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E-Commerce Focus >
Risks and rewards > Doing business offline - no longer an option
Arab
Banker interviews Jean Gurunlian, head of an UNCTAD division on e-commerce, who
says the global surge in e-commerce has raised new issues of law, security and
the fight against crime but also presented new opportunities. Businesses will
ignore the revolutionary change at their peril .. More
E-Commerce > B2B in the Middle East - the way ahead Sankar Krishnan
notes banks in the Arab world have made significant progress towards embracing
e-commerce but warns that more needs to be done to offer greater choice and make
transactions secure ..More
Iran Looking beyond Iran's
credit rating upgrade Albrecht Frischenschlager examines Iran's
economy and finds the country has emerged from indebtedness and growth stagnation
to aim for higher growth and active participation in the international marketplace
.. More
OilSolving a mystery: OPEC and the oil price seesaw Robert Mabro
traces the ups and downs of the oil market and argues for a closer look at the
industry in a shift of focus away from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting
Countries .. More
PerformanceMeasuring banks' business performance Keith W Warden argues
there is a new emphasis on going beyond the traditional methods to measure the
business performance of banks, as the institutions realise they have to respond
to the differing perspectives and criteria employed by their stakeholders ..More
Corporate
behaviour Meeting challenges of the new millennium Quentin
Anderson, who piloted a research project on the evolving corporate behaviour,
foresees difficulties for companies that ignore change and the new technologies ..
More
Art
and CultureArab heritage in London's museums and galleries Noorah Al Gailani surveys public museums and galleries in London and their
large holdings of art and artefacts from the Middle East, accumulated over several
hundred years .. More
Stock
Markets A mixed start, investor caution in early trading Ayham
Zekra examines the Arab stock markets and finds a mixed start to trading through
January and February, due in part to volatile conditions in global markets and
regional political developments .. More
Management
Corporate governance in Middle East boardrooms William
Khouri detects a growing trend towards consideration of corporate governance
as a standard by central banks and other regulatory agencies in the Arab world
.. More
Forthcoming
Events Conferences and other business events related to or of interest
to companies and individuals active in the Middle East and Nort Africa region
. . More