MBA Employers Name World’s Top 200 Business Schools
The annual report of the world’s top 200 business schools according to MBA employers is released today. Over 2000 responses were received from 42 countries.
Global Experts Poll: Economic Confidence Improves in Q1 of 2013, Fears...
Economic confidence index ticks up to 0.43 from 0.38 last quarter, closer to optimistic territory of over 0.5
Percentage fearing a major economic disruption for...
Food prices increase to its highest in six months
According to the United Nations’ Food & Agriculture Organization, world food prices in September reached its six-month high as dairy and meat producers passed...
Ford’s Silicon Valley Lab opens for tech and startup community
Ford Silicon Valley Lab now officially open for business in Palo Alto, Calif
Ford frames Silicon Valley Lab’s mission around three priorities: big data, open-source...
Prime office rents increase for seventh consecutive quarter worldwide
Key findings of the Jones Lang LaSalle’s Global Office Index, office rents
‘New Normal’ Productivity Spells Uncertainty for Global Economy
The Global Competitiveness Report 2015-2016 finds countries need higher productivity to address sluggish global growth and persistent high unemployment
Failure to boost competitiveness is compromising...
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde Discusses Economic Challenges with GCC Countries
Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today at the conclusion of a meeting in Qatar...
Opportunity: World food production must rise by 70 per cent
World food production must rise by 70 per cent as population rises by two billion over the next 40 years.
GCC economic activity fell by just under 30 per cent during...
Project awards, mergers and acquisitions activity, and company earnings are all down by close to 30 per cent
Average daily oil prices down by 46.9...
UAE to send 12 planes to patrol Libya No-Fly Zone
The United Arab Emirates will send 12 planes to take part in operations to enforce the no-fly zone in Libya, the official news agency...
IMF cuts global growth outlook for 2015
The International Monetary Fund lowered by 0.3 percentage points its forecast for global economic growth in 2015. The organization called for governments and central...
Armani Hotel Milano opens
The new Armani Hotel Milano is the second hotel to be launched within the Armani Hotels & Resorts project
Miss World 2012 crowned in China
Miss China, a 23-year-old music lover who wants to work with the poor, was crowned Miss World 2012 at a ceremony in China, according...
Global advertising spend increased 7.3 percent in 2011
ad market in Middle East & Africa ended 2011 with an 11.3 percent increase in spend vs. 2010
2011 continued to be a challenging year...
Saudi Economic Transformation ‘Unstoppable’ Says BofA
Saudi Arabia’s economic transformation will be “unstoppable” and there has already been a positive shift in the Kingdom’s business culture, according to a top...
IMF revised further global growth forecast
Global growth is projected to slow to 3.1 percent in 2016 before recovering to 3.4 percent in 2017, according to the International Monetary Fund's...
Expo 2020 Update – Sao Paulo is Out, Dubai Leads
Sao Paulo has been eliminated from the 2020 World Expo competition. This means that Dubai has a stronger chance to win the bid. The...
Cannes Film Festival Kicks Off with an Array of Promising Film...
Prestigious Cannes Film Festival is officially on. Yesterday movie stars hit the red carpet in Cannes, France for the 66th time and joined the...