www.bi-me.com RSS feed for – Reports & Commentaries http://www.bi-me.com Middle Eastern Business News and Data en-us <![CDATA[Gold down 0.7% on the week as physical buyers cash in ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56493 <![CDATA['Gold is way too cheap,' says James Turk]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56483 <![CDATA[Saudi Chartbook February 2012: Consumer spending remains strong ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56474 <![CDATA[Geopolitical Analysis: Germany's role in Europe and the European debt crisis]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56454 <![CDATA[Eurozone confidence returns but the imposition by unelected officials on Greece is a recipe for geopolitical disaster]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56472 <![CDATA[The spirit of childhood is at risk, reveals global report]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56470 <![CDATA[Rising health care costs could weigh on the G-20's sovereign credit worthiness, says S&P report]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56464 <![CDATA[Global pension fund assets hit record high in 2011 ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56462 <![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[Emerging markets: Are the opportunities worth the challenge? ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56453 <![CDATA[Gold up 10% YTD - Speculators yet to join the party]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56452 <![CDATA[Oil market outlook 2012: WTI crude oil prices expected to stay in the range of US$95-US$100 ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56451 <![CDATA[57% believe a cyber arms race is currently taking place, reveals report]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56445 <![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[Up to US$400 billion of money 'in play' for hedge funds in 2012]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56418 <![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[George Soros is among 'angels' who want civilization to survive]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56414 <![CDATA[Waist deep in the Big Muddy: Fed may lead planet into financial chaos as other nations follow farther into a swamp of liquidity]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56410 <![CDATA[Davos global economic outlook: Restoring confidence crucial to rebuilding world recovery]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56407 <![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[Wood, Trees & Gold ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56397 <![CDATA[Europe financial crisis is at 'beginning of the end,' says Nomura]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56396 <![CDATA[Maktari still bullish on gold, willing to wait out US$2,000 level ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56393 <![CDATA[City of London's long term prosperity dependent on maintaining a multicultural workforce]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56392 <![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[The Economist launches new China section to give greater insight into the fast-rising superpower]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56380 <![CDATA[Africa seen as most attractive region for investment in the next decade]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56377 <![CDATA[Gold proves safest as Goldman forecasts record]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56373 <![CDATA[Fayyaz Alimohamed sees 'mania' in junior mining stocks, recommends holding physical gold outside the banking system]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56366 <![CDATA[gTLD platform: Market domination via name identity]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56365 <![CDATA[With US 10 year bond yields hovering around 2%, more and more investors will look to higher yielding bond markets, says Gary Dugan]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56363 <![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[Is the American Dream still achievable in 2012?]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56355 <![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[INSEAD study reveals India's top-performing CEOs: Who made the list and what earned them top marks?]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56312 <![CDATA[Global economic activity trend: South by Southeast]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56344 <![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[Geopolitical analysis: Considering a US-Iranian deal]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56320 <![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 and the impact of EU sanctions against Iran]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56315 <![CDATA[Lost decade of growth for the West]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56307 <![CDATA[US data may look better than they are, says Goldman Sachs]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56306 <![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[Ad agencies struggling to evolve in digital age, says CMO Council]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56302 <![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[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[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[Gold overcomes US$1,650s resistance levels to close near week's highs - Outlook: Bullish]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56255 <![CDATA[The Economist's special report: State capitalism - the invisible hand ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56251 <![CDATA[Marc Faber: 'World War III will occur in the next five years,' but relax, equities will not collapse]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56245 <![CDATA[UK: A free nation very deep in debt ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56244 <![CDATA[Women on boards: First, diversity ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56222 <![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[Iran, the US and the Strait of Hormuz crisis]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56224 <![CDATA[London banks: Shrink in the city]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56221 <![CDATA[Downgraded hopes: Technical factors could hamper eurozone's ability to provide solutions to its debt crisis ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56218 <![CDATA[Risk Management in a Time of Global Uncertainty]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56213 <![CDATA[Ron Paul supports Celente's call for "Intellectual Revolution"]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56214 <![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[20 % of US millennials read newspapers on smartphones, reveals Deloitte media survey]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56210 <![CDATA[Operating an equality policy in the Middle East: The global considerations]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56209 <![CDATA[New Media becoming a more trusted source of news in MENA ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56208 <![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[New EDHEC-Risk Institute research assesses the true risks of Exchange-Traded Funds]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56175 <![CDATA[Competing for the global middle class]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56166 <![CDATA[Gold panic in China?]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56164 <![CDATA[Over-achieving and under-represented: The case for women on boards ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56163 <![CDATA[Gold relinquishes relationship with dollar, may regain 'safe haven' status]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56135 <![CDATA[Equity Focus: Chaos Theory]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56147 <![CDATA[Gold comment: Chinese buying? Surely it MUST be the PBOC]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56144 <![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['Social Search' is finally here!]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56133 <![CDATA[Jim Rogers: The economy is being juiced up before the election, watch out for 2013 ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56127 <![CDATA[Gerald Celente's Trends 2012: The Good, The Really Bad and The Very Ugly]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56106 <![CDATA['The dollar is rising for reasons that have nothing to do with America's economic health,' says Peter Schiff]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56101 <![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[Consumer trends for 2012: Internet to emerge as essential service in UAE]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56094 <![CDATA[EDHEC-Risk Institute draws attention to the inadvisability of imposing a Tobin Tax in France]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56097 <![CDATA['We are at the end of the debt super cycle,' says John Mauldin ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56090 <![CDATA[Mobile devices considered number one information security threat for 2012, says Deloitte ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56080 <![CDATA[GCC Investment Strategy-2012: Uncertainty likely to overshadow fundamentals]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56075 <![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[Top currency forecasters split on euro ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56051 <![CDATA[Europe debt crisis more dangerous than 2008, says George Soros]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56043 <![CDATA[Gold bear market at US$1,300 signaled by technical analysis]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56042 <![CDATA[Should we pay politicians for fiscal discipline? ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56030 <![CDATA[Asia outlook for 2012: Resilient, but at risk from Euro downturn ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56013 <![CDATA[Wealthy to invest more in commodities, reduce cash, reveals survey]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56015 <![CDATA[What happened in 2011 and what's up for 2012?]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=56014 <![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[Peter Schiff: Was 2011 the end of the gold rush? ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=55985 <![CDATA[Commodities seen rebounding as global economy skirts slump]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=55984 <![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