Following the first ever online only live streaming of the England football team’s 1-0 defeat to Ukraine, Blue Coat’s EMEA Marketing VP Nigel Hawthorn, looks into the implications that live online video streaming events could have on an organisation’s network infrastructure ahead of next summer’s World Cup.
Planet Lebanon 2010, the sixth international conference by the Lebanese International Business Council (LIBC) will highlight investment and trade prospects subsequent to the global financial crisis.
As 2010 shifts into its second half and the turmoil of last autumn has settled, what is the mood of the business community as it looks forward? More importantly, where can the business community turn its attention, in partnership with governments in the region, to enhance competitiveness? What should the priorities be? And what are the differences between GCC countries that highlight the specific challenges and opportunities each face?
The drastic monetary and fiscal policy measures taken by central banks and finance ministers in response to the global financial crisis have in many quarters kindled fears of possible inflationary consequences. For most industrialized nations, these types of risks remain moderate for now. In the emerging markets, on the other hand, the inflation risks are growing. Although the countries in question are on a considerably more robust growth footing, they eased their economic policy in unison with the countries worst affected by the crisis and are only gradually tightening again.
Charities were initially shaped to provide aid to community groups that need assistance and are in majority legitimate channels to help people in need. However, some charities are frauds that were created to take advantage of the needy and the generous while others have been used for money laundering or terrorist financing.
The 12th IEF in Cancun on 30-31 March was a dramatic step forward for the International Energy Forum and the global energy dialogue. The IEF convened this year with 103 delegations in attendance, including 63 ministerial delegations and 14 international organizations. In addition to these vital components of the energy dialogue, an extraordinary level of participation from CEOs and ministers also marked the two-day event in the fourth meeting of the International Energy Business Forum (IEBF).
The international energy market is expected to undergo change during this decade and the next. Particularly important is the oil market and Saudi Arabia. The next 20 years will bring major challenges and opportunities to the oil industry as well as to Saudi Arabia. There will be a new emerging energy and oil structures during the coming years. These changes will focus on four different areas.