www.bi-me.com RSS feed for – Politics & Economics http://www.bi-me.com Middle Eastern Business News and Data en-us <![CDATA[Continued strong public spending expected to support non-oil growth in many oil producing countries ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61915 <![CDATA[Kerry heads to Middle East to push peace from Syria to Israel]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61906 <![CDATA[Australia hits out over lengthy UAE court case]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61907 <![CDATA[Long-term ratings on Jordan lowered to 'BB-']]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61903 <![CDATA[Muslim Schindlers in focus]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61899 <![CDATA[Kuwait's Kharafi group wins US$930 million from Libya ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61890 <![CDATA[Thirty Hezbollah fighters killed in Syrian town, say activists]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61888 <![CDATA[Egypt rethinks its subsidy system for the poor]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61877 <![CDATA[Libya: The Political and Administrative Isolation Law]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61865 <![CDATA[IMF says Bahrain's growing debt may be unsustainable by 2018]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61863 <![CDATA[British-French joint cooperation to support employment in Tunisia ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61849 <![CDATA[Sarasin Group: Dangerous game with property and responsibility ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61844 <![CDATA[Egypt ideology devolves into anarchy amid vendettas]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61847 <![CDATA[Bank of England declares U.K. recovery in sight as growth outlook raised]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61843 <![CDATA[Germany ekes out growth, France slides into recession]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61842 <![CDATA[Egypt's litigious transition: Judicial intervention and the muddied road to democracy]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61840 <![CDATA[IIF sees robust growth and progress on diversification in the GCC ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61816 <![CDATA[Low costs of doing business have helped turn the UAE into a major global business hub]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61789 <![CDATA[Peter Schiff: Symptoms don't lie]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61799 <![CDATA[CSR in Saudi Arabia: Far behind or another path?]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61800 <![CDATA[Iraq ten years on: Women yet to regain their place]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61798 <![CDATA[Nine arrested over deadly Turkey bombings]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61814 <![CDATA[Egypt's Mubarak back in court for retrial]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61803 <![CDATA[Prominent Egypt youth activist jailed]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61802 <![CDATA[Growth in Africa must be driven by sustainable investment, not rising commodity prices, says report]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61791 <![CDATA[Hezbollah says Syria will supply 'game-changing' weapons]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61784 <![CDATA[Qatar ratings affirmed at 'AA/A-1+' on strong fiscal and external balance sheets]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61782 <![CDATA[Egypt ratings lowered to 'CCC+/C' on continued pressure on foreign currency reserves ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61773 <![CDATA[The AfDB boosts integrated development and governance in Tunisia]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61778 <![CDATA[Egypt April inflation accelerates driven by rise in food prices]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61771 <![CDATA[Commentary: Germany under pressure to create money ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61767 <![CDATA[Geopolitical Analysis: For American foreign policy, no good options]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61768 <![CDATA[Dubai Group agrees US$6 billion debt deal with bank committees]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61756 <![CDATA[Geopolitical Analysis: Nostalgia for NATO]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61748 <![CDATA[Britain should quit European Union, says former finance minister]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61745 <![CDATA[Syria threat over Israel air strike risks wider conflict]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61731 <![CDATA[Israel bombs Syria, targets weapons shipment]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61713 <![CDATA[Obama doesn't foresee sending troops to Syria]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61725 <![CDATA[UNDP and Islamic Trade Finance Corporation join hands to fight poverty in the Arab world ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61715 <![CDATA[Iraq ten year on: More freedom but less security?]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61717 <![CDATA[IMD Business Forum highlights greater growth prospects for Middle East economies ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61706 <![CDATA[Geopolitical Analysis: Redlines and the problems of intervention in Syria]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61694 <![CDATA[No end in sight for Fed stimulus as inflation sags]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61686 <![CDATA[UAE president in UK for state visit ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61684 <![CDATA[Obama says U.S. needs 'facts' on Syria chemical weapons]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61683 <![CDATA[Hezbollah taking part in Syria fighting, says Nasrallah]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61685 <![CDATA[Saudi-U.S. relations to withstand North American oil boom]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61677 <![CDATA[Spain economy shrinks 0.5% in first quarter 2013]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61676 <![CDATA[Kuwait may see US$53 billion surplus on underspend, says NBK report]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61663 <![CDATA[Iraq said to halt Al Jazeera's license, closes Jordanian border]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61659 <![CDATA[UAE court jails three Britons on drugs charges]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61664 <![CDATA[The varying effects of digitization on economic growth and job creation - A global perspective]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61660 <![CDATA[Syrian prime minister survives bomb attack]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61652 <![CDATA[Iraq 10 years on: the humanitarian impact]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61644 <![CDATA[The Iraqi economy grows, but how many benefit?]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61642 <![CDATA[Obama's Syria red line tested by chemical weapons report]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61641 <![CDATA[U.S. believes Syrian government used some chemical weapons, says Hagel]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61634 <![CDATA[Israel shoots down drone from Lebanon]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61632 <![CDATA[Geopolitical Analysis: Anarchy and Hegemony]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61631 <![CDATA[Kuwait ratings affirmed at 'AA/A-1+' ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61627 <![CDATA[Friedman, the world is flatter than I thought]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61604 <![CDATA[Dubai flights rely on fuel refined from Iranian oil]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61614 <![CDATA[Dubai may make loan payment to Abu Dhabi next year, says BofA Merrill Lynch ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61601 <![CDATA[Iran denies involvement in Canadian train plot]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61592 <![CDATA[French embassy in Tripoli bombed]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61591 <![CDATA[Euro crisis is a clear case of conflict between monetary and fiscal policies, says Doha Bank Group CEO]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61589 <![CDATA[Egypt's IMF loan accord unlikely before fourth quarter, says EFG ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61585 <![CDATA[UAE energy minister sees global oil market as 'well balanced']]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61583 <![CDATA[Libya's massive rebuilding efforts to sustain double-digit growth in 2013]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61581 <![CDATA[Doha and London to host new infrastructure think-tank ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61573 <![CDATA[Pakistan court extends Musharraf custody]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61571 <![CDATA[Commentary: America's 'Exorbitant' Privilege Will Continue ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61568 <![CDATA[Former US Army Chief and Congressman call for reform of US defense cooperation with Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61564 <![CDATA[Bahrain to forge closer ties with NATO]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61565 <![CDATA[Egypt requests US$2 billion Russian loan as Mursi meets Putin]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61570 <![CDATA[UK turns to court to fight euro zone transaction tax plan]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61561 <![CDATA[U.S. to announce US$10 billion arms sale in Middle East]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61560 <![CDATA[UAE breaks up 'Qaeda cell' ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61550 <![CDATA[Taqa aids Abu Dhabi push to diversify debt funding]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61545 <![CDATA[Assad hold on power tenuous, says U.S. intelligence official]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61544 <![CDATA[Britain bids farewell to Iron Lady Thatcher at grand funeral]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61532 <![CDATA[Investigators hunt for clues in Boston Marathon bombing]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61514 <![CDATA[Iraq's unity hinges on flexibility over Kurdish oil, says Ashti Hawrami]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61513 <![CDATA[Oil falls to lowest this year on surprise China slowdown]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61499 <![CDATA[How oil shale and nuclear power will shape Jordan's future]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61485 <![CDATA[Frustration as retrial of Egypt's Mubarak aborted]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61497 <![CDATA[Commentary: Mitigating distrust is central to peace]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61495 <![CDATA[Kerry says North Korea won't be accepted as nuclear power]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61489 <![CDATA[Egypt to begin new Mubarak trial on protester killing charges]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61490 <![CDATA[Higher oil prices have benefitted GCC economies, says Doha Bank's Group CEO]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61486 <![CDATA[Ex-Im Bank and Dubai Economic Council sign US$5 billion agreement ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61484 <![CDATA[Global Information Technology Report highlights role of digital technologies in creating much needed jobs in the Middle East]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61480 <![CDATA[Just increasing ICT infrastructure not enough to ensure economic competitiveness, finds INSEAD-WEF report]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61467 <![CDATA[Lebanon ratings affirmed at 'B/B', outlook remains negative ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61468 <![CDATA[Saxo Bank's Q2 outlook: Continued low growth will end politicians' free-ride]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61477 <![CDATA[UAE ranks second globally in 'Government Usage of ICT' index ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61469 <![CDATA[Consumer confidence in Lebanon drops to near record low in second half of 2012, reveals Byblos Bank/AUB index]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61456 <![CDATA[Iranian nuclear plant is safe after earthquake]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61455 <![CDATA[From the inside looking out: Extremism in the Middle East]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61452 <![CDATA[Saudis save US$1 billion a week as Egypt counts remaining wheat stocks, says HSBC report]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=61448