www.bi-me.com RSS feed for – Politics & Economics http://www.bi-me.com Middle Eastern Business News and Data en-us <![CDATA[Dubai reshuffles key investment arm, tightens control]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42218 <![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[Herman Van Rompuy appointed EU President]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42210 <![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[Major powers to meet after Iran rejects nuclear deal]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42207 <![CDATA[Tony Blair out of EU President race]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42202 <![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[Dubai Airshow 2009 onsite order book tops US$10 billion on third day]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42147 <![CDATA[Abu Dhabi's IPIC in talks to buy Bayer unit]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42132 <![CDATA[Eurofighter sees Typhoon demand in Gulf region]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42109 <![CDATA[Dubai to issue second tranche of US$20 billion bond by year-end]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42083 <![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[China's leadership key in global economic recovery, says IMF ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42075 <![CDATA[Three Arab nations purchase Raytheon AMRAAM]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42050 <![CDATA[Saudi inflation slows to 3.5%]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42046 <![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[Dubai Airshow at forefront of aerospace industry revival, says Sheikh Ahmed]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42045 <![CDATA[US dollar's decline threaten global economic recovery, says China bank regulator]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42043 <![CDATA[A population boom is transforming the Gulf]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=42038 <![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[Kuwait Investment Authority to take advantage of current market conditions]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41994 <![CDATA[Obama says strong, prosperous China strengthens all nations ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41998 <![CDATA[Dubai's 11th Airshow opens on Sunday]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41987 <![CDATA[Iran central bank mints five million new gold coins in bid to control inflation ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41989 <![CDATA[Europe posts economic growth, officially ending recession]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41990 <![CDATA[Global confidence dips as policy makers begin exit strategies ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41981 <![CDATA[Geithner says US needs 'strong dollar' to spur recovery]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41985 <![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[Nakheel in talks with Dubai World on bond]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41947 <![CDATA[Strong dollar 'very important' for US, says Geithner]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41946 <![CDATA[First Arab industrial SME competition is ideal platform for innovation, says Al Mansouri ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41934 <![CDATA[Egypt inflation accelerates to 13.3%]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41912 <![CDATA[Qatar cuts VW stake, stands to make US$1.12 billion from the sale]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41911 <![CDATA[Kuwait forecast to post budget surplus of up to US$22.3 billion]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41901 <![CDATA[Mubadala eyes up to US$5 billion business in GE finance Joint venture]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41875 <![CDATA[Germany marks fall of Berlin Wall]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41871 <![CDATA[Dubai ruler says worst of crisis is over, stresses UAE unity]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41863 <![CDATA[Japanese firms are owed billions in Dubai ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41842 <![CDATA[Dubai repays US$1 billion aviation bond ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41841 <![CDATA[World experts meet in Dubai ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41832 <![CDATA[Text of final communique from G20 meeting in Scotland]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41802 <![CDATA[Analysis: Obama and the US strategy of buying time]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41800 <![CDATA[Gordon Brown calls for global tax on banks to cover future bailouts]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41795 <![CDATA[G20 to keep stimulus till recovery assured, says communique]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41794 <![CDATA[Peter Schiff says recovery is one-way street paved with savings, capital investment and production]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41793 <![CDATA[IMF warns G20 not to repeat mistakes of Great Depression ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41792 <![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[UAE tops list of US arms sales]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41787 <![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[Saudi air strikes aim to 'neutralise' Yemen rebels]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41784 <![CDATA[US jobless rate climbs to 10.2% ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41782 <![CDATA[Palestinian President Abbas says he will not seek re-election ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41777 <![CDATA[Watani launches Al Mutahida campaign]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41717 <![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[Hillary Clinton reaffirms US policy on Western Sahara ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41702 <![CDATA[Iran 'must choose' its future path, says Obama]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41697 <![CDATA[Sheikh Khalifa re-elected UAE president ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41695 <![CDATA[Ministry of Economy launches national campaign for intellectual property rights ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41687 <![CDATA[Abu Dhabi plans US$1 trillion investment on infrastructure projects]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41671 <![CDATA[Entrepreneur Business Village signs MoU with Canadian Business Council]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41649 <![CDATA[How politics, policies and geopolitics influence business risks]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41577 <![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[UAE central bank sees economic growth in 2009, no alternative to US dollar ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41568 <![CDATA[Kuwait rules woman MPs hijab headscarf is optional ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41567 <![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[Gulf business executives say worst is over but call for caution]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41553 <![CDATA[US economy grows 3.5% in third quarter, exits recession]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41558 <![CDATA[UAE economic growth may top 4.5% in 2010]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41544 <![CDATA[Organisations urged to focus on fostering 'human connection']]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41528 <![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['Don't worry' over Mubarak succession, says Egypt's PM]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41500 <![CDATA[Dubai set to raise close to US$2 billion in Islamic bond sale]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41522 <![CDATA[US Ambassador addresses Business Dinner Forum at Bahrain's Capital Club]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41513 <![CDATA[Egypt seeks 7% plus growth in two years]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41499 <![CDATA[UAE is most prosperous Arab nation, reveals study]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41483 <![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[Marc Faber sees US dollar becoming worthless on fiscal policy 'disaster' ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41443 <![CDATA[Dollar recovers from 14-month low ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41440 <![CDATA[GCC executives in for reality check at leaders in Dubai Business Forum]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41424 <![CDATA[UAE opens trade office in China ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41418 <![CDATA[Dubai government sets up US$6.5 billion bond program ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41397 <![CDATA[We're witnessing the beginnings of the decline of America and the rise of China]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41391 <![CDATA[UN inspectors to visit Iran uranium enrichment plant]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41382 <![CDATA[UAE nuclear deal to take effect soon, says US State Department]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41347 <![CDATA[If printing money made countries rich, Zimbabwe would be the richest, says Marc Faber]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41342 <![CDATA[UK economy contracts 0.4% in third quarter, records longest recession in history]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41339 <![CDATA[Dubai may decide on global bond sale in the next two weeks ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41336 <![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[Plenty of room for improving Capitalism, says Warren Buffett]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41308 <![CDATA[Dubai World may sell bonds to repay maturing Sukuk]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41302 <![CDATA[Bank of England chief backs isolating banks' riskier activities, warns debt repayment may take a generation]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41300 <![CDATA[UAE to rebound with 'greater confidence,' says Sheikh Mohammed]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41297 <![CDATA[Abu Dhabi's Mubadala plans to triple assets in three years ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41264 <![CDATA[Kuwait approves mega new projects worth US$63 billion]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41257 <![CDATA[Qatar makes US$1 billion in Barclays shares sale ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41262 <![CDATA[Dubai plans fixed income, Islamic bond roadshow ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41219 <![CDATA[Majority of Americans give Obama negative ratings ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41206 <![CDATA[Weak dollar may fuel GCC inflation ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=2&t=1&id=41194