Research and Studies

Major regional survey reveals how the Arab world fares in its pursuit of happiness
- Maktoob Research’s first ‘Happiness Survey’ has revealed that people residing in Oman and Saudi Arabia are the happiest in the Middle East.
- United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, April 22 - 2008 at 15:18

Government says deal has been reached with Kurds over Iraqi oil law
- The Iraqi government has told news agency UPI that a deal over the long-stalled oil law has been reached between the central government and the northern Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).
- Iraq: Thursday, April 17 - 2008 at 10:55

BAH shows blueprint for strategic leadership
- A new study published by consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton identified four critical elements necessary for leaders to excel: commitment to the company’s purpose, a top management team with complementary skills, organizational capabilities and employee motivation, and well-chosen strategic initiatives to move the organization forward.
- United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, April 15 - 2008 at 15:16

Consumer confidence drops across Gulf, Bayt.com and YouGovSiraj research reveals
- Recent research, commissioned by the Middle East’s number one job site - Bayt.com with research specialists YouGovSiraj, finds that across the Middle East, consumer confidence is down in all countries, dipping by more than 12 index points in Egypt, 11 in Kuwait and 8 points in Algeria.
- United Arab Emirates: Monday, April 14 - 2008 at 16:29

Research firm assails rent control in Middle East
- Rent control, seen by many economists as old-fashioned, has recently made a surprising comeback in one group of high-growth, dynamic economies – the Gulf.
- Middle East: Monday, April 14 - 2008 at 09:32

How to succeed at education reform: The case for Saudi Arabia and the greater GCC region
- Recent Ideation Center — Booz Allen Hamilton’s Middle East Think Tank - research into education in the GCC has found that education reform is a necessary step for ensuring the future economic growth and development of the region.
- Saudi Arabia: Wednesday, April 09 - 2008 at 07:11

Survey reveals what people around the world think of money
- Leading global research firm Synovate, today revealed results showing that Britons (46%) were the biggest buyers of lottery tickets or participants in competitions and raffles in an effort to boost their financial success while close to two thirds of Argentineans (64%) and Russians (58%) disagreed with the statement that they would be happier if they had more money.
- United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, April 08 - 2008 at 15:37

Expat workers blamed for Saudi job shortage new research conducted by YouGovSiraj, global leaders in opinion polling reveals
- These findings come from the second major Saudi poll conducted by YouGovSiraj, the global leader in online polling.
- Saudi Arabia: Monday, April 07 - 2008 at 10:45




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