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FMCG Retail & Distribution

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Posted: 24-11-2008
UAE. The three-day Signage, Imaging and Media (SIM) 2008 the most comprehensive trade show for the regional marketing communications industry opens on 25 November 2008 in Abu Dhabi, at a time when companies are scrutinising their marketing budgets and pushing their marketing executives for increased returns.  "Due to the global economic downturn, many marketing budgets across the board are now coming under the spotlight. Company bosses will be pushing their marketing executives to achieve the best possible return on investment from potentially tighter budgets," said Spencer Felix, Exhib
Posted: November 19, 2009
INTERNATIONAL. According to the latest retail research report from CB Richard Ellis, the UAE is seen as the point of entry for most retailers and brands looking to expand in the Gulf region.
Posted: November 19, 2009
KUWAIT. This is the second store Destination Maternity Corporation has opened in Kuwait through its franchisee, Multi Trend, a member of the Al-Homaizi Group.
Posted: November 19, 2009
UAE. Dubai Export Development Corporation and the Department of Export Promotion have sealed a Tradelink Partnership to strengthen the trade and investment linkages between their economies.
Posted: November 18, 2009
UAE. One of the marine world's most intelligent animals, the Giant Pacific Octopus, is the latest addition to the diversity of aquatic animals at Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo in The Dubai Mall.
Posted: November 17, 2009
UAE. Global experts and delegates attending the Dubai Congress on Anti-Aging and Aesthetic Medicine in November hailed the region as the major force for change in the burgeoning anti-aging maket.
Posted: November 16, 2009
INTERNATIONAL. New Zealand dairy company Fonterra yesterday welcomed the announcement that New Zealand and the GCC have completed negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement.
Posted: November 16, 2009
QATAR. Qtel has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Jarir Bookstore, which will see a wide variety of communication services offered at locations across Qatar.
Posted: November 16, 2009
UAE. Braun Silk-Epil has launched an online based design competition for girls aged 13-18 years old to express their inner fashion.
Posted: November 12, 2009
UAE. Damas brings to Dubai two inspirational Hysek timepieces - the Kilda Chronograph and IO.
Posted: November 12, 2009
UAE. Al Baddad International has announced that it will be taking part in the preparation works for the Sharjah International Book Fair for the first time.
Posted: November 9, 2009
UAE. The UAE ranks as the eighth most optimistic country in the world in the third quarter of 2009 in in the latest Nielsen Global Consumer Confidence Index.
Posted: November 5, 2009
UAE. The event, slated on 3-14 November at the Dubai Mall, features new products from 22 of Japan's small-and medium-sized enterprises.
Posted: November 5, 2009
INTERNATIONAL. According to the Malaysian Ministry of International Trade and Industry the country is eyeing opportunities within Middle East Halal industry in support of the Malaysian Government's aims to cultivate its Halal market as a new growth sector.
Posted: November 4, 2009
UAE. A laboratory in the UAE has built what it says is the world's first Arabic-speaking robot which could soon go into mass production to serve as staff in shopping malls.
Posted: November 4, 2009
UAE. MAF Shopping Malls plans to enter Syria by building two new centers in Damascus, as well as one in Beirut, Lebanon. The company will also announce a new project in Saudi Arabia.

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.