A woman in Saudi Arabia who protested the country's oppressive ban on women drivers was released from jail Monday morning. Police arrested Manal al-Sharif after she videotaped herself driving a car through city streets and courageously posted the clip on the Internet. Before her arrest, Sharif was using the video as way to recruit other Saudis to take part in a mass protest, which was supposed to take place on June 17th.

The Report titled “China Insurance Market Outlook to 2015” provides an in-depth analysis of the China insurance industry. The report covers specific insights on the market size, insurance density, and penetration, segmentation by product and geography and future outlook of the insurance industry in China. The report contains information on the market size and competitive landscape of life and non-life insurance segment along with major company profiles. Overall, the report offers a comprehensive analysis of the entire China insurance industry.

Sustained growth of the high net worth population in the Arab Gulf continues to make the region an attractive market for the provision of private banking and private asset management services. This report, covering Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Oman, provides essential data to assist wealth management institutions in their business development strategies for these markets.

• Despite asset impairment due to the credit crunch, many Gulf HNW individuals are still cash rich