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September 23, 2009

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Dr. Koch received at the GRC Mr. Joerg Herrera, the newly appointed Deputy Consul-General of Germany in Dubai to discuss current development and the status of German-UAE Relations

September 13, 2009

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Dr. Christian Koch met with Dr. Johannes Berthold of the St. Gallen Foundation to discuss cooperation between the two institution as well as hosting interns from the foundation at the GRC.

A delegation of 20 post-graduate students from Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Switzerland visited GRC. The students were all Master of Finance degree candidates interested in Gulf economic issues. The group, which was led by Prof. Maurice Pedergnana, was briefed by GRC research department heads on issues relating to the economic situation in the Gulf with a view to existing challenges and future trends.

A delegation of high ranking naval officers from the US Naval Forces, headed by Rear Admiral Thomas A. Cropper, Deputy Commander, US Naval Forces Central Command, paid a courtesy visit to the Gulf Research Center. The delegation was briefed on the current regional situation by the GRC Chairman and the heads of the relevant departments.

A delegation from the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung visited the Gulf Research Center to discuss regional developments and Gulf-EU relations. The delegation, consisting of Dr. Gerhard Wahlers, Deputy Secretary General, Dr. Hardy Ostry, Head of Africa & ME Division and Mr. Thomas Birringer, Regional Representative to the Gulf States, was received and briefed by Dr. Oskar Ziemelis, the GRC Director of Cooperation.

The EU Commercial and Economic Counselors in the UAE held a meeting at GRC and were briefed by Dr. Eckart Woertz about the economic outlook of the GCC in 2009.