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			<title>Next generation trends</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With next generation national broadband networks (NGNBNs) promising a sea change in the way people perceive telecom services, Hadi Raad, senior associate at Booz and Co’s communication and technology practice, tells CommsMEA about the type of services that could emerge and how operators can capitalise on them.]]></description>
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			<title>ME gas producers facing oversupply challenge</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[New research says GCC countries are pressing ahead with expansion despite crisis.]]></description>
			<category>Energy | News</category>
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			<title>Global oil giants urged to make new investments</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Report urges aggressive spending spree by IOCs and NOCs to snap up smaller players.]]></description>
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			<title>Nation building</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Next generation national broadband networks (NGNBNs) offer huge benefits to countries that deploy them, but what role should governments play in their development?]]></description>
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			<title>Opportunity knocks</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Despite the market challenges in a global recession, the 3PL sector is still being presented with lucrative opportunities in the Middle East, according to a report by Booz and Company.]]></description>
			<category>Transportation | Interviews</category>
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			<title>Is this still the land of opportunity?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Are logistics companies in the Mideast still heading for a bumpy ride in the region? Robeel Haq analyses.]]></description>
			<category>Transportation | Comment</category>
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			<title>Myth busters</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Consultant Tarek El Sayed speaks about predictions for the changing energy landscape. ]]></description>
			<category>Energy | Interviews</category>
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			<title>Mideast leaders need to push ahead with reforms - panel</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=555921&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[WEF session panel says further reforms key to weathering global economic crisis.]]></description>
			<category>Banking &amp; Finance | News</category>
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			<title>GCC telecom operators take global stage - report</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Rapid growth of regional phone companies strengthens global standing - Booz & Co.]]></description>
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			<title>Kuwait investment firms advised to sell assets to pay debts</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Booz says firms should sell stakes in underperforming companies even at loss.     ]]></description>
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			<title>GCC family firms need to adapt for survival - study </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Involving third generation, competition, 'restless entrepreneur' - key obstacles.  ]]></description>
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			<title>GCC states failing to halt economic slide</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Ghassan Barrage of Booz & Company, reveals why GCC states must ramp up their response to the downturn.]]></description>
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			<title>Weathering the storm</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Economic crises are opportunities to get ahead of industry shifts and re-position your business.]]></description>
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			<title>Taking stock</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Despite plummeting business and consumer confidence in the region, telecom operators that make the right moves stand to emerge stronger from the downturn. ]]></description>
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			<title>Online ad spend set to grow by up to 35% in 2009</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[New Mideast study shows predicted shift to web advertising amid tightening of budgets.]]></description>
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			<title>Content end-game</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[By limiting their role in the value chain to the mere provision of traditional connectivity, telecom operators are posing a significant risk to their business: differentiation has become more challenging, with technology being largely commoditised and accessible to all players in the market. To address this challenge, many operators are increasingly eyeing telecom-media convergence to drive their expansion strategies.]]></description>
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			<title>Testing times</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Telecom operators with sound balance sheets are likely to emerge from the financial crisis unscathed – and may even pick up a few bargains on the way.]]></description>
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			<title>Cooling down overheated economies</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=540694&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The GCC must move to an economic model that emphasises sustainable development.]]></description>
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			<title>Liberalising the telco landscape</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=536212&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[  How the Middle East and North Africa is moving from a monopolistic to a liberalised market model.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Ask the expert: Juergen Ziehfreund</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Question: What is a sustainable way of cutting costs in a logistics company?]]></description>
			<category>Transportation | Comment</category>
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			<title>Keeping company costs cut</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=529269&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[  Bahjat El Darwiche and Rabih Abouc, principals with Booz & Company, look beyond traditional approaches to a company's DNA will avoid frequent cost-cutting.]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | Comment</category>
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			<title>Gaining momentum in the ME telecom sector</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Telecom players must capitalise on emerging trends to capture end consumers, says Booz & Company.]]></description>
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			<title>Study shows ME telecom markets nearing saturation levels</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A new study by Booz & Company shows great growth for the Middle East telecom sector but notes that markets are approaching saturation stage]]></description>
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