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Mobile subscriptions in Middle East to see massive growth -- report

2012-03-19 12:59:16 (читать в оригинале)

With mobile subscriptions in the Middle East expected to exceed 250 million this year, more content needs to be developed for mobile users in the region, according to Informa.

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New iPad lands in UAE... before official launch

2012-03-19 12:55:54 (читать в оригинале)

A group buying discount website is offering the new iPad starting AED 2,298.

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Insight Discovery: Middle East Investment Panorama 2011 (Sept-11)

2012-03-19 11:38:00 (читать в оригинале)

Middle East Investment Panorama 2011 is a leading annual report, now in its third year, which examines the trends in the financial services market within the MENA region. The publisher is Insight Discovery, a strategic market intelligence business based in the UAE Middle East Investment Panorama 2011 revealed:·         70% of advisers will increase their clients? allocation to emerging markets·         75% of advisers agree that the region?s regulatory structures are a challenge to doing business here·         Business generated by international asset management companies is far  larger than previously thought·         Hedge funds and private equity are the least popular asset classes for regional investors  In a notoriously opaque space, the report has also attempted to quantify the market opportunity in terms of value. The study concludes that gross sales of investment funds in the GCC and MENA countries are several times bigger than figures previously published by other sources, this is due to indirect business written by international life companies and private banks via offshore centres.

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Insight Discovery: Leadership Roundtable - SMEs and Aggressive Growth: What are the challenges that need to be overcome? (Jan-12)

2012-03-19 11:28:00 (читать в оригинале)

This SME report looks at the challenges facing challenges facing entrepreneurs who want to set up small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC), the publisher is Insight Discovery, a strategic market intelligence business based in the UAE Key findings include:?                     Regional governments can harness the SME market to create employment opportunities.?                     Relative to other parts of the world, the GCC governments do not have tax revenues that can be recycled as assistance to SMEs.?                     Upfront costs that new SMEs must bear ? such as licensing costs and visa fees are unnecessarily large.?                     Office costs and other ongoing expenses are also high. ?                     As is the case for other businesses, finding suitable managerial talent is also a challenge.?                     Although SMEs represent a huge opportunity for banks and financial institutions, SMEs are often seen as being too risky to support. The report is based on an in-depth consultation process with regional experts and SME managers. Partners include Gulf Finance, Grant Thornton and Links Group. Panelists included senior executives from some of our Partners and HSBC Bank Middle East, Envestors and two local SMEs, WMS Metal Industries and Zawya.

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Banks: Loan write-offs for Emiratis will set a bad precedent

2012-03-19 11:16:52 (читать в оригинале)

Forcing banks to write off loans to help customers tide over their financial difficulties will set a wrong precedent and will adversely affect the health of bank balance sheets, bankers and analysts said.