www.bi-me.com RSS feed for – Finance & Banking http://www.bi-me.com Middle Eastern Business News and Data en-us <![CDATA[Gold hits new UK all-time high]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42215 <![CDATA[In his gloomiest prediction yet, Marc Faber sees big financial bust leading to war]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42214 <![CDATA[SPDR Gold shares make unique investment properties accessible to broader investor base]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42213 <![CDATA[JP Morgan to buy Cazenove]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42212 <![CDATA[Silver forecast to top US$20 level in the short term on continued surge in investment, says GFMS]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42211 <![CDATA[Abu Dhabi's First Gulf bank raises US$500 million bond]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42205 <![CDATA[Saudi central bank says Dollar is 'serving us very well,' no need for change now]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42208 <![CDATA[Middle East gold demand drops 34% in third quarter ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42206 <![CDATA[Social and economic factors signal a shift in training needs for finance professionals]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42174 <![CDATA[Societe Generale Group opens wealth management office in Bahrain]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42191 <![CDATA[UAE banks have US$2.9 billion exposure to Saad, Al-Gosaibi Saudi groups]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42203 <![CDATA[Saudi, Qatar and Abu Dhabi seen leading the way in GCC recovery]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42201 <![CDATA[Early Gulf recovery depends on better use of oil revenue, says HSBC ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42190 <![CDATA[Gold dip offers buying opportunity]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42200 <![CDATA[Investors ruling out US Fed rate hike before second half of 2010]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42178 <![CDATA[Marc Faber says economy not responding well to money printing]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42168 <![CDATA[Record-high gold is 'cheap' says SocGen]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42167 <![CDATA[The dollar is on death row with no one prepared to grant a stay of execution, says Louis James]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42152 <![CDATA[International Investment Bank announces its third quarter results]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42163 <![CDATA[Jordan's Middle East Insurance assigned 'BBB' long-term ratings]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42157 <![CDATA[S&P assigns 'AA-' rating to Qatar's US$7 billion global bond issue]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42156 <![CDATA[Kotak Mahindra Bank launches its first international representative office in Duba]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42149 <![CDATA[KFH-Bahrain in Landmark Sukuk issue]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42141 <![CDATA[Kuwait stocks hit 33-week low on Agility indictment]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42135 <![CDATA[Gold 'offers buying opportunity' as monetary debauchment & peak output will drive prices to US$2,000 within six months]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42130 <![CDATA[UAE bank loan provisions still rising ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42129 <![CDATA[Lloyds TSB Middle East is named Best International Bank for fourth year running]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42127 <![CDATA[Region emerging as a forex trading hub, says DGCX]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42125 <![CDATA[SHUAA Capital appoints two new board members]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42121 <![CDATA[Global corporate default rate rises to 9.71% in October 2009, article says]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42118 <![CDATA[New strategies for new economic realities]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42079 <![CDATA[Investment Dar reaches majority agreement on standstill]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42093 <![CDATA[Non-oil trade volume between UAE and India reaches US$44.5 billion in 2008-2009]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42085 <![CDATA[Middle East to benefit from Interbank FX's private label forex partnerships]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42086 <![CDATA[Qatar plans to issue bonds for 'contingency funding']]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42082 <![CDATA[The National Bank of Kuwait selects GMT Planet for network-wide branch ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42077 <![CDATA[Saudi Capital Market Authority grants licenses for three SHUAA funds]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42078 <![CDATA[Mining stocks gain as gold hits new all-time high]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42074 <![CDATA[Dubai Financial Market brokers hail the succesful migration to X-Stream]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42064 <![CDATA[Rasmala launches 'MENA Brokerage Platform']]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42055 <![CDATA[Kuwait shares decline to seven-month low ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42048 <![CDATA[DFM achieves 100% compliance in local company disclosures of third quarter results ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42032 <![CDATA[Gold momentum's picking up dramatically, says Eric Sprott]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42047 <![CDATA[Gulf Finance House place second convertible murabaha facility with Deutsche Bank]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42015 <![CDATA[Sakan Finance to enter the mortgage market on December]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42034 <![CDATA[MasterCard premium cardholders to enjoy special privileges]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42025 <![CDATA[GCC economies seen growing by 6.2% in 2010 on oil prices recovery ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42016 <![CDATA[Investcorp to acquire stake in Gulf Cryo]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42014 <![CDATA[Investment Dar restructuring progress update]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42011 <![CDATA[Dubai lslamic Bank launches new Al Islami Online Banking]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42006 <![CDATA[Dubai Chamber and Emcredit signs Memorandum of Understanding]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42005 <![CDATA[Perla Group acquires DB Aerocopters in a multi-million dollar deal]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41999 <![CDATA[Gulf stock offers likely to rebound, says Rothschild ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41995 <![CDATA[ Middle East stocks in mixed weekly performance, gainers led by Dubai and Egypt]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41992 <![CDATA[Gold's upward trend intact on closing week above US$1,100 ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41991 <![CDATA[Commercial Bank of Qatar bond issue is first ever global Lower Tier II offering from the Middle East]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41984 <![CDATA[Gold is undergoing slight correction but signals Forex crisis ahead]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41988 <![CDATA['Gold Hand' Maktari sees gold at US$1,200 by year end]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41982 <![CDATA[Marc Faber says US$1,000 gold is new floor ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41972 <![CDATA[Investors confidence in hedge funds is gaining momentum]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41975 <![CDATA[Jim Rogers explains his stance on gold]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41968 <![CDATA[Islamic Business & finance industry awards to take place in December]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41966 <![CDATA[Clyde & Co to appear in first pro bono case in DIFC Courts]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41955 <![CDATA[Gold climbs to new record-high above US$1,117]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41933 <![CDATA[Ethical approach to finance crucial for sustained recovery]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41932 <![CDATA[Gulf businesses are the most confident globally about growth expectations]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41926 <![CDATA[Abu Dhabi's invest AD invests US$75 million in Turkish logistics firm ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41938 <![CDATA[Liongate Capital Management opens office in Dubai International Financial Centre ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41914 <![CDATA[Gold hovers around US$1,100]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41910 <![CDATA[Sukuk issuance surges in 'marked turnaround,' says Moody's ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41909 <![CDATA[Kuwait's Gulf Bank ratings lowered to 'BBB-/A-3' ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41903 <![CDATA[Borse Dubai International Investor Conference achieves overwhelming success in New York ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41888 <![CDATA[Noor Islamic Bank expands operations in Abu Dhabi ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41893 <![CDATA[Bank Saudi Fransi builds proactive protection against malicious threats]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41879 <![CDATA[Integrity announces participation at the Middle East Forex Trading Expo]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41877 <![CDATA[Gold makes it three records in four days]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41873 <![CDATA[Citibank adopts 'WPS Connect' solution from Raqmiyat]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41867 <![CDATA[Dubai Islamic Bank named top distributor of Takaful products ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41859 <![CDATA[Ernst & Young Middle East announces new growth initiatives for 2010]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41858 <![CDATA[Middle East equity markets fell by 1.8% in October, Egypt best performing market year to date ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41849 <![CDATA[Dubai Department of Finance repays DCAA US$1 billion sukuk]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41848 <![CDATA[Citibank joins BPA Worldwide's Middle East Advisory Board]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41845 <![CDATA[October winners announced for the National Bonds 'Save for Life' promotion]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41828 <![CDATA[Black boxes in cars could save lives ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41821 <![CDATA[Middle East credit association set up to share regional data]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41838 <![CDATA[Egyptian Arab Land Bank Managers attend workshop on leadership skills]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41833 <![CDATA[KFH offers real estate services at Kuwait International Exhibition]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41831 <![CDATA[UAE sets standard in government reform policy and business friendliness]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41829 <![CDATA[Women investors in the Gulf hold US$40 billion of the region's wealth]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41810 <![CDATA[ NASDAQ equity derivatives volumes rise 55% in October to monthly record]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41817 <![CDATA[K&L Gates opens its first Middle East office at the Dubai International Financial Centre]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41809 <![CDATA[NASDAQ Dubai's equity derivatives win FOW award ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41798 <![CDATA[Islamic Finance is coming of age: IFC lists Sukuk on the DIFC]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41796 <![CDATA[As gold vaults are being emptied by investors, is the market reaching breaking point?]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41780 <![CDATA[Gold closes week strongly at US$1,097 on central bank purchases, economic data]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41791 <![CDATA[Lebanon to issue US$500 million Eurobond this month ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41789 <![CDATA[Middle East stocks sank this week on receding confidence, led by Egypt's index]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41786 <![CDATA[Barclays says investors should buy Dubai bonds as refinancing risk eases ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41781 <![CDATA[Gold price hits record above US$1,100 on US jobs report, Sri Lanka purchase]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41785 <![CDATA[Gold gains 5% for the week as stocks fall on shock US jobs data]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41783