The Gorilla Guides have already been widely acclaimed by Chambers of Commerce and the export desks at Trade Partners UK. Each guide is written by a highly experienced author with extensive, practical knowledge of the target market. They are the only mainstream publications to focus exclusively on business travel. Produced in handy pocket format, the guides include a series of maps, historical information, industry overviews, information on setting up a permanent operation, plus a city-by-city tour of the country. Contents - Essential tips on where to stay and how to get started - Local customs, business etiquette, basic vocabulary and useful phrases - Where to lunch and dine a local guest - Full details of organisations offering support and advice - Authoritative insights into the major economic and commercial sectors - General travel advice - The nitty gritty of import regulations and dealing with customs - Advice on local partnerships and regional offices - Appendix of useful contacts Asseily, George - George E Asseily is a Lebanese businessman with wide connections in the UK and the Middle East. He has many indsutrial, finiacial and commercial enterprises in Lebanon. he is an ex chairman of the Lebanese Industrialists Associates and an ex member of teh Board of teh beriut Cahmber of Commerce. Presently he is Chairman of the Centre for Lebanese Studies in oxford and Chairman of the finace Committee of teh board of the Arab British Chamber of Commerce. He lives in Beirut and London. Lawday, James - James Lawday is a vetran of the Middle eastern buiseness world. His work in projec managemn and business development has taen him o most parts of the region since the early 1980s. Detained in Iraq during the Gulf crisis, he accepted the call from Kuwait after the hostilities to assist in reopening the local schools. He next went on to work on the preliminary programme for the reconstruction of Beriut after 20 years of the war. James also spent some years three years with the British Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) as part of the Export Promoter initiative, focusing on Egypt, Syria and Jordan. In 1996 James returned to live and work in Egypt. In 1997 he became one of the founding board members of the British Egyptian Business Association.
