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FEATURED REPORT...
Posted: 25-07-2011
UAE. The Islamic finance industry is pegged to grow at 15%-20% per year. 63% of Islamic finance institutions are in the Middle East, controlling more than 50% of Islamic banking assets. These statistics were discussed at the recently concluded first ever Oman Islamic Banking Conference. “Oman’s move to Islamic finance comes at just the right time as ethical finance gains a foothold around the world. The speakers illuminated a number of key aspects of the industry and question time after each presentation was lively as delegates delved deeper into the topic. We are proud to be supporting
Posted: May 21, 2013
INTERNATIONAL. The discussions on Syria come as Barack Obama is under increasing pressure from some U.S. lawmakers to do more to bring down Bashar al-Assad.
Posted: May 20, 2013
OMAN. "The Middle East and specifically the Gulf States are in a prime position to benefit from the current trends with energy intensive economies naturally turning towards the East while oil prices continue to rise and public expenditure reaching unprecedented levels."
Posted: May 16, 2013
OMAN. The Public Authority for Investment Promotion and Export Development (PAIPED) spearheaded the Sultanate of Oman's recent trade delegation to the 8th World Chambers Congress in Doha.
Posted: May 14, 2013
OMAN. Recent research has shown that revenues and occupancy for four and five star hotels increased significantly in 2012, driven by Omani rather than foreign guests.
Posted: May 13, 2013
UAE. Banking system is sound and has fully recovered from the spillovers of the global financial crisis; Gross foreign assets to exceed US$2.5 trillion by end-2013, reinforcing economic resilience if oil prices drop.
Posted: April 21, 2013
UAE. Middle East banks showing increasing confidence in expansion beyond domestic markets; High oil prices have helped banks in some parts of the Middle East to maintain high levels of liquidity.
Posted: April 17, 2013
UAE. Customer centricity must cascade down to every employee for businesses to offer services on par with global standards.
Posted: April 15, 2013
UAE. The year's list of global billionaires has been published by Forbes Middle East, featuring some of the wealthiest Arabs on the planet.
Posted: April 15, 2013
OMAN. Oman, Saudi Arabia and UAE in race for MEED's Lafarge Sustainable Project of the Year award.
Posted: April 11, 2013
UAE. The report ranks three GCC countries in the top 30 list globally, and another two in the top 40: Qatar (23), the United Arab Emirates (25), Bahrain (29), Saudi Arabia (31) and Oman (40), demonstrating that they continue to embrace ICT to boost their country's competitiveness.
Posted: April 7, 2013
UAE. Survey results based on face-to-face interviews with 3,000 Arab youth between the ages of 18 to 24 in 15 Arab nations.
Posted: March 27, 2013
UAE. A recent study by The Boston Consulting Group shows that Middle East banking revenues continued to grow at single digit rates in 2012 with a 6.9% increase, whilst profits increased by 8.1% due to an overproportional increase in extraordinary income; Increase in total LLPs driven by Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
Posted: March 24, 2013
UAE. Pioneering study by Dubai School of Government and SAP focusing on Arab youth, reveals 86% believe social media empowers entrepreneurs.
Posted: March 21, 2013
UAE. Findings revealed in most comprehensive study by Dubai School of Government and SAP on region's social media trends.
Posted: March 18, 2013
UAE. 55% of MENA residents believe business conditions will also become better, according to the latest MENA Consumer Confidence Index Survey conducted by Bayt.com and YouGov.

MIDDLE EAST BUSINESS COMMENT & ANALYSIS

date:Posted: May 23, 2013
UAE. Stock market indices racing ahead but GDP figures do not support the euphoria and commodity outflows fuel the rally; Is there too much liquidity in the banking system?
date:Posted: May 23, 2013
UAE. While new orders continued to rise sharply, the rate of increase eased to the slowest in a year. Meanwhile, employment levels rose at the fastest pace in two years.
date:Posted: May 22, 2013
iNTERNATIONAL. Control over Homs will enable al Assad to rapidly move forces from the north to the south to meet emerging rebel threats. It will also provide a key avenue of retreat to the Alawite coast in the event that he needs to flee Damascus.
UAE. "There is a substantial amount of debt that is coming due in the next few years, and it will be important to manage pro-actively that process. Information and communication with potential market participants will be a key part of this."
INTERNATIONAL. Nothing new is coming online anytime soon and movement on developing renewable energy resources has been sadly inadequate. The idea that shale reservoirs will lead the US to energy independence will soon enough be recognized as unrealistic hype.



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