Arab ‘revolution’ could trigger foreign investment boom http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/06/uk-mideast-investment-idUSLNE72500220110306

But greater access to markets in an oil-rich region with a youthful population is a tantalising prospect for investors."It's too early to work out how these revolutions will pan out. But this crisis is going to reveal some opportunities as structures linked to old regimes will be unwound," said Julian Mayo, investment director at Charlemagne Capital.Large-scale privatisation will be off the agenda, with the oil and gas sector especially taboo. Instead, sectors such as financial services, telecoms and tourism could be liberalised.

[AH there it is,the wolves lining up waiting for new free markets to open up,ripe for neoliberal plunder!!!!