The Arab-British Chamber of Commerce has been committed to the encouragement of Arab-British trade and economic co-operation since 1975. You will find our motto, ‘Friendship through Trade’, the distinguishing ethic to our many and varied services.With strong and enduring links with both the Arab and British business communities, through the Chambers of Commerce, trade associations, financial institutions, diplomatic missions and government departments, the Arab-British Chamber of commerce is uniquely positioned to bridge trade between the UK and Arab world.The Chamber’s Trade Procedures and Documentation department, endorsed by the Arab League, supports all the needs of the British exporter, and along with our visa processing service saves our members valuable time, trouble and cost.Our Business Services team are extremely experienced in producing bespoke research reports, and publish a fortnightly Bulletin bringing the latest news, tenders and opportunities from the region. In addition to these services, we provide trade facilitation and networking opportunities in the guise of conferences, seminars, exhibitions and trade missions, and offers Arabic language courses.For additional information and how to become a member, please contact Ms Layla Derraz on 020-7659 4860 or layla.derraz@abcc.org.uk, or refer to our website at www.abcc.org.uk.

Argus Media is renowned as a leading independent energy price reporting agency. It uses a precise and transparent methodology to assess prices in the oil, electricity, natural gas, coal, emissions and transportation markets. The confidence of the international industry in the quality of Argus reporting and its ethical standards has led to the increasing use of Argus prices as a benchmark by major market participants in physical and swaps contracts. Argus also publishes a broad range of business-critical reports on the energy, transportation and emissions markets. For further information please visit www.argusmediagroup.com.

Business Intelligence Middle East, is now a fast expanding business portal for the Middle East region.BI-ME provides a prime source of high quality information, analysis, reports and services. Our users can access nearly 200 market reports online, 11 different sectors, 16 countries all in our trademark fast and factual approach. We currently have over 24,000 registered users. For further information please visit www.bi-me.com.

BuddeComm is a global independent telecommunications research and consultancy company. Renowned for its breadth of research, we specialise in strategic business reports and operate a global network of 45 researchers and consultants. Our website www.budde.com.au has over 100 annual publications and over 1,100 continuously updated web reports and 800 archived Web Reports containing telecoms research covering 170 countries, 450 companies and 200 discrete technologies and applications. Our mission is to deliver high-level strategic information on key industry and market developments in the global telecommunications industry and offer analyses on these markets. Our company operates what is believed to be the largest telecommunications research service on the Internet and has over 3,000 customers in 80 different countries. For further information please visit www.budde.com.au.

Developing Telecoms is the website and e-newsletter about public ICT networks in developing and emerging markets. Over 1 billion people in developing countries will connect to ICT services for the first time in the next 10 years, making these the world’s fastest growing ICT markets. Developing Telecoms provides in-depth coverage of the technology as well as news about industry changes, markets, new products and services. Our ICT Agenda section runs special reports on issues such as the Digital Divide, WiMAX and Disaster Management. Supported by leading industry organisations, Developing Telecoms has over 160,000 users and delivered over 2 million page impressions in 2006. Our e-newsletter updates subscribers on the latest developments. For further information please visit www.developingtelecoms.com.

Gulf States Newsletter is published by Cross-Border Information Ltd, a knowledge-based business providing political and commercial risk monitoring, analysis and research services on emerging countries. The company has specialist global knowledge of the energy, natural resources and financial sectors, and has expert teams specialising in analysing trends in trade and project finance, and in political risk and energy economics of the Middle East, Mediterranean and sub-Saharan Africa. Our network of correspondents and researchers spans these regions, and our publications include Gulf States Newsletter and African Energy. For further information please visit www.gulfstatesnews.com.

Iraq Updates provides a daily news aggregation service, targeted at businesses and individuals, currently or potentially involved commercially in Iraq. The service delivers free a comprehensive package including a well designed easy to use website, complemented by daily/weekly emails summarising the headlines. In addition we offer subscribers an electronic newsletter on a fortnightly basis. The website also functions as a portal incorporating links to Iraq-related sites, offering a diverse and comprehensive view of the country both commercially and politically. The links have been carefully researched and are regularly updated. Iraq Updates specialises in pulling together top stories from around the world into a single accessible package. Articles are collated from major sources inside and outside the country, including coverage of the local press. For further information please visit www.iraqupdates.com.

MEES is the product of almost 50 years of accumulated experience and expertise in the energy and finance sectors in the Middle East and North Africa. It is a foremost provider of timely, accurate and authoritative information on developments in these fields to decision makers around the world. Its subscriber base includes leading energy corporations, financial institutions and governments both in the region and globally. For further information please visit www.mees.com.

Menas Associates, since 1978, has enabled clients to succeed in potentially unstable business environments. When you need to know about the political and business terrain, we provide timely, detailed, and accurate intelligence through our consultancy services and electronic publications. Menas works closely with clients to offer meaningful and actionable recommendations in line with your strategic goals. Menas Consulting offers Risk Management and Strategy services through bespoke research, analysis, and advice using a network of international experts and consultants.Menas Focus produces regular weekly, fortnightly, monthly and quarterly electronic publications which provide our clients with incisive and exclusive analysis of political, economic and business developments that are mainly unavailable from other sources. Iran Strategic Focus is a monthly publication, edited by Atieh Bahar Consulting, Iran’s leading strategic consultancy firm. For further information please visit www.menas.co.uk.

Middle East & Africa Monitor provides subscribers with systematic political risk assessment, economic forecasts and business analysis for each country across the region. The service includes online access to the very latest analysis, a 24-month searchable archive of articles and data, and PDF access to the monthly Monitor reports. Published by Business Monitor International, the emerging market specialists, Middle East & Africa Monitor is broken down into five regional services: East Med, the Gulf, North Africa, Southern Africa and West & Central Africa. For further information please visit www.meamonitor.com.

Noozz is a leading provider of information focused upon Iraq and other emerging markets. It is fast becoming the information service of choice for Governments, multinationals, banks, investors – and a range of other commercial users – who require good quality, and reliable, information on these countries. Noozz provides its subscribers with information updated on a minute-by-minute basis and across nine different content sets on political, economic, financial, and business developments in these emerging markets. It is the most comprehensive service of its kind. Our team of journalists, researchers and editors work closely with both local sources, and the world’s most respected business information brands, including Reuters, the Economist Intelligence Unit and Business Monitor International, to bring the key events, developments and opportunities from the emerging markets direct to your desktop. We bring business closer. For further information please visit www.noozz.com.

Platts, the energy market information division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, is the world's largest and most authoritative provider of news, analysis and price discovery for the oil, natural gas, LNG, petrochemical, coal, electricity, nuclear power, shipping, metals, emissions, renewable energy and steel industries. For more information please visit www.platts.com.

Upstream is an award-winning global oil & gas newspaper, published weekly and solely available on a paid subscription basis. Upstream’s influential readers are willing to pay for quality – that’s the philosophy. With an experienced team of 22 reporters located around the world, Upstream can provide the unbiased, independent journalism that readers praise so highly. Upstream is described as “invaluable”, “excellent” and “the best publication of its type on the market” by senior managers in some of the most respected companies in the industry. Upstream has firmly established itself as the leading source of quality news in the international oil & gas industry. To quote The New York Times: “For energy executives, Upstream has become a must-read, like Advertising Age or Variety or American Lawyer in their respective fields.” For further information please contact sales@upstreamonline.com or call +47 51859150 or go to www.upstreamonline.com.