Search Results for: Middle East
Greek Prime Minister Tsipras Meets With Iranian Leaders in Tehran
February 9th, 2016
Greece hopes to become an economic link between Iran and EU now that sanctions are lifted Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday became the first Western leader to visit Iran since the lifting of trade sanctions against the ...
Saudi economy is resilient, says World Bank expert
February 8th, 2016
Saudi Arabia has five years’ worth of reserves at current spending levels and oil prices, Shantayanan Devarajan, chief economist of the World Bank’s Middle East and North Africa Region said in an interview with Tass. “The fact is that ...
Accenture, PwC, Deloitte, IBM & KPMG: Which consulting firm is best for you?
February 8th, 2016
List: Hybrid IT is on the rise and the complexities of digital transformation mean that consulting firms have an important role to play in simplifying the process. In the early weeks of 2016 there have been a number of ...
Oil Trades Near $31 After Saudi-Venezuela Talks as Bets Increase
February 8th, 2016
Al-Naimi speaks with counterpart about other producer meetings Vitol CEO says crude to stay between $40 and $60 for 10 years Oil traded near $31 a barrel after Saudi Arabia and Venezuela met to discuss cooperating to stabilize the ...
Baker Tilly International Reports Revenue Growth
February 5th, 2016
Baker Tilly International reported its financial performance for the 12-months ending June 2015 with global combined revenues rising 7% to US$3.8bn. Commenting on the release of the figures, CEO and president Geoff Barnes said: “This represents our strongest revenue ...
Iran appears keen to start mining its substantial metals reserves
February 4th, 2016
Iran Looking To Ramp Up More Than Just Oil Production As the oil markets remain focused on the re-emergence of Iran as a major oil producer following the recent lifting of sanctions, another oversupply storm is brewing as the ...
Lower oil prices hit UAE and Saudi Arabia economies, latest PMI survey shows
February 4th, 2016
The economies of the UAE and Saudi Arabia slowed further last month, according to monthly trackers of business activity published yesterday, as falling oil prices and a stumbling global economy hit the region. The UAE purchasing managers’ index, which ...
EU Commission presents Action Plan to strengthen the fight against terrorist financing
February 3rd, 2016
The European Commission is presenting an Action Plan to strengthen the fight against the financing of terrorism. The recent terrorist attacks in the European Union and beyond demonstrate the need for a strong coordinated European response to combatting terrorism. ...
KPMG International Announces New Global Head of Tax
February 3rd, 2016
KPMG International Announces New Global Head of Tax, Jane McCormick. KPMG International named UK-based Jane McCormick as new Global Head of Tax. Jane will assume the role from Greg Wiebe, who led KPMG’s Global Tax Practice for the last ...
Welcome To The Currency War, Part 21: Japan Goes Negative; US To Return Fire In 2016
February 1st, 2016
Well that didn’t take long. Two weeks of falling share prices and the European and Japanese central banks caved. First the ECB promised new stimulus — which the markets liked — and then the BoJ upped the ante with ...