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HSBC forecasts further falls for the US dollar
- US Economist Ian Morris from HSBC is touring the Gulf this week with a fairly somber perspective on the prospects for the US dollar over the next three years. His message on the state of the US economy was also somewhat bleak.
- Saudi Arabia: Monday, February 28 - 2005 at 10:26 |
Middle East delegates attend 3GSM World Congress
- This week the gathering of global telcos and equipment manufacturers in Cannes, France, provided a breathtaking insight into the Internet-everywhere, high speed Net access future.
- Bahrain: Thursday, February 17 - 2005 at 11:38 |
Video and chips for GCC bankers
- The IRR banking conference in Dubai this week neatly divided the agenda into strategy and technology. This event has now established quite a reputation as a forum to catch up on future trends in the GCC retail banking sector.
- United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, February 08 - 2005 at 10:02 |
GCC cement: the next privatization target?
- The GCC cement industry is set to boom alongside the real estate and construction sector over the next few years, according to a new sector review published last week by HSBC. But this might also be the moment for state shareholders to cash out, and reform a pillar of the economy.
- Saudi Arabia: Tuesday, February 08 - 2005 at 09:29 |
Oracle takes up the PeopleSoft challenge
- The $10.3 billion merger between Oracle and PeopleSoft has been concluded in the Middle East with full support for existing products and zero redundancies. It looks like a marriage made in heaven.
- United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, February 01 - 2005 at 17:33 |
Dubai continues to roll-out new mega-projects
- The stunning Dubai Waterfront project, a mini-city for 750,000 residents is just the latest in a string of recent mega-projects. A combination of a great business track record and huge ambitions for the future continues to attract investors to the emirate.
- United Arab Emirates: Sunday, January 30 - 2005 at 08:46 |
Another 10 years of high oil prices?
- A new assessment of the supply and demand position for oil suggests that the outlook for high prices may be much stronger than previously thought.
- United Arab Emirates: Monday, January 24 - 2005 at 10:45 |
What is the future of Middle East publishing?
- This week's inaugural Middle East Publishing Conference in Dubai considered this weighty issue. And satellite TV, the Internet and other electronic media seemed to have the future firmly in their hands.
- United Arab Emirates: Monday, January 17 - 2005 at 17:17 |
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