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			<description><![CDATA[The telecoms industry is undergoing a massive shift in technologies, but this is straining many organisations' human resources.  ]]></description>
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			<title>The great divide</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Despite convergence being a favourite buzzword of the ICT sector, many operators live in fear of the concept rather than viewing it as an opportunity.     ]]></description>
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			<title>A place in the sun</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Far from the perceptions of the international press, the Middle East is a haven of financial stability.     ]]></description>
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			<title>Deregulation opens Gulf economies up</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The region has seen the rise of a diversified, open economy, no longer dependent on oil revenues.  ]]></description>
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			<title>The big players</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gabriel Chahine, vice president of Booz Allen Hamilton, and associate, Adel Belcaid, outline the key challenges facing Arabic TV production houses.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Broadband demand will bring new value-add services to users</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Demand for broadband and increased competition will bring new service packages to MENA users says Booz Allen Hamilton  ]]></description>
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			<title>Time to tackle the industry skills gap</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Booz Allen Hamilton study unearths methods of avoiding a crisis in the industry.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Are you being served?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Strategy consultancy firm Booz Allen Hamilton has conducted a comprehensive study into the standards of retail banking services across the world. Diana Milne finds out how the region's banks fared compared to their foreign counterparts.]]></description>
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			<title>Gulf banks failing to get basics right</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Long queues and poor customer service place region's banks below global average, study finds.]]></description>
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			<title>Why luxury counts</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A recent survey indicates how crucial the relationship between quality product and quality service is.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Paving the way</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Middle East countries should implement a multi-dimensional approach to stimulating new business start-ups in order to tap the tremendous economic benefits of entrepreneurship, according to a recent study.  ]]></description>
			<category>Travel &amp; Hospitality | Features</category>
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			<title>Mind the gap</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The hallmarks of a global nursing shortage have been clear for some time and while no country is exempt, GCC is particularly vulnerable. ]]></description>
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			<title>Why this post haste should be junked</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The UAE's postal service should be moving online - and why we should all be celebrating when it does.  ]]></description>
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			<title>In tune with the times </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Enter Web 2.0, the new sales and marketing approach to online consumerism.   ]]></description>
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			<title>Exploring for resources</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  The most important resource in the region's oil industry are shuman and they are becoming scarcer.]]></description>
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			<title>Finding the right balance</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  A recent study by Booz Allen Hamilton has found that the era of the ‘imperial' CEO is giving way to a new one of necessary synergy with the Board of Directors.]]></description>
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			<title>Can Salik clear the way?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A week after its launch, Dubai's Salik road toll is still subject to furious debate.]]></description>
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			<title>Industry analysis </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  With the explosive growth of global trade, especially between Europe and Asia, the Middle East’s logistics industry faces unprecedented opportunities to capitalise on its geographic location, explains Fadi Majdalani, vice president, Booz Allen Hamilton.   ]]></description>
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			<title>Topping the bill</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The advancement of network services being made available by service providers has proven both a blessing and a burden for the service providers, as customers become increasingly discerning. Ronan Shields examines how operators are responding to the changes posed when charging for converged data services.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Coming to Africa</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  The African telecoms market has been identified as a potential battleground for the next wave of market liberalisation in the wider region, incorporating the Middle  East. A study by market analysts Booz Allen Hamilton examines the prospects.   ]]></description>
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			<title>Message received</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  With interest in push email shooting up, the Middle East has the potential to beat established markets to reach maturity with the technology, if and when service providers rise to the task.   ]]></description>
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			<title>Message received</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The demand for real-time connectivity among the enterprise sector is prompting advances in the push email segment in the Middle East and Africa. Ronan Shields speaks to some the region's major players to profile the development of the market.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Train to retain</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Education, research posts and more accountability could prove key factors in overcoming low pay scales when it comes to medical recruitment in the Middle East. Sarah Campbell reports. ]]></description>
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			<title>A shortage of people may stall the oil boom</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Could a lack of physical and human resources cause a slow down in the oil and gas industry?   ]]></description>
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			<title>Labour crisis could stall oil and gas boom</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Booz Allen Hamilton says the oil and gas industry has stretched its resources to breaking point.]]></description>
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			<title>Energy sector lacks energy, talent</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A 'global brain drain' threatens to jeopardise the booming oil and gas sector.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi profit push</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Government hospitals to be handed over to commercial management, in a step towards possible privatisation.]]></description>
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