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KPMG International

Main Category: Accounting and Auditing Services
Second Address : Burgemeester Rijnderslaan 10
City : Amstelveen
Country : Netherlands
Phone: 31 20 6567890
Fax: 31 20 6567700
Website: www.kpmg.com


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Russian billionaires gamble on golf as crisis ravages fortunes

Russian tycoons are turning to their hobbies to help rebuild fortunes hit by the nation's worst economic decline.

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Yes to mobile banking, no to paying for it - poll

KPMG survey reveals 67% of Saudi feel comfortable with using phone for banking.

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ME private equity raises record $6.4bn in 2008

Managers raised 10% more than 2007, favouring healthcare, transport portfolios.

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State of play

KPMG recently published four reports on the golf business. Andrea Sartori, head of KPMG's Golf Advisory Practice for EMA, highlights the key findings and insights.

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Half of UAE businesses suffering from data overload

Expanding volumes and poor quality of data driving companies to business intelligence in UAE says KPMG

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Dubai to be golfing hotspot

Emirates predicted to be one of most popular golfing destinations in EMEA despite record green fees.

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Mideast firms' expansion not hit by crisis - survey

Only 13% see financial crisis as problem, no major impact on investment, KPMG says.

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They think it’s all over

The global slowdown is set to arrive on the terraces of English clubs, and Gulf investors are getting cold feet.

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Fraud in Gulf at 'alarming levels'

Fraud costing the region billions of dollars every year, according to KPMG 2008 GCC Fraud Survey.

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KPMG report aims to reassure Indian aviation sector

A report published by consulting firm KPMG’s Indian branch argues that the airline sector in the country can still be profitable despite the high oil prices.

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Better channel management needed to stem grey

Vendors have been told to get a grip on their channel management policies

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Gulf must lose 'brown envelope' culture - KPMG chief

Fraud, unethical behavior has grown across Gulf, must be addressed.

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Time to embrace KPO

In the last seven years, Business Process Outsourcing has grown hugely to become $150bn-plus global industry.

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KPMG research reveals outsourcing opportunities

The Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) industry will be worth up to $17bn by the year 2010, says KPMG.

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Asia calling

Key businesspeople discuss how the Far East and the Middle East are set to benefit from closer ties.

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Kingdom of change

CommsMEA examines how Saudi Arabia's telecoms market is likely to develop in the coming years.

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Private eye

As the credit crunch slows Western private equity, Daniel Stanton asks how it has affected Middle East PE activity.

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Golf benchmark survey set for publication

KPMG will announce the findings of its second annual Golf Benchmark Survey at the European Golf Course Owners Association Conference (EGCOA) in Amsterdam in the Netherlands from November 28-30.

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KPMG boosts Saudi operation

Accounting firm moves Energy and Natural Resources practice to kingdom to enhance Aramco relations.

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The state of play

The cultural integration of the mobile phone in mature markets and the pre-eminence of GSM networks in less mature ones has led to end users preferring to make voice calls via mobile devices rather than fixed landline phones. However the growing popularity of broadband internet in the region means fixed line connections are still on the rise. GULFCOMMS Preview examines what these trends mean for MENA operators.

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Middle East is a golfing goldmine

Good news for golf courses in the UAE and region as revenues exceed European golfing nations, survey finds.

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Time for tee?

With an estimated 57 million golfers and 31,000 golf courses worldwide, the potential to sell golf breaks is immense, as Kathi Everden reports.

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Letter of the law

How new sukuk structures can balance commercial imperatives with the demands of Shariah compliance.

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Luxury market needs new strategy

Leaders call for change.

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Goldman Sachs to advise on Dubai banks merger

Firm wins contract to advise on the $45bn merger of Emirates Bank International and National Bank of Dubai.

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The moneymakers

James Bennett meets the young Arab entrepreneurs leading the way in the fast-paced world of high finance.

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Curbing the counterfeiters

Middle East countries are among the world's worst offenders on fake software.

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Merger to create UAE’s top lender

National Bank of Dubai and Emirates Bank to merge.

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Paving the way

Public private partnership could be the next big opportunity for ME financial institutions.

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Be ready for anything

Business continuity is one of the most talked about issues in IT across the globe due to the devastating impact disasters can have on a company. However, research from KPMG shows regional firms are still not prepared for the worst and could suffer the consequences.

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Security shines in UAE

Report on the UAE market reveals increased information security spend comes at the expense of long-term planning.

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Hanging by a threat

Trojan Horses, worms, sentinels - the scourge of the IT department. Computer viruses just refuse to die out, but there are new warnings that it may not just be computer viruses that CIOs in the Middle East need to guard against.

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Fixed-line revival

The convenience and cultural integration of the mobile phone in mature markets and the pre-eminence of GSM networks in less mature ones, has encouraged users to increasingly favour voice calls via a mobile device rather than through the PSTN network. Christopher Reynolds delves deeper into what fixed-to-mobile substitution means for operators in the MENA region.

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UAE firms need crisis planning

Companies in the emirates are vastly under prepared for major disruptions, such as fire, power outages or worse, accounting and consulting firm KPMG has warned.

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IPO frenzy to continue despite challenges

GCC firms’ appetite to go public is still strong despite market volatility, however companies need to remain aware that launching an IPO “remains challenging”, according to an industry study.

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IPOs tougher than CEOs expect

Most bosses would do things differently if going through the listing process again, says report

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Financial B2B e-marketplace to be launched

A group of influential Middle Eastern banks has teamed up with KPMG Consulting to work on developing a B2B e-marketplace offering integrated financial services.

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Industry group forms to fight DDoS attacks

A number of high profile e-businesses and security companies have come together to form a working group to discuss how to prevent distributed denial of service attacks

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