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Business “Exodus” From Bahain ?

June 9, 2011 · Mustapha Hamoui

News item 1:

Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone says October’s reinstated Bahrain Grand Prix is canceled this year as the Persian Gulf nation continues to grapple with reports of human rights violations a week after the king lifted martial law imposed to quell a pro-democracy uprising.

News item 2:

Banks ponder Bahrain exodus: The chaotic unrest in February, combined with March’s security crackdown, could deal Bahrain’s global ambitions a fatal blow

Here’s a lesson we learned (and we keep learning) in Lebanon: It’s very difficult to be both Hong-Kong and Hanoi at the same time..