The new Cabinet has been given the green light to carry out long-awaited structural economicreforms in one of the Middle East's leading economies. The Government is proud of its one-year reportcard and has earned praise from foreign firms, international financial institutions and local businesspeople, who are seeing a more open, productive and promising economy on the Nile.
Fuelled by forces from a spike in air travel to the 2008 Beijing Olympics and a shake-up in service styles, the hotels sector is booming across Asia. Occupancies, rates and yields are up.
Mobile TV will be one of the most talked about services in 2006. Already, there are more than 50 operators around the world with ongoing mobile TV activities.
The idea for Hong Kong to host a major international design competition was first broached in 2001. That was the year the Hong Kong government and design community established the Hong Kong Design Centre to help China抯 newest city "become a highly competitive, internationally recognized source of innovative products and design talent..."
Building a business around customers means mobilizing the entire company to that cause,but day-to-day execution generally comes down to solving one business challenge at a time.
As business travel worldwide continues to enjoy solid growth, traveling executives are enjoying even greater comfort, security and flexibility. Airlines, airport operators, hotels and other travel suppliers are investing heavily to enhance their products and services in order to help ease the strain of frequent travel.
Imagine a town where a trip for two to the movies costs $68, gas goes for $6.50 a gallon and dinner at a toprated restaurant will set you back more than $600. And suppose that, despite the town's outrageous prices, you decide to retire there. How much money would you need?
Tobago, part of the politically-stable Caribbean republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is one of the most tourismintensive economies in the world with its stunning scenery, rich cultural heritage, and warm tropical climate.
The 3G World Congress and Exhibition, taking place in the Hong Kong convention and exhibition center from November 14-18th, is a celebration of the success of mobile communications and a showcase for the incredible opportunities unleashed by 3G and associated technologies
The polls confirm it: U.S. consumers like technology in their cars. So this fall automakers are serving up a big helping of gizmos under the hood, behind the dashboard, and inside the cockpit. Some will help keep you safer. Others will boost fuel economy. Still others simply make the motoring experience more comfortable and convenient.
You can thank Sam Walton for the chorus of inaudible "beeps" emanating from every corner of the retail industry today. With intense adoption pressure from Wal-Mart, RFID (radio frequency identification) has been embraced by supply-chain partners around the world.
Relations between the two sides have continued to deepen over the last three decades as we have expanded our dialogue and shown our commitment to a long-term strategic partnership.
The challenges of the race will mirror the day to day issues of many businesses, such as fierce competition, multiple partners and a rapidly challenging and highly complex environment.
Slightly larger than Connecticut and Rhode Island combined, The Commonwealth of the Bahamas, with a population of 317,000, is a stable parliamentary democracy, independent since 1973, although it still pays homage to the British monarch as nominal head of state.
As Asia cements its position as the world抯 engine room, all eyes look towards how the various industries are adapting and in some cases evolving new models to suit 21st century demands.
As Corporate America enters Year Three under SOX, BusinessWeek Special Advertising Sections asked a group of experts with different specialty areas to brainstorm on the perils and promise of organizing for compliance.
These days, every provider of travel services, from hotels to airlines to car rental companies, is focused on providing the most progressive and technologically advanced services to its clientele.
THE STRATEGIC USE of customer service today is considered the single most significant tool in retaining current customers and increasing revenue from the critical installed base.
Who could have guessed what a nightmare the dream of a paperless office would turn out to be? Not only is there more paper than ever, but digital data has flooded the office landscape.
Many marketers up until only a few years ago viewed tradeshows and conferences as an afterthought. Today, however, 49% say they are a vital component of any marketing plan or indeed the lead marketing tool that they use, according to recent research by global events organization the George P. Johnson Company (GPJ).
The scene was chilling. With several days' warning, government officials were quick to urge residents of coastal Texas to evacuate prior to the arrival of then-Category 5 Hurricane Rita.
Most executives would agree that building a customerfocused business makes good fi nancial sense. After all, customers are the ones who pay the bills, select your company over the competition, and generate value for your shareholders.
The very nature of work today has become highly mobile, and enterprises are no longer constrained by the four walls that make up the corporate headquarters.
Black Economic Empowerment (BEE)is the hot topic in South Africa. Redressing the imbalance felt by Historically Disadvantaged South Africans (HDSAs) in a way that is economically sustainable, the BEE initiative brings together the realms of the ethical, the commercial and the political.
Trucks are the workhorses of our economy. They move goods cross-country or across town, transport personnel during the workday, and bring packages to our doors. Their ubiquitous presence at such diverse locations as construction sites, major ports, and loading docks at retail stores and supermarkets is a reminder that they are inextricably tied to our daily lives. Their effect, both environmentally and economically, is profound.
Within days of Hurricane Katrina, executives at several travel loyalty programs like United Mileage Plus and American Airlines AAdvantage among others,had set up ways for program members to donate their points to the relief effort.
MTC Atheer is a veritable telecommunications pioneer. The company, which is part of the MTC Group, was licensed to install and operate a GSM network in southern Iraq in December 2003. Today, it has the widest mobile telecommunications network, extending from southern Iraq all the way to Baghdad, with over 850,000 subscribers.
If the road to hell is paved with good intentions,then it 's fair to say that the road to well-intentioned infrastructure improvements is paved with hell.
Safety isn't just benefting the organization's employees, it's benefting the organization's bottom line as well. An increasing number of CEOs are realizing that investing in safety is a sound business strategy.
How can Bermuda, an island the size of Manhattan,with just 65,000 people, have a consistently more vibrant insurance industry than the U.S. or London,the other market leaders?
The liberalization of the electricity market in Romania, as well as in its surrounding countries and in Europe in general creates a very dynamic and complex market with a lot of opportunities and challenges.
In mid-August, 4,500 travel managers, purchasing professionals and representatives from 400 supplier companies will converge in San Diego at the National Business Travel Association (NBTA) Convention and Trade Show. The event, the 37th for the organiza-tion, has grown in both size and stature in direct relation to corporate spend: T&E is now the number two cost center for most corporations, according to multiple industry studies.
Algeria faces a simple yet serious double challenge in 2005:building on the achievements of recent years while reaping the benefts of difficult political and economic reforms to come.
As new information and data slowly accumulate and then more quickly snowball, knowledge spreads exponentially and people act accordingly. What was once a small trend can become a sensation. And what was once a small concern for just a few can become a major crisis.
The smaller the company, the more critical it is to keep a tight rein on costs. Yet small businesses typically don't have travel managers to oversee travel spending, nor do they have the negotiating clout of big corporations that put thousands of "heads in beds" in exchange for discounts and other perks.
Companies today must safe guard and precisely catalog millions of bits of data every day that, until recently, they rarely even bothered retaining at all.
Spanish business schools are drawing record numbers of foreign applicants. Academic rigor and global outlook are only part of their success.what is the secret of their MBAs?
Coping with children's illnesses and injuries significantly impacts the efficiency and effectiveness of American workers, and often brings increased economic burdens as well.
As business travel worldwide enjoys a long-awaited turnaround, airlines, hotels and other travel suppliers are focusing their attentions on the ever-changing demands of the corporate traveler.
Ask a group of IT managersor CIOs about their keyconcerns,and you can bet that security will be right up there and probably the single biggest issue. Research by analysts Meta Group suggests that around 4% of total IT spending is on security, and that this will rise to 5 to 8% by 2006.
If the great white broad-tailed shape ofthe A380 is Moby Dick,then Boeing 'sinexhaustible vice-president of marketing,Randy Baseler,has for the past few years been cast as Ahab
With several years of strategic sourcing practice under their belts,most companies have automated many procurement processes 鈥攇enerating impressive savings and efficiencies in the bargain.
Of all the types of personal insurance -- life, auto, home, dental, disability, liability, long-term care, and health care -- adequate health insurance coverage is one of the best ways to protect personal assets.
The autographed pictures of film stars and Formula 1 race drivers that adorn the Cannes-Mandelieu business aviation terminal on the Cote d 'Azur are testimony to those who discovered the business jet many years ago.
The role of industry in working to support the technology requirements of the Dept.of Homeland Security (DHS)must focus on building and deploying 'solutions' where intelligent information-sharing is at the heart of every system.
While the full legacy of the Internet and World Wide Web has yet to be written, the wiftne with which the e innovations are drawing the world clo er con-tinues to a tound.
Now more than ever, consumer loyalty pays. New and/or improved frequency programs have made it easier than ever to accrue points from travel - and points for travel.
With the cost of an average family's annual healthcare coverage now exceeding a year's earnings at minimum wage, companies and employees are looking for strategies that offer relief. Here are eight tips that can save money for both.
After you've fiddled with labor costs, R&D, procurement, and such,if you 're looking for ways to boost financial performance (and who isn't?), there's still one slice of uncharted corporate terrain where additional business value is there for the taking.
Corporate responsibility and transparency are essential new components of every business strategy. Together they mean that managements must be seen to have addressed all the obvious risks.
The Insurance Information Institute's (ILL) February 2005 industry forecast brought American businesses some much-needed good news on the insurance front.
Storage experts have engineered an innovative dialogue between large customers and their vendors that is already helping shape a new generation of technology.
At most companies, large and small, business travel is such a significant part of corporate operations that T&E can cost as much as IT or payroll. To better manage travel costs, companies are implementing a number of best practices, collectively known as travel management.
The Greater Nagoya Initiative is a collective of representatives
from business, academia and government
focused on positioning Greater Nagoya as a
manufacturing and commerce hub for Japan and
infusing the area with new ideas,technologies and
foreign investment.
Since U.S. corporate scandals resulted in the 2002 legislation known as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), enterprises have
been struggling to achieve compliance with this wide-ranging and often confusing set of regulations. 鈥淭wo words鈥揝arbanes-Oxley鈥
are stirring fear, uncertainty, and doubt in the minds of financial and IT professionals across the U.S. and beyond,鈥
declares John Hagerty, vice president of research for AMR Research Inc.
R&D, design and a company wide investment in product innovation have transformed Samsung from a me-too producer of electronics and appliances into the world's most profitable technology company and one of the new hot brands.
The 3GSM World Congress is an essential forum which
brings the mobile and I.T. community together, and sets
the agenda for the global mobile industry's future.
A beautiful island in the center of the caribbean basin, Haiti is laying to rest the political strife of the past. With improved international relations and stability, the republic has introduced exciting reforms to attract investors.
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