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 | | | International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) | | | Posted:20/2/12 | | This report aims to inform and stimulate the debate on key policy priorities for poverty reduction and food security in light of the Arab Awakening. Its findings are based on an innovative combination of datasets and rigorous economic analysis. Results suggest that poverty and income inequality in the Arab world are likely higher than official numbers have long suggested. Given that poverty indicators seem to be misleading for many countries in the region, the report introduces a new welfare measure reflect |
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 | | | World Economic Forum | | | Posted:26/1/12 | | The New Vision for Agriculture strives to harness the power of agriculture to drive food security, environmental sustainability and economic opportunity. Its aspirations are high, not least of which are to increase production by 20% while decreasing emissions by 20% and reducing the prevalence of rural poverty by 20% every decade. |
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 | | | Gulf Intelligence | | | Posted:26/1/12 | | There are a number of major political, economic, social, and technological trends that are converging at this moment in history and that have a profound impact on governments and the institutions that serve them. It is essential that think tanks understand these trends and be ahead of them so that we are all not buried by them. |
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 | | | Mercer Middle East | | | Posted:26/1/12 | | Dubai and Abu Dhabi continue to rise in the Mercer’s global Quality of living report. Dubai ranks 74 in the global ranking which is a one point improvement from the 2010 report and Abu Dhabi goes up five steps and takes the 78th spot in the list. Dubai and Abu Dhabi respectively are Middle East’s best quality of living cities. |
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| | | Mercer Middle East | | | Posted:26/1/12 | | In this Interview, Larisa Muravska, Mercer Partner and Human Capital Business Leader in the Middle East, and Tom O'Byrne Mercer Principal Head of Market Development efforts in this region, share their views on people management developments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). |
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 | | | The Economist Intelligence Unit | | | Posted:24/1/12 | | Oil and gas industry confidence is rising. In a 2011 report by the Economist Intelligence Unit, commissioned by GL Noble Denton, 76% of our survey respondents said they were either highly or somewhat confident about the business outlook for their company over the next 12 months. This time around, that figure has grown to 82%. Backing this up, we find a large rise in the share of respondents who describe themselves as highly confident about the next 12 months. Only 8% of respondents describe themselves as pe |
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| | | Gulf Intelligence | | | Posted:19/1/12 | | Known as the “Olympian Event of the Oil and Gas Industry”, it is attended by a global oil and gas audience and outside stakeholders such as governments, other industry sectors, NGOs and international institutions who also join in the dialogue. |
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| | | Gulf Intelligence | | | Posted:15/1/12 | | A Gulf Intelligence Knowledge Forum for international and national energy officials to discuss the 2012 Outlook for issues & trends likely to impact the development and production of hydrocarbons as we enter the era of post easy oil. The major oil fields in the Gulf region, such as Burgan & Ghawar, have pumped more than half their oil—the point at which production traditionally begins to decline. After 50 years of easy oil which saw dominance gradually shift from international oil companies to the national |
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 | | | Alastair Newton - Nomura Bank | | | Posted:20/12/11 | | We believe the death of Kim Jong Il would add increased volatilty to Korean equities on the back of hightened tension. However, we do see limited downside as we do not envisage the situation to descend into a real crisis. |
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| | | Gulf Intelligence | | | Posted:15/12/11 | | Lebanese Ministry of Energy and Water - Lebanon First Offshore Licensing Round Q1 2012 |
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| | | Alastair Newton - Nomura Bank | | | Posted:8/12/11 | | This presentation briefly updates main points in our politics Outlook for 2012, a year throughout which we again expect markets to be buffeted by politics and policy. This presentation summarises what we currently see as the ‘top ten’ political/geopolitical issues from a financial markets perspective. |
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 | | | GL Noble Denton | | | Posted:6/12/11 | | In an attempt to gather a snapshot of the industry, delegates attending the World Petroleum Congress will vote on a range of topics affecting the sector at the GL Noble Denton stand. The poll was also completed online by senior professionals from across the industry. |
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| | | Alastair Newton - Nomura Bank | | | Posted:28/11/11 | | This presentation briefly sets out main points in our politics Outlook for 2012, a year throughout which we again expect markets to be buffeted by politics and policy. |
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 | | | Barclays Capital | | | Posted:24/11/11 | | Barclays Capital Commodities Research - ENERGY FLASH - This week Iran returned to center stage as one of the key political risks in the oil markets. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released its most alarming report to date on Iran’s nuclear program, stating that it is increasingly concerned about possible undisclosed Iranian nuclear activities. The IAEA report goes into great detail, relying on a wide variety of sources to make a case that there is credible evidence that Iran is working on the |
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| | | Alastair Newton - Nomura Bank | | | Posted:16/11/11 | | Spain’s complex model of proportional representation (PR) – the D’Hondt method – means that calculating the number of seats any party will win in a general election from share of the vote is not straightforward. Furthermore, opinion polls always have to allow a margin for error. However, it would be a major surprise if the right-of-centre main opposition Partido Popular (PP) were not to win a majority of the 350 seats lower house of the Spanish parliament in the general election to be held on 20 November. F |
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