Healthcare & Education

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Posted: 28-07-2011
INTERNATIONAL. Rising health care costs, coupled with the current state of the economy, have prompted many consumers across the globe to delay care, alter household spending and worry about their ability to pay for future health care costs according to the 4th annual Deloitte Center for Health Solutions “2011 Survey of Health Care Consumers.” “We have been examining consumers’ interactions with the health care system since 2008. A new trend has emerged this year suggesting that economic uncertainty has clearly altered spending habits with many consumers reporting an impact
Posted: December 7, 2013
UAE. Annual Conference (FIKR12) concludes in Dubai; Vocational training, public private partnerships, investing in R&D and promoting quality of education proposed as key pillars for job creation strategies.
Posted: December 7, 2013
UAE. According to a McKinsey report in, the GCC's expenditure on healthcare is predicted to rise fivefold to reach US$60 billion by 2025 with increasing participation from the private sector.
Posted: December 4, 2013
UAE. It is one thing - and a relatively easy thing - to express ambitions; it is quite another to put together a clear strategy on how those ambitions can be achieved, says London Business School's Freek Vermeulen.
Posted: December 3, 2013
UAE. Infectious disease emergence to be discussed at Arab Health Congress 2014.
Posted: December 3, 2013
UAE. If GCC governments fail to enact measures to curb the rising prevalence of NCDs, the total economic burden is expected to reach US$68 billion by 2022.
Posted: November 30, 2013
SAUDI ARABIA. The center, built with an initial investment of US$100 million, is one of 17 SABIC global R&D centers of excellence. With an area of 187,000 sqm, it is home to over 300 scientists from India.
Posted: November 29, 2013
UAE. "Savvy business owners will start to think about expansion into international markets following increasing demand for their products from tourists who are attracted into the region as a result of Dubai Expo 2020."
Posted: November 28, 2013
UAE. "World Expo 2020 signifies Dubai's role as a major player in the newly re-wired global economic current," says London Business School's Professor Andrew Scott.
Posted: November 28, 2013
UAE. With a fast growing population in the GCC countries, with close to 60% below 30 years old, the public sector is unable to sufficiently absorb school and university graduates as it could in the past. This presents an economic, education and social challenge for the region.
Posted: November 28, 2013
UAE. Dr Amina Al Rustamani, Group CEO of TECOM Investments highlights how the emirate's business community will benefit.
Posted: November 26, 2013
UAE. Unfortunately, it seems that despite initiatives to reduce obesity, attitudes towards nutrition remain problematic in the GCC, as do eating habits.
Posted: November 22, 2013
LEBANON. Arab Creativity Award designed to honor the Arabic innovators and spreading innovation in Arab community; FIKR offers an Arabic platform to find effective solutions towards achieving region's overall development.
Posted: November 22, 2013
UAE. Masters Gateway Assessment paves direct entry route to CIMA strategic level
Posted: November 20, 2013
INTERNATIONAL. Advisory board, which brings together distinguished scholars, representatives of regulatory bodies as well as senior executives from business partners and other leading institutions.
Posted: November 19, 2013
UAE. Industry leaders at Arab Health 2014 to review delivery of healthcare services in the Middle East.

MIDDLE EAST BUSINESS COMMENT & ANALYSIS

date:Posted: December 6, 2013
INTERNATIONAL. "Rising levels of uncertainty as to when and how the Federal Reserve will taper its QE scheme has contributed to the weaker inflows into ETFs/ETPs in November".
date:Posted: December 5, 2013
INTERNATIONAL. The prospect of revitalized oil production in Iraq and Iran may add to tensions between those two countries and Saudi Arabia over export quotas; Ultimately, however, emerging markets in Asia will set global demand, and their energy thirst will determine the scale of the problem OPEC faces.
date:Posted: December 5, 2013
UAE. Steve Morgan, head of Cluttons Middle East, warns more work may still need to be done to tighten certain areas of regulation.
INTERNATIONAL. In this interview, Tharman Shanmugaratnam - Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore and Chair of the IMFC -lays out a policy path for all countries for higher growth, incomes, and jobs.