www.bi-me.com RSS feed for – Top News http://www.bi-me.com Middle Eastern Business News and Data en-us <![CDATA[Saudi king, IMF chief discuss 'world economy']]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56491 <![CDATA[UAE, Qatar stop trade finance to Iran over sanctions]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56488 <![CDATA[India court orders licences cancelled in telecom scandal ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56480 <![CDATA[Egypt soccer violence kills 74, fans turn on army]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56473 <![CDATA[MENA region faces headwinds but should manage 3.5% growth as domestic demand returns]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56461 <![CDATA[OPEC output reaches 3 year high, shows survey ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56456 <![CDATA[Middle East retailers record strongest growth as global sales rise 5%]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56440 <![CDATA[DP World sees Gross Profit 'in line with expectations' as volumes rise 10%]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56436 <![CDATA[PwC's Economic Crime Survey projects an increase in bribery and corruption in the Middle East]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56417 <![CDATA[Nearly 50% of all organizations view emerging markets like the Middle East as a top strategic business issue, reveals Deloitte global mobility survey]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56416 <![CDATA[Educated, ambitious and essential: Women will drive the GCC's future]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56400 <![CDATA[Crises offer unique opportunities to lay foundation for sustainable global growth, says Ahmed Heikal ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56387 <![CDATA[Davos update: Saudi Arabia says may be ready to raise IMF contribution]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56382 <![CDATA[G-20's Internet economy set to reach US$4.2 trillion by 2016, says The Boston Consulting Group ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56375 <![CDATA[Dubai to pay debts in 2012 'without a doubt']]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56368 <![CDATA[Fears of eurozone credit crunch grow]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56376 <![CDATA[Arab Spring stumps Davos investors year after Egypt revolt]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56356 <![CDATA[CEOs say 2012 prospects gloomy for global economy]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56359 <![CDATA[India businesses look beyond family to groom quality leadership, reveals study]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56352 <![CDATA[Global economic activity trend: South by Southeast]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56344 <![CDATA[Dubai Holding unit confirms repayment of US$500 million bond ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56337 <![CDATA[Capitalism seen in crisis by investors, reveals poll]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56330 <![CDATA[Louvre, Guggenheim museums revived in Abu Dhabi after cost reviews]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56329 <![CDATA[Geopolitical analysis: Considering a US-Iranian deal]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56320 <![CDATA[IMF marks down global growth forecast, sees risk on rise]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56325 <![CDATA[Global executives foresee leadership shortages while European and Middle East executives appear less concerned about shortfalls in talent ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56316 <![CDATA[Crude oil trades near US$100 on concern Iran may respond to European embargo]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56310 <![CDATA[Middle East business leaders feel strongly about the importance of societal purpose to future success]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56303 <![CDATA[Burj Al-Arab, Armani Hotel Dubai featured in World's Top 100 Most Valuable Luxury Brands ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56300 <![CDATA[No cash from emerging economies until given more clout, says Saudi Arabia]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56294 <![CDATA[Oil and gas executives prepare to spend as industry confidence rises]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56292 <![CDATA[Asia set to benefit from eurozone crisis, according to research from FTI Consulting]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56290 <![CDATA[Fresh water in the GCC: Addressing the scarcity problem]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56284 <![CDATA[Iran military conflict would harm UAE real estate market ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56283 <![CDATA[Majority of finance professionals in the UAE are gloomy about economic prospects]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56273 <![CDATA[Flush with cash, companies ready to focus on growth in 2012, says AlixPartners/EIU survey]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56271 <![CDATA[Main trend for UAE real estate in 2012 likely to be increased polarisation, says Jones Lang LaSalle]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56267 <![CDATA[Kuwait hires HSBC to help arrange privatization of stock exchange]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56265 <![CDATA[Beyond oil: Abu Dhabi seeks to diversify its economy]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56250 <![CDATA[Syria to start managed float of currency next week, says central bank governor ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56249 <![CDATA[Saudi to keep oil price stable, says central bank chief]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56246 <![CDATA[UAE cautions against escalating Iran tension]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56241 <![CDATA[Salary survey amongst GCC in-house lawyers supports growing optimism in region's recovery]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56228 <![CDATA[High mobile penetration, infrastructure investments and a young population to create new Postdigital Enterprise models in the Middle East, says Deloitte]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56217 <![CDATA[Credit Suisse Emerging Consumer Survey provides unique perspective on structural shift in global demand]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56212 <![CDATA[World Bank cuts global economic forecasts]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56204 <![CDATA[BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey finds gloom lifting over global growth prospects]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56201 <![CDATA[Middle East equity issues end 2011 up 47% versus 2010]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56187 <![CDATA[Saudi Aramco to invest US$200 billion in refining, exploration]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56186 <![CDATA[Saudi Arabia wants oil around US$100/bbl, says oil minister]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56182 <![CDATA[Abu Dhabi shares drop to 3-year low on Dana debt concern, Europe]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56173 <![CDATA[Competing for the global middle class]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56166 <![CDATA[Middle East 2012 bond sales to exceed last year's US$27.6 billion, says Morgan Stanley]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56160 <![CDATA[Dubai shares fall to lowest since June 2004 on earnings concern]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56153 <![CDATA[Qatar property market broadly stable with rising demand]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56152 <![CDATA[MENA and emerging markets represent the immediate future for renewable energy, says Ernst & Young]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56150 <![CDATA[Iran warns Gulf states not to make up oil shortfall]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56149 <![CDATA[New Index ranks ability of G20 nations to withstand cyber attacks, harness digital environment]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56137 <![CDATA[France stripped of AAA credit rating in string of downgrades by S&P]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56134 <![CDATA[Greece debt talks 'paused for reflection']]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56131 <![CDATA[ECB says strategy working as European borrowing costs decline ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56119 <![CDATA[Dubai's financial industry still in decline three years after the market crash]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56102 <![CDATA[Gary Dugan: Let's hope the whole world keeps a sense of perspective in 2012, a year of challenges and hope]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56099 <![CDATA[Nakheel plans first new Palm Island project since Dubai crash]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56086 <![CDATA[UAE is most competitive banking market in GCC, reveals ADIB study]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56076 <![CDATA[Standard Chartered sees a resilient Asia, Middle East and Africa in 2012]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56056 <![CDATA[Focus on the long term, says Barclays Wealth]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56055 <![CDATA[Hiring practices: Employers look for 'hunger, drive and ambition' ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56054 <![CDATA[Merkel, Sarkozy press for quick Greek solution]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56052 <![CDATA[Abu Dhabi shares drop most in three weeks on Etisalat earnings speculation]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56038 <![CDATA[Hormuz bypass oil pipeline delayed as Iranian tensions mount]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56024 <![CDATA[UAE Northern Emirates property market stagnant as demand remains low]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56021 <![CDATA[UK sends new warship to Gulf amid Iran tensions]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56011 <![CDATA[Governments and businesses under-prepared for 'Black Swan' events, says Chatham House report ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56007 <![CDATA[Kuwait stocks slump to new seven-and-half-year-low ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=55999 <![CDATA[Dubai Shopping Festival launched with musical fireworks]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=55998 <![CDATA[Bahrain real estate sector continues to wrestle with reality of part-sold, part-built residential projects]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=55989 <![CDATA[Oil prices soar to 8-month high on Iran tensions]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=55986 <![CDATA[From grass huts to halls of ivy: Can money buy academic excellence? ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=55983 <![CDATA[UAE non-oil private sector business activity at 4-month low]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=55964 <![CDATA[Middle East IPOs raised US$844 million in 2011, a decline of 70% according to Ernst & Young]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=55953 <![CDATA[Dollar demise refuted with 13% gain since 2008]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=55948 <![CDATA[Iran tests cruise missile during navy war games ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=55938 <![CDATA[Video: Dubai welcomes 2012 with fireworks spectacle]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=55935 <![CDATA[Middle East stocks plunge in 2011 on Arab Spring, eurozone woes]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=55931 <![CDATA[UAE to sign Lockheed Thaad missile interceptors deal valued up to US$3.49 billion]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=55924 <![CDATA[European banks seek to sell Gulf loan books to raise cash ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=55920 <![CDATA[Gold hits 6-month low, breaches 'Lehman's uptrend' on euro interbank crisis]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=55915 <![CDATA[Family owned businesses in UAE at risk due to lack of internal control and governance structures]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=55911 <![CDATA[Abu Dhabi helps struggling Aldar with US$4.6 billion lifeline]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=55903 <![CDATA[Nakheel can't charge Dubai Palm Island residents for access to beach]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=55891 <![CDATA[Private sector salary increases in 2011 highest in Saudi Arabia, followed by Qatar]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=55888 <![CDATA[Saudi Arabia needs US$74 oil price to balance 2012 budget]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=55885 <![CDATA[Aldar board to discuss sale of some assets]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=55881 <![CDATA[PIMCO Cyclical Outlook: Deleveraging, austerity and Europe's potential Minsky Moment]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=55877 <![CDATA[IMF 2011 Year In Review: What a difference a year makes]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=55871 <![CDATA[Bombs kill at least 60 as Iraq mired in political crisis]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=55860 <![CDATA[ECB lends banks 489 billion euros for three years in latest attempt to keep credit flowing]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=55847 <![CDATA[US joins EU in push for Iran oil embargo ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=55843 <![CDATA[Aldar drops to record amid delisting speculation]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=55838