www.bi-me.com RSS feed for – Reports & Commentaries http://www.bi-me.com Middle Eastern Business News and Data en-us <![CDATA[Opportunities for environmental consultants in the Middle East]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=27650 <![CDATA[Analysis: Companies who lack technology also lack profitability]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=27663 <![CDATA[Help on hand for customers during mall expansion]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=27676 <![CDATA[DIFC seeks to become major channel for capital flows between emerging economies]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=27407 <![CDATA[Analysis: Stormy weather will give way to sunny spells for the solar industry]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=27453 <![CDATA[MENA economies world's fastest growing, says GIH report]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=27345 <![CDATA[An introduction to 'fast strategy' and staying ahead of the game]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=27253 <![CDATA[UAE ranked third most optimistic nation in latest Nielsen global consumer confidence survey]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=27245 <![CDATA[Analysis: Oman racing against time with depleting oil reserves]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=27283 <![CDATA[Analysis: What the US election means for telecoms]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=27145 <![CDATA[Analysis: Financial crisis is felt across the Middle East]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=27161 <![CDATA[Analysis: Unwinding the 'conundrum' of sovereign wealth funds as the taps are turned off]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=27172 <![CDATA[Arab youth optimism about future surpasses that of Western peers, according to first ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller Arab Youth Survey]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=27195 <![CDATA[Analysis: Saudi companies still profitable despite market meltdown]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=27201 <![CDATA[Jim Rogers says get rid of dollars, buy silver]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=27208 <![CDATA[Middle East, Africa and Asia experiencing high growth for travel and tourism demand, reveals Country Brand Index]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=27061 <![CDATA[Analysis: GCC steel demand to 'remain robust' despite global crisis ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=27011 <![CDATA[Analysis: Loyalty and rewards in bank retention strategy]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=26840 <![CDATA[World trade slipped to 6% growth in 2007, says WTO report]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=26910 <![CDATA[GCC media corners US$3.7 billion of advertising spend, against US$733 million for the Levant region]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=26811 <![CDATA[End users expect to benefit from regional real estate crunch]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=26854 <![CDATA[Analysis: More Middle East ventures in solar, wind energy]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=26660 <![CDATA[New Economist Intelligence Unit survey reveals information governance gap among global corporations]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=26674 <![CDATA[Analysis: Falling oil could challenge Saudi development plans]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=26665 <![CDATA[Analysis: Middle East challenges await next US president]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=26667 <![CDATA[One in every three employees in Dubai claims they are unhappy with their work]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=26567 <![CDATA[Living Planet Report shows looming ecological credit crunch]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=26580 <![CDATA[Report from the Global Water Management Congress]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=26585 <![CDATA[Fueling sustainable development, the energy productivity solution from McKinsey]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=26619 <![CDATA[Analysis: Credit crisis brings telecoms to a turning point, ending the country-specific model]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=26639 <![CDATA[Oulook for 2009 is grim, says leading economist, as markets undergo 'Apollo 13 moment']]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=26429 <![CDATA[Credit card rewards programmes 2008: Trends, challenges, and the demand of innovation]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=26340 <![CDATA[New study MapChange 2008 shows consumer perceptions of the environmental commitment of top brands including Nike, McDonalds and Coca-Cola ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=26341 <![CDATA[We should heed the lessons of the collapse of the 'golden age']]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=26160 <![CDATA[New solutions launched for real estate and builders in the Middle East]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=26301 <![CDATA[UBS economists forecast global recession]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=26303 <![CDATA[Over 400 million mobile ticketing users forecast by 2013, although growth hampered by slow implementation of full mobile ticketing services]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=26187 <![CDATA[Fraud at alarming levels, says KPMG's latest GCC Fraud Survey 2008]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=26261 <![CDATA[Analysis: The last dash for gas?]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=26072 <![CDATA[Throwing sheep in the boardroom, society's answer to online social networking and economic crisis]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=26159 <![CDATA[Nielsen survey unveils UAE's top luxury brands: Calvin Klein, Christian Dior and Gucci]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=26062 <![CDATA[E-health applications becoming more important at the point of care]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=25923 <![CDATA[Private investment shift, net exports likely to push down GCC growth rates]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=25841 <![CDATA[International framework needed to govern sovereign wealth funds, says Carnegie Endowment]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=25828 <![CDATA[Governments are giving the wrong medicine, says Marc Faber]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=25666 <![CDATA[Arab economies forecast to slow, although big cushions help soft landing]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=25651 <![CDATA[10.04 pm 'eureka' moment may spell the end of early nights]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=25676 <![CDATA[States, economies and markets: Redefining the rules]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=25703 <![CDATA[Bahrain real-estate market 'faces record year', says expert property firm DTZ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=25589 <![CDATA[Government finance departments struggling to meet more complex public sector demands, says Deloitte study]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=25615