Editorial Column
US dollar, inflation, biggest business risks
- Business in the Middle East is facing up to the twin problems of a weakening US dollar and mounting inflation. Both are linked, and create major hurdles to proper business planning.
- Saudi Arabia: Saturday, November 20 - 2004 at 08:03 |
Reflections on geo-political risk for regional business
- AME Info sends Eid Al Fitr greetings to our many viewers around the world. The close of the Holy Month of Ramadan is a time to reflect on some monumental geo-political developments in the Middle East and how business should respond.
- Iraq: Saturday, November 13 - 2004 at 08:56 |
Geo-political shifts likely to influence regional outlook
- Business risk is something that anyone involved in commerce has to assess on a daily basis. But last week saw several major shifts in geo-politics that will impact on the outlook for Middle East business in the years to come.
- United Arab Emirates: Sunday, November 07 - 2004 at 11:35
Regionalization of Gulf companies gathers pace
- Rising profits and the lowering of barriers to inter-regional trade has produced a surge in inter-GCC business activity. This new phenomenon looks likely to gather pace with the creation of a pan-GGC internal market somewhat similar to the European Union.
- Saudi Arabia: Thursday, October 28 - 2004 at 10:34
Synchronizing the weekend in the Middle East
- Fridays used to be the only day of rest in the Middle East. Now Governments often also take a Thursday off, while Saturday is common in the private sector, and multinationals may be off on Saturdays and Sundays. This muddle is damaging for everyone concerned.
- United Arab Emirates: Saturday, October 23 - 2004 at 09:40 |
Are Middle East economies back to the 1970s again?
- Historical patterns tend to repeat in economics. The last great Middle East Oil Boom was in the 1970s. Are we now re-experiencing this decade in the region?
- United Arab Emirates: Saturday, October 16 - 2004 at 08:07
How Dubai manages its mega projects
- The announcement that there will be third Palm island project in Dubai is just the latest in a string a mega projects. And Dubai Holding was created this week to manage a diverse group of mega projects. Perhaps the management of Dubai Inc. is now the eighth wonder of the world.
- United Arab Emirates: Saturday, October 09 - 2004 at 09:56
Mideast IT sector heads for huge growth
- Computer Associates, Sun Microsystems and AMD have ramped up their presence at the the Gitex computer show in Dubai this week. But from Canon to Oracle and Fujitsu Siemens Computers, HP, IBM, Toshiba, iMate, Epson, Xerox, Dell, Samsung and many more, for one week this is the greatest show on earth.
- United Arab Emirates: Saturday, October 02 - 2004 at 08:41
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