Gulf gold rush: this is just the tip of the sand dune

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Gulf gold rush: this is just the tip of the sand dune

The migration of financial talent to the Middle East is accelerating. Almost every day brings news of a top banker moving to Dubai or Bahrain, or a new financing deal or investment of mind-boggling size. Is this just a bubble blown by $140 oil? Not at all. You ain’t seen nothing yet.

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