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<title><![CDATA[Peak oil is almost here and there&#039;s no magic to counter it, says Dave Summers ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=61146</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Nothing new is coming online anytime soon and movement on developing renewable energy resources has been sadly inadequate. The idea that shale reservoirs will lead the US to energy independence will soon enough be recognized as unrealistic hype. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Central bankers are gaming gold, says Eric Sprott]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=61145</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Some people may look at the stock market and see economic recovery. Eric Sprott of Sprott Asset Management and Sprott Money looks at myriad other economic indicators and sees an economy still in decline. 

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<title><![CDATA[Interview: The World According to Doug Casey]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=60833</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. True to form, the chairman of Casey Research doesn&#039;t mince words. &quot;Most Europeans believe the state owes them a living; the society is corrupt through and through.&quot; &quot;Government acquires income by theft;&quot; &quot;Nobody reads a book from the classical era in school; it&#039;s now mostly committee-approved pablum.&quot; 
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<title><![CDATA[Oil prices could drop substantially, says Michael Levi ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=60383</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. There&#039;s been plenty of talk about potentially radical US foreign policy changes as a result of the shale boom. While one shouldn&#039;t expect any dramatic US foreign policy move away from the Middle East, factors are influencing a greater focus on Asia.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[John Mauldin: Roadmap to surviving the fiscal cliff]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=60103</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Investors could be in for a bumpy ride the rest of the year as politicians navigate a difficult path toward a solution to what is being billed as the fiscal cliff of US$720 billion in expiring tax cuts and mandatory spending cuts.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ed Dolan: The myth of affordable energy]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=59791</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Why cheap energy is not vital to economic growth; Why high oil prices aren&#039;t necessarily a bad thing; Why subsidies for renewables are just plain wrong.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[John Mauldin&#039;s prescription for avoiding economic catastrophe]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=59423</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. John Mauldin says the EU is only left with choices that range from bad to disastrous. Republicans and Democrats will have to hold hands and walk off the cliff together to solve U.S. economic problems.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Analysis: Can Syria&#039;s rebels overthrow Assad? ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=59389</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. What strategy the rebels need to adopt to be successful? Why Al-Qaeda&#039;s growing presence benefits Assad? How to rid the rebels of extremist forces?]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Casey Summit: How investors can protect themselves in a politicized economy]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=59367</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. &quot;Ultimately, over the long term, we think inflation always wins. The government is between the rock and the hard place. Inflation is the easiest way out. We remain extremely bullish for all commodities, particularly the precious metals.&quot; ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[James Hamilton: The real reason behind oil price rises ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=59096</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Mixed messages, poor reporting and a media hungry to sensationalize anything it thinks can grab a headline have led to many wondering what the true energy situation is. 

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<title><![CDATA[Eric Sprott cautions investors to fear the financial system, push further into physical gold and silver]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=59067</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The dire economic situation that persists globally leads Eric Sprott to say it&#039;s time for investors to take matters into their own hands and that means pushing further into precious metals equities as well as physical gold and silver.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[IMF calls on eurozone to take determined action in response to crisis ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=58608</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Speaking to IMF Survey, Mahmood Pradhan, Deputy Director of the IMF&#039;s European Department, discusses recent economic developments, the outlook, and the policies needed to arrest escalating risks. He also looks at what it would take to spur the growth potential of the euro area.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Falling oil &amp; gold prices present a great opportunity, says Jim Rogers]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=58532</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. If oil goes further down, it&#039;ll just be setting up an even more bullish scenario for the duration of the bull market;  If gold goes down a lot, I&#039;ll buy a lot more. I&#039;m certainly not selling my gold, because I suspect gold will be much, much, much higher over the next decade.
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<title><![CDATA[Biodiversity is about many, many of the fundamental pillars of our economy, says Edward Norton]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=58263</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. In an interview with the UN News Centre, US actor/director and conservation activist Edward Norton, spoke about the importance of learning how biodiversity affects our daily lives, and why he remains optimistic about the world&#039;s chances to make a positive impact in the environment.
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<title><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship in the Middle East: more risk-taking required]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=58133</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Mr. Philip Anderson, a professor of Entrepreneurship at INSEAD, shares his views with Dalius Budvytis from Delta Partners about entrepreneurship in the Middle East and in the space of Telecoms, Media and Technology in particular. 

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<title><![CDATA[Bob Moriarty: A contrarian&#039;s guide to volatile markets]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=57860</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Ever the contrarian, Bob Moriarty, is picking up stocks when everyone else is dumping them; he plans to cash in when the mass of sellers morphs into a mass of buyers and drives prices up.
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<title><![CDATA[Investors should avoid oil and alternatives - An interview with Marc Faber]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=57078</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. As the world economy teeters on the brink and rising oil prices threaten to derail the delicate roots of recovery we asked legendary investor Dr. Marc Faber to join us and give his views on the shale boom, alternative energy, developments in the Middle East and much more.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gold far from bubble but corrections of 40% not unusual in bull markets, says Marc Faber]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=56916</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. &quot;I have argued for the last 12 years that investors should buy a little bit of physical gold every month and put it aside without concerns about corrections. If you don&#039;t own any gold, I would start buying some right away, keeping in mind that it could go down.&quot;]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What is driving gold prices higher?]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=56627</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Greg Weldon, publisher of Weldon&#039;s Money Monitor newsletter and Grant Williams, a portfolio advisor at Vulpes Investment Management in Singapore, share their insights in this exclusive interview. They answer the question: How low and high can gold go? 
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<title><![CDATA[James Rickards sees gold standard at US$7,000 per ounce in the face of a dollar collapse]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=56565</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. James Rickards recently released his first book, Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis. Peter Schiff sat down with Rickards to get his perspective on what&#039;s behind these currency wars, and find out what he recommends investors do to preserve their wealth.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[&#039;Gold is way too cheap,&#039; says James Turk]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=56483</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. GoldMoney Founder and Chairman James Turk knows how to find great deals on gold and silver. He claims that the 2012 bottom for gold came during the first week in January and projects that gold will hit the US$2,000 mark within three months. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fayyaz Alimohamed sees &#039;mania&#039; in junior mining stocks, recommends holding physical gold outside the banking system]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=56366</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, Fayyaz Alimohamed, CEO of Altair Ventures Inc. and publisher of the Acamar Journal, offers historical perspective and predictions on the global economic crisis. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[&#039;We are at the end of the debt super cycle,&#039; says John Mauldin ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=56090</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. What do investors need to be watching out for in 2012? More Eurozone drama? Record gold highs? A hard landing in China? The US Global Investors team addressed these questions with John Mauldin in an Outlook 2012 webinar. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[&#039;We have seen the power of the people,&#039; says Ban Ki-moon]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=56068</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. As Ban Ki-moon began his second five-year term as Secretary-General of the United Nations, he reflected on some of the biggest developments and issues during his first term, and on the challenges ahead.

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<title><![CDATA[PIMCO&#039;s Scott Mather discusses the global implications of the eurozone crisis]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=55949</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Ultimately, the eurozone countries and many other developed economies have very similar problems: unsustainably rising debt loads coupled with structurally weak and imbalanced growth.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cartier: The alchemist of desire ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=55839</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Cartier understands its real customer draw is passion, not just the iconic watches and jewellery and other luxury goods it produces. CEO Bernard Fornas discusses volatility, tradition and the holidays. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rethinking asset allocation: PIMCO&#039;s strategy for a changing world]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Alpha generation is a distinct component of the strategy because it is critical to actively seek opportunities in all global markets in this challenging environment. Explicit tail risk hedging is essential to prepare for more frequent significant downturns, both to mitigate their effects and to potentially benefit from them.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Repairing Europe and reviving the US: The Volcker view]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=55463</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. In an interview with INSEAD Knowledge in Singapore, Paul Volcker discusses Europe&#039;s response to the sovereign debt crisis, stagnant US unemployment and shortfalls in banking legislation in the aftermath of the credit crisis. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[IMF seeking to curb tensions, risks in world economy ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=55157</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. In this interview, Reza Moghadam, head of the IMF&#039;s Strategy, Policy, and Review Department, discusses the key areas of work for the next six months.
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<title><![CDATA[Bud Conrad: US collapse inevitable]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Casey Research Chief Economist Bud Conrad believes the United States is acting as a late-stage empire, acting aggressively on the world stage, lowering its moral standards and debasing its currency. 

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<title><![CDATA[Casey Research Summit special report: Surviving the death of money]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=54820</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The Gold Report cornered Global Resource Investments Founder and Chairman Rick Rule, Casey Research Senior Editor Louis James and Casey Energy Opportunities Senior Editor Marin Katusa for a roundtable discussion on the best strategies for thriving during the coming economic transition. 

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<title><![CDATA[Doug Casey: How to prepare for when money dies]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=54672</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. If dollar-dumping turns from a trickle into a flood, look out. Exploding prices (aka exorbitant inflation) resulting from the devaluation of the dollar will compound the problems we saw in 2007-2009. Catastrophe will come when everybody realizes that the dollar is an &quot;IOU nothing.&quot; ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Porter Stansberry sees return to the gold standard when people say &#039;enough&#039;]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=54414</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The money supply increases naturally by exactly the amount of increases in productivity in a healthy economy, notes Porter Stansberry in this exlusive Gold Report interview.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Silver poised for power rally, say the Sprotts]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=53510</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Eric Sprott and Sprott Money Ltd. President Larisa Sprott say the fundamentals that drive the price of silver are as strong now as before the spring selloff-maybe even stronger-even though volatility is causing buyers to hold back a bit. 

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<title><![CDATA[IMF must continue to adapt, says Lagarde ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=53459</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The IMF must continue to adapt and innovate to keep abreast of global change and serve its 187 member countries still buffeted by the aftermath of the world economic crisis, said incoming Managing Director Christine Lagarde.
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<title><![CDATA[Cash in, not out on US$1,500 gold, says Richard Mills]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=53282</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Richard (Rick) Mills, host of Ahead of the Herd online and editor of Ahead of the Herd newsletter, explains why US$1,500 gold means investors should be cashing in, not cashing out. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gold bulls owe everything to weak monetary policy, says Adrian Ash]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=52886</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. In this exclusive interview, Adrian Ash points out that Western central banks have boxed themselves into a zero-rate corner. He predicts gold will attract ever-more cash savings for as long as real rates of interest stay negative both in the ailing West and across emerging markets.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Looking ahead for the Middle East ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=52391</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. As the situation in the Middle East continues to simmer, Christian Koch, Director of International Studies at the Gulf Research Center in Dubai, discusses implications for international relations, the possibility of democratic governments, Arab-Israeli relations, radical Islamic factions and Iran. 

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<title><![CDATA[Rethinking nuclear energy ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=52177</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan did not just take a toll on human lives, it also took a toll on our future in terms of nuclear power development. INSEAD Professor of Sustainable Development, Paul Kleindorfer,  discusses the implications.
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<title><![CDATA[Middle East needs more focus on inclusive growth, says IMF ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=51107</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Masood Ahmed, Director of the IMF&#039;s Middle East and Central Asia Department, says events in Egypt will clearly have a negative economic impact in the short run, but over the longer term they can position Egypt to better exploit its potential.
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<title><![CDATA[Dubai Duty Free sees 2011 sales increasing 10% to US$1.35 billion]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[UAE. Salah Tahlak, Dubai Duty Free&#039;s Director of Corporate Communications, discusses how being a Strategic Partner of Dubai Events and Promotions Establishment, presents a perfect opportunity for DDF to promote its brand further. 

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<title><![CDATA[Tracking financial and social returns: Carlos Obeid, CFO of Mubadala ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=50758</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. In this Leadercast, INSEAD Professor of Strategy and Dean of the EMBA programme, Javier Gimeno, speaks with Mubadala&#039;s Chief Financial Officer Carlos Obeid about the company&#039;s development.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Vanadium boost would give batteries more juice, says Jon Hykawy]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=50330</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Vanadium could see its demand dramatically increase if battery manufacturers start using it to boost power output in lithium-vanadium cells. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Two-speed recovery to extend into 2011, says IMF ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=50229</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Two-speed recovery to dominate 2011, with growth remaining slow in advanced economies; In emerging economies, challenge for some is to manage possible overheating and capital flows.
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<title><![CDATA[Is the euro in trouble?]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. INSEAD Professors Antonio Fatas and Douglas Webber talk to Knowledge Executive Editor Shellie Karabell about the outlook for the currency.
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<title><![CDATA[Henri-Claude de Bettignies &amp; Arnoud De Meyer speak about their hopes for INSEAD in Asia]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=49959</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. INSEAD is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Asia campus in Singapore. At the recent Leadership Summit in Asia, the school paid tribute to the pioneers and visionaries who had championed the project. 

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<title><![CDATA[Improving agent performance in contact centers in the Middle East]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=49405</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Shaheen Haque, Territory Manager, Middle East &amp; Turkey at Interactive Intelligence responds to common questions on how to improve agent performance in a contact center environment. 

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<title><![CDATA[The zain deal represents excellent integration into Etisalat operations]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=49401</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Interview with Etisalat Chairman Mohammed Omran discussing the Zain deal.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hold on to your Gold, says Bob Moriarty]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=49098</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Everyone&#039;s trying to destroy their own currency so they can get a competitive advantage. When all currencies are destroyed, the only thing left is gold. 

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<title><![CDATA[Opec will play a different role in the future, says Sheikh Yamani]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=48966</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. CNN Marketplace Middle East&#039;s John Defterios sat down with the architect of Saudi Arabia&#039;s energy policy in an exclusive interview to discuss OPEC and its past 50 years.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[IMF assesses financing for Pakistan after devastating floods ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=48057</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Masood Ahmed, Director of the IMF&#039;s Middle East and Central Asia Department, described the flooding as a &quot;human catastrophe that is still evolving.&quot; Reconstruction costs expected to run into billions of dollars. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What are the catalysts that will push gold higher?]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Joe Foster, in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, sees a range of catalysts, &#039;any one of which could rear its ugly head.&#039;

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<title><![CDATA[I will only sell my gold when there&#039;s panic and stocks are bargains, says Doug Casey]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=47907</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. As the world sinks deeper into what he calls the Greater Depression, Casey Research Chairman sees default on the US national debt as inevitable - albeit probably in the guise of currency destruction. 

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<title><![CDATA[Hold physical gold &amp; silver preferably in coins, says John Williams ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=47671</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. What John Williams envisions, and he&#039;s by no means looking to the far horizon, is a systemic collapse, a hyperinflationary great depression and the cessation of normal commerce. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[We are custodians of great civilizations, says Prince Sultan bin Salman]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=47501</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Prince Sultan Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Saudi Minister of Tourism and Antiquities was interviewed Wednesday on CNN&#039;s &#039;icon&#039; show about the Roads to Arabia exhibition at the Louvre in Paris.

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<title><![CDATA[Gold headed to US$2,000 in two years, says Charles Oliver]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=46648</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Sprott Asset Management&#039;s Charles Oliver avoids picking the top of the market and figuring where a peak will be when gold does hit a mania.
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<title><![CDATA[EU bailout just delays inevitable, says Roger Wiegand]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Wiegand says the euro at US$1.20 is the &quot;line in the sand where big trouble will start. . .and that&#039;s dangerously close.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gold stands its ground, says John Licata]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=45700</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Gold prices continue to climb and John Licata, chief commodity strategist at Blue Phoenix says he sees reason to be optimistic about gold&#039;s future. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lithium: Hot now but soon to sizzle, says Jon Hykawy]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=45263</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Lithium, the flavor of the year, is in high demand, powering everything from hybrid cars to laptops and cell phones.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[John Embry expects gold to gain another 30% in 2010]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=45209</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. &quot;We&#039;ve had nine years consecutive higher year-end prices and the best year in that span for a year&#039;s return was 31%. I think this will be the year that we exceed it in this, the 10th year of the bull market,&quot; John Embry said.
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<title><![CDATA[Gold is only store of value that stands test of time, says James West]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. There hasn&#039;t  been one currency in the form of paper or coin, not actually made of gold or represented by a deposit of gold, that has lasted more than 100 years as a global standard.
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<title><![CDATA[Gold looking good; Silver even better, says Brien Lundin]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=44854</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The gold rally that began last fall and drove gold through the US$1,200 resistance level in late November doesn&#039;t seem to be panning out the way the rallies of 2005 and 2007 did. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[In the grips of a currency crisis there&#039;s none better than gold, says David Morgan]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=44697</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. However the evolving global currency crisis ultimately manifests itself, either total deflation and a debt-liquidating depression or a hyperinflationary blow-off, David Morgan says &#039;there&#039;s none better than gold, if you&#039;re worried about a crisis hedge.&#039;]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Recovery signals paler shade for gold, says Siddharth Rajeev]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=44273</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. As investment demand for gold, including its attraction as a preservation asset, diminishes in a recovering economy, Siddharth Rajeev, VP Research at Fundamental Research, suggests the price may dip back to US$750 by 2012. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[IMF enters debate on future macroeconomic policy framework ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=44268</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The IMF has entered the debate about how macroeconomic policy should be adjusted in the future, drawing lessons from the worst global recession in 60 years.

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<title><![CDATA[Turning paper into gold is a 21st century alchemy, says Chris Potter]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=44103</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Nowadays, the alchemists are the central bankers of the world, and they&#039;re successfully managing to turn the paper money their countries are producing (their devaluating currencies, that is) into the precious metal.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fulfilling the vision for knowledge-driven growth in the UAE]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=43975</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. In an interview for INSEAD Knowledge, UAE Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Sheikh Nahayan Mubarak Al Nahayan talks to INSEAD Professor Stephen Mezias about the challenges facing education in the Gulf and about INSEAD&#039;s role in the region. 

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<title><![CDATA[Gold will continue to glitter despite market turbulence, says Victor Gon&Atilde;&sect;alves]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=43878</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAl. Equities and Economics Report writer Victor Gon&Atilde;&sect;alves, in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, says the yellow metal will generally see more strength than weakness this year, hovering around US$1,500.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[John Lipsky leads IMF review of how to fund financial rescues]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=43378</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The IMF is  responding to the G-20 Leaders&#039; request for an analysis of the various ways in which the financial sector could help to defray the costs of public sector crisis support.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2010 is the year for gold shares, says Bob Moriarty]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=43232</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. 321gold founder Bob Moriarty returns to The Gold Report for a lively exclusive interview about what he sees as the best investments for 2010. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gold is &#039;nowhere near the top,&#039; says Porter Stansberry]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=42893</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. With a sea-change in the monetary system on the horizon, and drawing ever-nearer as more and more US creditors turn toward hard assets and away from paper dollars, Porter Stansberry says the world is approaching a return to &quot;at least a de facto gold standard.&quot; ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Silver&#039;s turn to shine, says Peter Grandich]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=42519</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Not that there&#039;s a link between the two, but having been left behind in the big run-up in gold, silver&#039;s time has come to steal the limelight for a while. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Roger Wiegand sees US$2,960 gold on the horizon]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=42411</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL.  The TraderTracks editor sees the makings of some &#039;pretty exciting&#039; action in precious metals front, forecasting that gold could go beyond US$2,960, and with the next big drop in the stock market, the gold and silver shares could really depart from the rest of the mainstream market, especially with the dollar being so weak. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The dollar is on death row with no one prepared to grant a stay of execution, says Louis James]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=42152</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. This situation gives rise to increasingly positive prospects for gold and other commodities that may ultimately stand in as the world&#039;s reserve currency. And there are some pretty hot speculative prospects - Louis&#039; &#039;best of the best&#039;  - waiting in the wings for the market&#039;s next big leg down.

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<title><![CDATA[Gold momentum&#039;s picking up dramatically, says Eric Sprott]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=42047</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Although &#039;quantitative easing&#039;  may be propping up the US economy for the time being, it solves nothing and worse than that it is just debasing the currency which will eventually lead to hyperinflation. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Inevitable inflation will see gold&#039;s upside scenario at US$1,200, says Richard Gray]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=41580</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. It&#039;s been a dollar vs. gold story ever since the economy ran into trouble last fall, according to Blackmont Metals and Mining Analyst Richard Gray, who sees inevitable inflation down the road. 

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<title><![CDATA[Gold dancing, but won&#039;t die, with the Dollar, says John Doody]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=41346</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. John Doody can see lots of drivers to support a higher gold price. Just look at US monetary and fiscal policy, printing and borrowing too many dollars.  The years ahead have to be good for gold and not so interesting for the S&amp;P 500. 

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<title><![CDATA[A year from now we&#039;ll look back on US$1,000 gold as a bargain, says Peter Spina]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=41118</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The convergence of an assortment of forces promise to keep driving up the price of gold, according to GoldSeek.com founder and president Peter Spina.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[We have to create about 5 million jobs a year in the Arab World, says Queen Rania of Jordan]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=40719</link>
<description><![CDATA[JORDAN. CNN&#039;s Christiane Amanpour presents a new live global interview programme, Amanpour. In Friday&#039;s edition, Amanpour interviewed Queen Rania of Jordan. The following is a transcript of the interview.

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<title><![CDATA[Peak gold + weak dollar = US$2,000, says Byron king ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=40695</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Unconvinced that the recession is behind us, he is equally sure that the &#039;bottomless pit&#039; mentality of stimulus spending will wreck the dollar. Those are among the reasons he sees US$2,000-per-ounce gold on the not-too-distant horizon.

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<title><![CDATA[Lithium leading the charge in automotive and electronics batteries, says Jon Hykawy]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=40555</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Pent-up demand for new cars and growing concern about the carbon footprint associated with driving vehicles powered by traditional internal combustion engines will fuel tremendous demand for lithium, a development sure to spark greater investor interest, as well.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Greg McCoach sees US$1,500 Gold in 2009]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=40477</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Post summer doldrums, we&#039;re now beginning to see a nice fall run up in the price of gold-one that marks the beginning of a parabolic move, according to Greg McCoach.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Clif Droke says 120-year cycle may spell end of capitalism, favors Gold &amp; Silver]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=40426</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The 120-year cycle is bottoming in 2014. I do expect depression-type conditions certainly in the last three years of this cycle-that&#039;s 2012 to 2014. The US government will wind up with greater control over everything. It may even mean the end of the capitalist economy as we know it.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Axel Merk makes a case for currency ]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Axel Merk suggests that these times-with inflation looming, the US dollar failing, equity markets remaining volatile and economic recovery stumbling-might call for investors to further diversify their portfolios with baskets of foreign currencies. 
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<title><![CDATA[Gold is a &#039;savings device&#039; on bumpy road to recovery, says Jon Nadler]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=40130</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. For the time being, Nadler expects a spell of continuing deflation before any real inflation sets in. That makes gold&#039;s price performance a tough call because there is no history to help us understand how gold behaves in a real deflationary environment.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gold will hit US$1,200 in 2009, says John Licata]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=40016</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Blue Phoenix Chief Investment Strategist John Licata expects the king of metals to ring in the New Year with a US$1,200-per-ounce crown. 
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<title><![CDATA[Can innovation withstand the ravages of the crisis and the Middle East blame culture?]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=36879</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. In this interview with BI-ME, INSEAD Professor Hal Gregersen discusses cultural factors in business, working across cultures and the challenges for the leadership equation in an age when more and more Middle East companies are going global.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[INSEAD reaches out to business with Centre for Executive Education and Research in Abu Dhabi]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=33278</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Executive Director of INSEAD&#039;s Abu Dhabi Centre, Peter Jadersten, has a mission not to create just local learning programmes, but to integrate fully with the French business school&#039;s rich international environment. BI-ME talked to him about the challenges and opportunities for building up a new faculty and research base in the UAE capital.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Now is the right time to construct fertiliser plants, says FERTIL chief]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[UAE. Participating as the keynote speaker and lead sponsor of the 2nd Annual Middle East Fertilizer Symposium is Mohamed Rashid Al Rashid, General Manager, FERTIL.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Evian sailing the high seas of celebrity marketing]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Evian is increasingly being seen as a &#039;pure play&#039; lifestyle brand that is extending outside its traditional borders: think detox campaigns and sun-drenched sports fans mingling with Evian models while they cool off with a refreshing Evian face spray. On the eve of the Middle East launch of the Evian Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture special edition, BI-ME talks to Danone zone director for the Middle East and Indian Ocean Elias Fayad.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Kraze pioneers the boutique shopping habit in Dubai]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[UAE. Former New York-based designer, Kiran Sawlani opened her first signature store, Kraze, in Dubai last March. Explaining the challenges for a local concept, that is not readily understood by the mall operators, she is joined in this interview by Kumar Sawlani, President &amp; CEO of Deepak&acirc;€™s, one of the first textile trading groups established in Dubai and owner of Kraze.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dubai retail mogul Bin Hendi charts a cautious course]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[UAE. Leading conglomerate in luxury jewellery, fashion, hospitality and trading Bin Hendi Group reports that its Dubai retail sales are tracking down 20% and the company is preparing for staff cuts and putting a freeze on expansion. It is time for all individuals, companies and countries to take prudent action, says one of the founding fathers of Dubai&#039;s retail sector, President of Bin Hendi Enterprises, Mohi-Din Binhendi.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dubai consulting firm goes to the heart of measuring employee motivation and organisational performance]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=28324</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Do you really value your employees? Is your best talent continually jumping ship? The Core Group based in Dubai Knowledge Village offers a programme on how to boost leadership in troubled times. BI-ME talked to The Core Group Managing Director, Steve Halligan, on how companies can get a much clearer view of what employees are feeling and thinking.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Qatar to leverage its economic sectors with state-of-the-art IT infrastructure]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[QATAR. A new company MEEZA, backed by the Qatar Foundation and prestigious investors has pledged to launch a raft of new managed IT service packages to the country&#039;s banks, telcos, energy companies, airlines and other sectors by next year. For this interview, BI-ME was in Doha to hear from Scott E MacKenzie, CEO of MEEZA, Hamad Al Mannai, Deputy CEO and James Fanella, Vice President of Sales &amp; Marketing about the company&#039;s vision for cloud computing in Qatar.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[In times of crisis, Middle East banks turn attention from growth to internal operations]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=4&amp;t=1&amp;id=26415</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Total Solutions, one of the world&#039;s leading financial services consulting firms is stepping up its activities and industry seminars for the Middle East. In this interview, Jurry de Vries head of Total Solutions Middle East explains why the company&#039;s training programmes offer the right medicine for the financial sector, in these times of increased focus on compliance, credit scoring and technical challenges.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[It is unfortunate that the Lebanese are not able to solve their problems within their own institutions, says Tarek Mitri]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[LEBANON. Tarek Mitri, Lebanon&#039;s  Minister for Information who was acting Foreign Minister after the war in Lebanon in 2006, played a vital role in the negotiations leading to the ceasefire agreement. His answers provide a good insight into the complexity of Lebanese politics.
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<title><![CDATA[Vahid Mehrinfar speaks out on &#039;brand Dubai&#039; and the future of design in the Arab world]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Vahid Mehrinfar, Executive Principal and Chief Brand Futurist of Vahid Associates Brand Futurists, is renowned for his revolutionary ideas on brand futurity. In this interview he attacks the creative inertia of the regional ad agencies, accusing them of being a mafia, enslaved to Western concepts. HH Sheikh Mohammed of Dubai is a true &#039;futurist&#039;, he says, but he needs people to match his inspiration.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iraq starts to fix itself]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. The Iraqi American Chamber of Commerce &amp; Industry, organisers of the 1st Oil &amp; Gas Expo in Baghdad&#039;s new airport convention centre in December, is one of the organisations working tirelessly behind the scenes to connect Iraqi businesses with international partners. In this interview Maurey Blake Bond, IACCI Business Development Director, says the time is over for multinationals to sit on the sidelines. Iraq is on the verge of something fantastic, he argues, and the world needs to engage. &#039;Turning the corner&#039; couldn&#039;t be a more apt description.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Secerno eyes security sector&#039;s science fiction]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. With future trends like wireless power distribution, mass online consumerisation and the &#039;always on&#039; society the threat to our personal and business data is likely to become one of the major issues of the 21st century. BI-ME uncovers some solutions in this interview with Paul Davie, Founder and COO of Secerno.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[&#039;We are living a normal life in Lebanon for the time being&#039;]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[LEBANON. Walid Jumblatt is one of the major political players in Lebanon. The exclusive WSN interview gives an interesting insight into the complicated and fragile political situation in Lebanon.]]></description>
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