www.bi-me.com RSS feed for – Finance & Banking http://www.bi-me.com Middle Eastern Business News and Data en-us <![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 <![CDATA[As gold vaults 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[Marc Faber has short term concerns about commodities, says gold may drop to US$800 ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41779 <![CDATA[International Finance Corporation lists its first Sukuk on NASDAQ Dubai]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41722 <![CDATA[Jim Rogers says Nouriel Roubini is wrong on gold bubble ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41739 <![CDATA['As of today, I will be long in dollars,' says Marc Faber]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41738 <![CDATA[Moody's downgrades five Dubai state-linked firms ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41728 <![CDATA[Dubai shares bounce back]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41718 <![CDATA[Gold hits fresh record-high above US$1,095 an ounce ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41715 <![CDATA[BankMuscat partners with HP and Avaya]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41723 <![CDATA[Ernst & Young launches Internal Audit roundtable series in Middle East]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41716 <![CDATA[AllWorld Network convenes summit of entrepreneurs]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41710 <![CDATA[Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange achieves record 1.143 million contracts ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41708 <![CDATA[British business demonstrates strong interest in the UAE]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41707 <![CDATA[SHUAA Securities number one broker in the UAE]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41699 <![CDATA[Gold jumps to record-high on India's 200-tonne IMF purchase]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41696 <![CDATA[Kuwait International Bank improves financial crime prevention with Complinet]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41691 <![CDATA[Borse Dubai International Investor Conference launches in New York]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41686 <![CDATA[SHUAA Capital welcomes Moody's two notch upgrade]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41668 <![CDATA[Drake & Scull International reports third quarter profit of US$19.35 million]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41667 <![CDATA[Global investor review finds investors confident on market prospects]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41666 <![CDATA[Jordanian wins Forex Trading challenge]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41662 <![CDATA[Gold jumps above US$1,060 as LBMA hears of paradigm shift]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41660 <![CDATA[Mashreqbank may take part in Dubai bond issue]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41659 <![CDATA[Egyptian Arab Land Bank installs latest technology at ATMs to protect customers]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41657 <![CDATA[Middle East IPO market in decline, says Ernst & Young]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41648 <![CDATA[Bahrain's Gulf Finance House rights issue receives US$300 million]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41655 <![CDATA[National Bonds Corporation launches employee savings scheme]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41650 <![CDATA[Shariah-compliant equities lag as investors dive back into financials]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41646 <![CDATA[Saxo Bank Dubai Participates at the 5th Middle East Forex Trading Expo]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41642 <![CDATA[ACM Middle East announces capital hike to US$27.25 million]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41624 <![CDATA[50% of IBQ customers now bank online ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41614 <![CDATA[Mashreq expands Middle East operations to Kuwait]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41613 <![CDATA[Despite recession, world's leading innovators increased R&D spending in 2008]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41598 <![CDATA[Yemen plans to launch stock exchange with help from DFM]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41608 <![CDATA[Every asset has its time and place: Is now the time for gold?]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41575 <![CDATA[Inevitable inflation will see gold's upside scenario at US$1,200, says Richard Gray]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41580 <![CDATA[Recession not over: Stimulus impulse will eventually lead to next Great Depression, says Peter Schiff]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41576 <![CDATA[Middle East stocks fell this week on earnings, global woes ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41574 <![CDATA[Gold sets new monthly record ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41573 <![CDATA[Jim Rogers, Marc Faber agree US dollar due for temporary rebound]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41570 <![CDATA[Investors cautious about taking risks, reveals Bloomberg Global Poll]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41564 <![CDATA[Warren Buffett tops global investors poll ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41563 <![CDATA[Dubai Financial Market successfully launches the new high-capacity trading platform]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41557 <![CDATA[Gold bounces near US$1,050 as Dollar retreats on GDP result]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41562 <![CDATA[Abu Dhabi's Aabar third quarter profit surges to US$403 million]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41561 <![CDATA[Dubai's Mashreqbank third quarter profit drop 42%, hit by provisions]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41559 <![CDATA[UAE shares fall most since August on earnings]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41560 <![CDATA[The imperative to improve corporate governance in Middle East and North Africa]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41537 <![CDATA[Dubai Financial Market records net profit of US$70.30 million in third quarter]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41542 <![CDATA[The risk of a bond crash is low, says Dexia AM ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41536 <![CDATA[Gulf Finance House rights issue passes US$200 million]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41534 <![CDATA[Abu Dhabi shares drop the most in eight weeks as Aldar profit falls ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41523 <![CDATA[George Soros says new global economic paradigm required]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41526 <![CDATA[Saudi credit growth comes to halt]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41525 <![CDATA[Saudi bond market needs sovereign benchmark]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41501 <![CDATA[Dubai Gold ETC slow to take off]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41521 <![CDATA[MasterCard shares key insights into the affluent market segment ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41509 <![CDATA[Mashreq and Air Arabia launch loyalty card]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41504 <![CDATA[Rasmala GCC Fixed Income Fund performance exceeds expectations]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41491 <![CDATA[DIFC to promote increased UAE-India trade and investment]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41487 <![CDATA[Doha Bank seminar analyses Qatar's real estate scene]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41486 <![CDATA[Dubai may initially issue US$1 billion civil aviation Islamic bond ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41484 <![CDATA[Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank's third quarter profit drops 90%]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41479 <![CDATA[Deutsche Bank climate change advisor publishes analysis of 270 climate and energy policies ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41465 <![CDATA[National Bank of Abu Dhabi's third quarter net profit rise 41% ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41478 <![CDATA[IslamicAdvisory.com launches first online Islamic Finance Certificate]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41431 <![CDATA[Total deposits with Saudi banks hit US$245 billion as of June 2009]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41452 <![CDATA[Gold falls on Dollar reversal, private investors see higher prices]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41442 <![CDATA[Dubai shares gain 3.3%, most in a month ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41441 <![CDATA[Gulf Finance House signs agreement with Qatar Islamic Bank]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41435 <![CDATA[Reuters Middle East Summit begins today]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41426 <![CDATA[Ipreo becomes 'Founding Member' of Middle East Investor Relations Society]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41408 <![CDATA[Bank of Sharjah reports 34% increase in total comprehensive income]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41425 <![CDATA[GCC Investor Confidence Index rises 3.8 %, led by Saudi Arabia]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41423 <![CDATA[Emirates NBD third quarter profit rises 3%]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41417 <![CDATA[Prudential plans Dubai Islamic equity funds]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41416 <![CDATA[Raqmiyat launches web version of 'Image-based Cheque Clearing Solution' ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41407 <![CDATA[Islamic asset management needs more products, distribution]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41380 <![CDATA[Bahrain's Gulf Finance House confirm early receipt of US$150 million rights issue capital]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41358 <![CDATA[Dubai Islamic Bank reports third quarter net profit of US$299.7 million]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41359 <![CDATA[53% of Arab investors see the global economy recovering from crisis, according to survey]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41357 <![CDATA[Dubai Islamic Bank's third quarter profit falls 31%]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41352 <![CDATA[Saudi's Samba third quarter loan provisions lowest for one year]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41351 <![CDATA[UK's Virgin Money applies for full banking licence]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41350 <![CDATA[Middle East shares in mixed weekly performance, Saudi Tadawul gains most]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41348 <![CDATA[Gold dancing, but won't die, with the Dollar, says John Doody]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41346 <![CDATA[Is Gold ready for a breakout?]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41345 <![CDATA['I don't believe in gold,' says Nouriel Roubini]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41338 <![CDATA[Gold heading to record weekly close, triangular break-out pending]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41343 <![CDATA[UAE's SHUAA launches first truly integrated regional trading portal]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41334 <![CDATA[Morgan Stanley sees strong growth resuming in Saudi Arabia on oil, domestic demand ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41318 <![CDATA[Global megatrends: How can investors prepare for the future?]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41299 <![CDATA[US stocks overvalued, driven by cheap liquidity]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41319 <![CDATA[US default rate forecasted to decline to 6.9% in September 2010, but risks lurk]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41322