www.bi-me.com RSS feed for РFinance & Banking http://www.bi-me.com Middle Eastern Business News and Data en-us <![CDATA[Takaful business strategies and models need to be revamped to serve the mass markets, says Deloitte ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62204 <![CDATA[A whole new world: UAE and Qatar upgrade ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62208 <![CDATA[Turkish unrest takes its toll on markets]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62201 <![CDATA[Innovations in banking & finance education]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62197 <![CDATA[Waha Capital acquires Anglo Arabian Healthcare ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62199 <![CDATA[IBM helps women's cooperatives in Tangier become more profitable]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62195 <![CDATA[Route to prosperity has never been faster, say Middle East's wealthy]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62194 <![CDATA[Gerhard Schubert: The gold price is a mere reflection of uncertainties, economic imbalances and mistrust]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62189 <![CDATA[Moody's places Bahrain's rating on review for possible downgrade]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62185 <![CDATA[Citadel Capital Scholarship Foundation reaffirms commitment to provide educational opportunities for Egypt's youth]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62183 <![CDATA[Range-bound gold market looks to the Fed's guidance next week]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62181 <![CDATA[UAE finances strengthening but risks in Dubai, says IMF ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62179 <![CDATA[Gold and silver 'still in bearish trend', Nikkei enters bear market in global risk asset selloff]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62177 <![CDATA[Fraud and financial manipulation pose great risk for companies in EMEIA, says survey]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62169 <![CDATA[Falcon Private Bank transfer management of insurance-linked securities business to Twelve Capital]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62173 <![CDATA[Crescent Enterprises hosts MBA students from University of Cambridge ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62171 <![CDATA[World's top companies succeed nearly five times more often with "Great Repeatable Models"]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62167 <![CDATA[BlackRock commentary on MSCI decision to upgrade Qatar and UAE]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62162 <![CDATA[Dubai World's asset disposals seen slow as loan repayments loom]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62165 <![CDATA[BNY Mellon commentary on MSCI upgrade of UAE and Qatar ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62164 <![CDATA[Barings investment update on Qatar and UAE's upgrade to MSCI Emerging Markets Index]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62163 <![CDATA[Global Investment House Analysis: MSCI upgrades UAE & Qatar]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62156 <![CDATA[Commentary: Crushing the Middle Class]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62152 <![CDATA[Alquity Investment's Africa fund tops BRIC indices, grows over 15%]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62157 <![CDATA[Private Equity Africa Magazine awards Abraaj Group Partner with special recognition for leadership]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62155 <![CDATA[Qatar, UAE upgraded to Emerging Markets at MSCI]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62153 <![CDATA[Dubai World makes first major asset sale since crisis]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62146 <![CDATA[Dubai's muted inflation masks soaring costs as salaries stall]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62137 <![CDATA[Dubai's property rebound pitch ignored by global investors]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62134 <![CDATA[Location, location, location... the insurance regulatory landscape in the UAE]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62144 <![CDATA[Life settlements are a win-win for consumers and investors]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62141 <![CDATA[Investors have lost trust in company reports, reveals ACCA study]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62142 <![CDATA[Swissquote Bank expands in the UAE ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62140 <![CDATA[FTSE opens new offices in Dubai International Financial Centre]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62135 <![CDATA[IMF Executive Board approves 24-month US$1.74 billion stand-by arrangement with Tunisia]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62133 <![CDATA[European football market grows by 11% to US$24.6 billion]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62129 <![CDATA[Bahrain picks banks for potential dollar bond issue]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62132 <![CDATA[Moody's says Turkey's credit risk to rise if protests go on]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62131 <![CDATA[Hamdi Ulukaya of Chobani named Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur of the Year 2013]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62130 <![CDATA[Unilever regional Chairman gives keynote address at "Emirates NBD Global Business Series"]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62122 <![CDATA[Arabtec's Rights Issue subscription period begins]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62116 <![CDATA[Leading global entrepreneurs still look to recruit at home and abroad, says Ernst & Young]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62109 <![CDATA[Gerhard Schubert: It is difficult to see what would make gold rally above and sustain the US$1,400 level]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62108 <![CDATA[Gold buyers cheer as the Dollar falls]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62107 <![CDATA[Simon Charlton named new head of AHAB]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62102 <![CDATA[India's latest anti-gold moves 'won't be effective' ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62098 <![CDATA[IMF admits 'notable failures' in 2010 Greece rescue]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62097 <![CDATA[Ernst & Young launches Global Family Business Center of Excellence ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62091 <![CDATA[New Citi-commissioned EIU report projects competitiveness of 120 of the world's major cities in 2025 ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62092 <![CDATA[Investors hopeful on MSCI upgrade for UAE, Qatar seen missing out]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62090 <![CDATA[Arabtec wins contract to build 5-star hotel and apartments in Business Bay Dubai ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62087 <![CDATA[World Bank supports strengthening of Kuwait's insolvency and creditor/debtor regime]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62080 <![CDATA[Gold price volatility continues as investors prepare for the Fed's QE tapering]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62075 <![CDATA[Peter Schiff commentary: The gold bull vs. the paper tiger ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62072 <![CDATA[Gold slips as India blocks imports, analysts see 'short-covering' rally to US$1,450 or more]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62071 <![CDATA[Qatar ranks first, UAE ninth globally by proportion of millionaire households]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62068 <![CDATA[Improved corporate governance required to help reduce risk and positively impact performance for MENA companies]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62060 <![CDATA[Kuwait Finance House 'A-/A-2' ratings affirmed on expected rights issue, outlook negative]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62069 <![CDATA[Obama authorises new Iran sanctions targeting currency]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62067 <![CDATA[Post Cyprus: What is next for European depositors?]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62064 <![CDATA[Saxo Bank creates Balanced Portfolio for long term investors]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62061 <![CDATA[Deloitte releases 2013 Middle East Tax Handbook ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62059 <![CDATA[More women at work would be good news for global economy, says Christine Lagarde]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62055 <![CDATA[UAE, Qatar potential candidates for MSCI upgrade, says HSBC]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62053 <![CDATA[GCC construction contractors record profit of US$61 million in first quarter 2013, down 2.5% ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62054 <![CDATA[Women foreign workers growing in importance in the Middle East]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62045 <![CDATA[ACCA commends new Global Reporting Initiative Guidelines ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62043 <![CDATA[26% of respondants eye increase in Middle East sales by 2015 while 21% say sales will decline, finds Bain & Company report]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62029 <![CDATA[Gerhard Schubert: Premiums for 995 Dubai Good Delivery gold kilo bars are falling, as supply situation 'pretty much normalised' ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62032 <![CDATA[Islamic Trade Finance to emerge as the preferred choice in emerging markets, says Ernst & Young]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62040 <![CDATA[Peter Schiff: The Great Reflation ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62033 <![CDATA[Union Bancaire Priv̩e to acquire Lloyds Banking Group's International Private Banking business ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62035 <![CDATA[Al Hilal GCC Equity Fund returns 11.8% for first 5 months of 2013]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62036 <![CDATA[GCC Real Estate Quarterly: UAE and Saudi markets continue to lead while Kuwaiti market catches up]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62031 <![CDATA[Investcorp's Nemir Kirdar wins Euromoney's Award for Outstanding Contribution to Financial Services in the Middle East]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62028 <![CDATA[Commentary: Understanding gold market dynamics ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62021 <![CDATA[Kuwait's KIPCO takes majority stake in Malta's Fimbank]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62023 <![CDATA[Insurance is key to fostering economic growth and investment in the MENA region, says Zurich report]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62022 <![CDATA[Clifford Chance advises banks on Al Noor's plans to raise US$150 million in London IPO]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62019 <![CDATA[Dubai firms target Arab Spring economies on spending]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62012 <![CDATA[End of service gratuity in the UAE: a recap]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61999 <![CDATA[Overtime in the UAE: how it works]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61998 <![CDATA[Kuwait's insurance sector faces regulatory uncertainty and volatile growth, says A.M. Best report]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62007 <![CDATA[EDHEC-Risk Institute and CACEIS launch new research chair on risk assessment and performance reporting]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61995 <![CDATA[HSBC upgrades investment services to meet growing needs of affluent customers in the MENA region]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62003 <![CDATA[S&P outlook on Saudi Arabia revised to positive, ratings affirmed at 'AA-/A-1+']]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=62001 <![CDATA[UAE has seen remarkable growth but cannot afford to slacken the pace, says ICAEW]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61993 <![CDATA[Family businesses make up over 85% of the Arab World's non-oil GDP and are the region's growth engine]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61986 <![CDATA[IASB and FASB propose to bring leases on-balance sheet - but at what cost from a regional perspective? ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61990 <![CDATA[Accenture named among 'Most Admired Companies']]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61991 <![CDATA[Tharawat Family Business Forum hosts roundtable to discuss the multiple roles of Arab women in business]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61989 <![CDATA[Middle Eastern CEOs are more confident about growth than their global counterparts ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61976 <![CDATA[CFOs must take hands on approach to innovation]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61972 <![CDATA[Commentary: Riders on the Storm]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61974 <![CDATA[Mercer launches Total Remuneration Survey 2013]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61973 <![CDATA[Abu Dhabi Investment Authority turning to emerging markets]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61969 <![CDATA[81% believe regulatory environment is supportive of business growth in MENA, finds Ernst & Young survey]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61970 <![CDATA[SEDCO Capital says funds managed according to environmental, social and governance principles]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61968 <![CDATA[Deyaar appoints new Chief Financial Officer]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61965 <![CDATA[Kerry set to outline plan for Palestinian economy]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61963