www.bi-me.com RSS feed for – Reports & Commentaries http://www.bi-me.com Middle Eastern Business News and Data en-us <![CDATA[UAE has the highest average online shopping spend, says MasterCard]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44983 <![CDATA[Jim Rogers is long the Euro, maintains US$2,000 gold target]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44959 <![CDATA[McAfee unveils new consumer threat alert program]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44985 <![CDATA[World's consumers expect economy to return to pre-crisis levels within three years]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44936 <![CDATA[Living in a democratic country is top priority for Arab youth]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44921 <![CDATA[Qatar eclipses UAE for biggest salaries in region]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44919 <![CDATA[Customers maintain loyalty to banks despite low trust in sector]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44890 <![CDATA[How much more abuse can cash savers take before they flee into gold bullion...?]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44887 <![CDATA[Understanding the wisdom of people is key to better relations, says Gallup Centre for Muslim Studies]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44878 <![CDATA['Buy some gold every month' as protection against falling currencies, says Marc Faber]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44879 <![CDATA[British Pound on track for breaking US$1.40 target ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44823 <![CDATA[One in 16 parents admit to finding information online about their children they did not know]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44824 <![CDATA[Increasing mobile data usage fuels growth in the mobile and wireless market, finds Frost & Sullivan]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44816 <![CDATA[Healthy links: bringing interoperability to healthcare delivery]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44778 <![CDATA[Middle East hoteliers prove to be the strongest, led by Beirut]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44746 <![CDATA[Marc Faber, George Soros agree gold prices set to rise]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44770 <![CDATA[Positive returns for funds in GCC in 2009]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44752 <![CDATA[Telecom in the Middle East: the competitive mandate after the downturn]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44705 <![CDATA[Jim Rogers denies British Pound 'collapse within weeks' remarks]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44681 <![CDATA[A lesson in leadership: turning Abu Dhabi's vision into reality ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44685 <![CDATA[Did George Soros try to game the gold market by calling it 'the ultimate bubble'...?]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44675 <![CDATA[Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes: The lubricant of the world economy]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44655 <![CDATA[Recession drives cloud-based unified communications services market in Europe]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44612 <![CDATA[80% of UAE consumers use social media to make purchase decisions, reveals YouGovSiraj poll]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44560 <![CDATA[Construction of new ports underlines growing significance of seaport security market]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44541 <![CDATA[Businesses look online to claw their way out recession]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44516 <![CDATA[Companies refocus talent priorities on retention and leadership development ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44495 <![CDATA[The 13 year gold bull has much more room to run ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44488 <![CDATA[Athens-Upon-Tyne: so, who gets to play Lehmans in this repeated money farce...?]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44481 <![CDATA[New paradigm needed to mitigate brain drain in the Middle East]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44478 <![CDATA[George Soros boosts gold ETF stake despite 'ultimate bubble' claim]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44433 <![CDATA[Middle East consumers most likely to buy Apple iPad]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44417 <![CDATA[Hosting major global sporting events serves as catalyst to improve national economic competitiveness]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44400 <![CDATA[Analysis: Taking stock of Bharti Airtel's bid for Zain's African assets and the way going forward ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44408 <![CDATA[BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey finds investors questioning economic recovery ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44395 <![CDATA[Egypt identified as one of top Trojan creating countries ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44389 <![CDATA['Smart Revolution' can save up to US$10 billion for GCC utilities, says AT Kearney]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44350 <![CDATA[Jones Lang LaSalle reveals top 10 UAE real estate trends for 2010]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44347 <![CDATA[88% of UAE residents believe it is the peoples' responsibility to form a community]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44315 <![CDATA[Corporations still cautious about recovery in 2010]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44296 <![CDATA[Research shows growing segment of Smartphone users want video chat on their mobile devices]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44307 <![CDATA[65% of Maktoob Research respondents say they will celebrate Valentine's Day]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44317 <![CDATA[Nassim Taleb talks about Uncertainty, compares Buffett and Soros]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44262 <![CDATA[INSEAD Leadership Summit provides roadmap to innovation in the Middle East ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44251 <![CDATA[Marc Faber sees 'no huge downside risk for gold,' more sovereign defaults ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44247 <![CDATA[Much further to go for gold but watch for correction, says Adrian Day]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44185 <![CDATA[Mobile Broadband Investment set to soar ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44201 <![CDATA[Dubai apartment prices fell 4.3% in the fourth quarter, reveals Landmark report]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44174 <![CDATA[Asset allocation: has it failed?]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44150 <![CDATA[Middle East business travel set for a rebound, says YouGovSiraj survey]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44140 <![CDATA[Technology industry trends in 2010]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44127 <![CDATA['The risk is really not to own any precious metals at all,' says Marc Faber]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44074 <![CDATA[Drucker on the 'bounded goodness' of corporate social responsibility]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44075 <![CDATA[UAE banks need to utilise an improved range of risk management tools, reveals study]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=44006 <![CDATA[The China controversy, gold and the stock market]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43976 <![CDATA[Saudi small businesses among most confident, HSBC study reveals]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43990 <![CDATA[FutureBrand launches the annual Gulf Real Estate Study]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43988 <![CDATA[New report to highlight Saudi Arabia's confident expansion drive]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43877 <![CDATA[Less than 48% of GCC employees feel their senior leadership team is effective]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43967 <![CDATA[ICDL Saudi Arabia reveals new strategies for 2010 ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43894 <![CDATA[ICT for a low carbon world: activism, cooperation, innovation at Davos ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43889 <![CDATA[Nouriel Roubini says US economy still in trouble]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43868 <![CDATA[Stage set for prolonged depression, says Peter Schiff]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43869 <![CDATA[Is gold in a bubble? George Soros reignites the debate]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43856 <![CDATA[Mcafee report reveals cyber cold war, with critical infrastructure under constant cyberattack]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43848 <![CDATA[Ten new Global Trends for 2010]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43794 <![CDATA[Global markets 'overdue for a correction,' says Jim Rogers]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43749 <![CDATA[Arab investors poised to move on prime London real estate]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43741 <![CDATA[Investors' continued commitment to hedge funds comes with rising expectations]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43730 <![CDATA[Political uncertainties won't hamper Iran's telecom growth, finds Pyramid Research]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43694 <![CDATA[Weak consumer demand a concern ahead of Dubai Shopping Festival]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43702 <![CDATA[Nouriel Roubini sees markets falling, sovereign defaults spreading ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43654 <![CDATA[Marc Faber says 'we are all doomed,' predicts cyber wars ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43655 <![CDATA[Successful long term GCC economic growth plans require strong support to SMEs, says AT Kearney ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43640 <![CDATA[World Bank warns of 'double dip' as stimulus wanes]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43627 <![CDATA[Jim Rogers sees China property market in a bubble ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43578 <![CDATA[Middle East M&A 2009 volume drops 39%, value rises 13% ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43590 <![CDATA[UAE remains attractive choice of expatriate workers as job market achieves positive growth of up to 8.3%]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43586 <![CDATA[Attacks on corporate information security increasing]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43574 <![CDATA[Deloitte analyses top trends for telecom industry for 2010]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43563 <![CDATA[Dubai House Price Index rises close to 1% in fourth quarter, says Collier International]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43540 <![CDATA[UAE Vision 2010 report sees market gains of up to 25%]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43531 <![CDATA[The first and last line of organisational defense]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43522 <![CDATA[Global ETF assets break through US$1 trillion milestone ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43513 <![CDATA[Egypt's tourism industry shows resilence as forecasts buck the trend ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43470 <![CDATA[Gold prices to average US$1,172, may fall under US$1,000 in 2010, says GFMS]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43448 <![CDATA[I still can't see bubbles in gold and commodities, says Jim Rogers]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43451 <![CDATA[New INSEAD study reveals the business innovator's DNA]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43444 <![CDATA[Americans split on Obama first year, reveal polls]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43419 <![CDATA[Conference call confessions]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43407 <![CDATA[Burj Khalifa is a source of pride for Dubai and the UAE, YouGov Siraj Poll reveals]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43404 <![CDATA[More Iraqis fear unemployment than security issues, YouGov Siraj research report reveals]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43391 <![CDATA[New report predicts explosive European growth for Mobile Broadband]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43388 <![CDATA[MENA equity markets fell 1.2% in December bringing 2009 gains down to 17.3%]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43319 <![CDATA[UAE consumer confidence drops in latest survey ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43318 <![CDATA[Jeff Rubin sees US$100 crude oil in 2010 ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43305 <![CDATA[UAE consumer confidence drops in fourth quarter]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43288 <![CDATA[UAE and Saudi consumers shopping for value, but reluctant to compromise on quality]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43283 <![CDATA[Social stigma barrier to reporting rape crimes in the UAE, YouGov Siraj survey reveals]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43199 <![CDATA[A healthy manager-employee relationship is crucial, according to 72% of Middle East professionals]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=43198