their agencies, financial institutions, and energy companies to provide intelligent analysis of issues, events, people and organisations and their impact on a client’s activities or plans.
For more information contact Mark Ford. Tel: +44 (0)1424 721667. Email:mark@cbi-publishing.com
Independent research, investigative reporting, and informed analysis
Our information is based on independent research and staff expertise. We are not a web-based aggregator that rehashes wire stories and press releases. Our team of experienced analysts use a network of contacts within the Gulf region and international decision making centres to spot developing trends and breaking stories, often long before they are picked up by mainstream international media.
Through an investigative approach to reporting, GSN has established a track record of delivering information and intelligence on the Gulf region in perspectives undistorted by advertising, third-party media, government communication channels or power-hungry ‘sponsors’ or ‘backers’.
Our highly experienced team of analysts is based in the UK, New York and Washington, with correspondents across the region – in some cases protecting themselves by filing anonymously. Many of GSN’s contributors live and do business in the Gulf, while analysts frequently visit and talk to top political and business figures, among a wide range of key contacts in the region and international centres of power.
“I have been a genuine admirer for many years. I regard GSN as the only one that focuses properly on Arabia and on Saudi Arabia in particular. That alone makes it very special as no country in the region is less understood in the UK than Saudi Arabia.”
Stephen Day, consultant and former British ambassador
"GSN is by far the most professional and well-informed report on the region."
Luc Debieuvre, Bank Audi Saradar
"GSN now really is doing something (and at a quality level) that isn't available anywhere else that I know."
Professor Gerd Nonneman director Institute of Arab & Islamic Studies (IAIS), University of Exeter
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José Silva Pereira general secretary Partex Oil and Gas
“Gulf States Newsletter provides a fund of information and insights for bankers and investors who are serious about doing business in the Gulf.”
