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Posted: 02-03-2008
INTERNATIONAL. A new business book by Aamir A Rehman shatters many myths about the Middle East. He offers an easy-to-read guide at a strategic level for firms seeking to do business in the six nations of the GCC. He explains why Dubai has become a major hub for the region as it experiences an unprecedented expansion in energy, financial services, consumer goods, hospitality, retail, real estate and countless other industries. Here he speaks with BI-ME about his inspirations and insights for tapping into Gulf capital and opportunities. If you read just one book this year, we recommend that you
Posted: November 18, 2009
INTERNATIONAL. This situation gives rise to increasingly positive prospects for gold and other commodities that may ultimately stand in as the world's reserve currency. And there are some pretty hot speculative prospects - Louis' 'best of the best' - waiting in the wings for the market's next big leg down.
Posted: November 15, 2009
INTERNATIONAL. Although 'quantitative easing' may be propping up the US economy for the time being, it solves nothing and worse than that it is just debasing the currency which will eventually lead to hyperinflation.
Posted: October 31, 2009
INTERNATIONAL. It's been a dollar vs. gold story ever since the economy ran into trouble last fall, according to Blackmont Metals and Mining Analyst Richard Gray, who sees inevitable inflation down the road.
Posted: October 24, 2009
INTERNATIONAL. John Doody can see lots of drivers to support a higher gold price. Just look at US monetary and fiscal policy, printing and borrowing too many dollars. The years ahead have to be good for gold and not so interesting for the S&P 500.
Posted: October 16, 2009
INTERNATIONAL. The convergence of an assortment of forces promise to keep driving up the price of gold, according to GoldSeek.com founder and president Peter Spina.
Posted: October 3, 2009
JORDAN. CNN's Christiane Amanpour presents a new live global interview programme, Amanpour. In Friday's edition, Amanpour interviewed Queen Rania of Jordan. The following is a transcript of the interview.
Posted: September 30, 2009
INTERNATIONAL. Unconvinced that the recession is behind us, he is equally sure that the 'bottomless pit' mentality of stimulus spending will wreck the dollar. Those are among the reasons he sees US$2,000-per-ounce gold on the not-too-distant horizon.
Posted: September 26, 2009
INTERNATIONAL. Pent-up demand for new cars and growing concern about the carbon footprint associated with driving vehicles powered by traditional internal combustion engines will fuel tremendous demand for lithium, a development sure to spark greater investor interest, as well.
Posted: September 23, 2009
INTERNATIONAL. Post summer doldrums, we're now beginning to see a nice fall run up in the price of gold-one that marks the beginning of a parabolic move, according to Greg McCoach.
Posted: September 21, 2009
INTERNATIONAL. The 120-year cycle is bottoming in 2014. I do expect depression-type conditions certainly in the last three years of this cycle-that's 2012 to 2014. The US government will wind up with greater control over everything. It may even mean the end of the capitalist economy as we know it.
Posted: September 13, 2009
INTERNATIONAL. Axel Merk suggests that these times-with inflation looming, the US dollar failing, equity markets remaining volatile and economic recovery stumbling-might call for investors to further diversify their portfolios with baskets of foreign currencies.
Posted: September 10, 2009
INTERNATIONAL. For the time being, Nadler expects a spell of continuing deflation before any real inflation sets in. That makes gold's price performance a tough call because there is no history to help us understand how gold behaves in a real deflationary environment.
Posted: September 4, 2009
INTERNATIONAL. Blue Phoenix Chief Investment Strategist John Licata expects the king of metals to ring in the New Year with a US$1,200-per-ounce crown.
Posted: May 25, 2009
UAE. In this interview with BI-ME, INSEAD Professor Hal Gregersen discusses cultural factors in business, working across cultures and the challenges for the leadership equation in an age when more and more Middle East companies are going global.
Posted: March 15, 2009
UAE. Executive Director of INSEAD's Abu Dhabi Centre, Peter Jadersten, has a mission not to create just local learning programmes, but to integrate fully with the French business school's rich international environment. BI-ME talked to him about the challenges and opportunities for building up a new faculty and research base in the UAE capital.

MIDDLE EAST BUSINESS COMMENT & ANALYSIS

date:Posted: November 19, 2009
INTERNATIONAL. A majority of investors expects the US Federal Reserve to hold off from raising interest rates until the second half of 2010, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Survey of Fund Managers for November.
date:Posted: November 19, 2009
INTERNATIONAL. Faber said, considering the size of the stimulus packages and the monetary printing, the US economy hasn't responded well. What have responded well are asset markets but unemployment is horrrible and the typical household is suffering.
date:Posted: November 18, 2009
INTERNATIONAL. The global health industry is worth around US$4.2 trillion. As GCC countries continue to develop world class healthcare systems, they must avoid pitfalls of the developed markets, according to AT Kearney.
UAE. Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum tightened the control of the emirate's largest holding company, the Investment Corporation of Dubai.
INTERNATIONAL. This situation gives rise to increasingly positive prospects for gold and other commodities that may ultimately stand in as the world's reserve currency. And there are some pretty hot speculative prospects - Louis' 'best of the best' - waiting in the wings for the market's next big leg down.