Research and Studies

Leading companies are choosing to invest more in internal control
- Three-quarters (75 per cent) of respondents – comprising some of the world’s largest organisations – plan to invest more in internal control after seeing significant business benefits, according to a new survey by Ernst & Young.
- United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, May 01 - 2007 at 10:07 |


Board sizes of UAE companies, in line with international standards – TNI Report
- Family power appears fragmented in the UAE, with many families owning less than two per cent of total board seats except in the top five spots.
- United Arab Emirates: Monday, April 30 - 2007 at 16:22 |


Moody’s reports: Family-owned GCC companies often display hidden credit strengths
- While credit quality assessments of large family-owned corporates in the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) can be very complex, such companies often display hidden credit strengths, says Moody’s Investors Service.
- United Arab Emirates: Monday, April 30 - 2007 at 11:47 |


Booz Allen Hamilton: Towards more effective regulation
- A recent analysis by Booz Allen Hamilton has determined that effective regulatory management is key to creating telecom markets that thrive.
- United Arab Emirates: Sunday, April 29 - 2007 at 14:18 |


Population growth is the biggest issue to stability in the Middle East
- Population growth is the biggest threat to stability in the Middle East today, according to a new report from MEED released this week.
- United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, April 25 - 2007 at 13:42 |


New Marsh study indicates as risks rise, so do concerns among national oil companies' ability to cope
- Less than 10 per cent of National Oil Company (NOC) leaders surveyed by Marsh Inc. strongly feel they have a full understanding of the risks they face – and how to effectively manage them.
- United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, April 24 - 2007 at 13:23 |


Booming portable adoption continues to drive EMEA PC market growth in 1Q 07, says IDC
- Driven by continuing demand for portable systems across the region, PC sales in Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) outpaced expectations in the first quarter of the year, according to preliminary data released today by IDC.
- United Arab Emirates: Monday, April 23 - 2007 at 16:55 |


Who’s who in Arab ADSL rates? The highest, the lowest and the fairest!
- The Arab Advisors Group analyzed the ADSL rates in seventeen Arab countries.
- United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, April 18 - 2007 at 09:45 |





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