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Like the majority of stock markets around the world, the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) has endured an element of uncertainty since the onset of the global financial crisis. However, with the index on an 11-week high, and positive trading signals for the first half of the year, the capital's bourse can look to the future with a degree of optimism.

Dubai's transport sector is about to enter a new era, with the launch of the initial stage of the world's largest fully automated metro system scheduled for early September.

There has been mixed news on the Malaysian economy of late, with revised estimates suggesting it may fall further than first expected as a result of the global recession but bounce back more quickly, while some figures are hinting that the bounce has already begun.

Having gone through a period of consolidation and foreign investment, with many of the industry's leading firms taking on overseas partners, and having apparently ridden out the worst of the global financial crisis, Turkey's insurance sector appears to be again gaining momentum.

It appears that the Philippines government has at long last prioritised the development of the country's IT industry, though the sector still faces numerous challenges in order to modernise its infrastructure.

Thailand is planning a series of major reforms to further overhaul the country's banking system, intended to strengthen the sector and attract greater foreign participation in the industry.