http://www.theideationcenter.com/ The Ideation Center is Booz & Company's leading think tank in the Middle East providing thought leadership based on insightful research that is revealing and innovative, determined analysis that is focused on the salient topics in the region, engaged dialogue that is true to the Middle East and ascertained ideas that can make a difference. Mon, 21 May 2012 07:41:20 -0500 # The pace and complexity of global change in recent years have been unprecedented, with Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia emerging as a key mega-region of the future. Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0500 # http://www.ideationcenter.com/ideation_events/ideation-events-article/50397310 The pace and complexity of global change in recent years have been unprecedented, with Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia emerging as a key mega-region of the future. Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.ideationcenter.com/ideation_events/ideation-events-article/50397310 # The 7th edition of The Turkish-Arab Economic Forum (TAF 2012) is to take place on 7-8 June 2012, at the Four Seasons hotel in Istanbul. Fri, 08 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0500 # http://www.ideationcenter.com/ideation_events/ideation-events-article/50133929 The 7th edition of The Turkish-Arab Economic Forum (TAF 2012) is to take place on 7-8 June 2012, at the Four Seasons hotel in Istanbul. Fri, 08 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.ideationcenter.com/ideation_events/ideation-events-article/50133929 http://www.ideationcenter.com/ideation_events/ideation-events-article/50397338 The 7th edition of The Turkish-Arab Economic Forum (TAF 2012) is to take place on 7-8 June 2012, at the Four Seasons hotel in Istanbul. Fri, 08 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.ideationcenter.com/ideation_events/ideation-events-article/50397338 # The 7th edition of The Turkish-Arab Economic Forum (TAF 2012) is to take place on 7-8 June 2012, at the Four Seasons hotel in Istanbul. Fri, 08 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0500 # http://www.ideationcenter.com/home/ideation_article/the_bedrock_of_society In countries around the world, the middle class typically serves as a force for positive socioeconomic change, yet that has not happened in the Middle East and North Africa. Instead, many of the region's middle-class residents by Richard Shediac, Samer Bohsali, Hatem Samman Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:00:00 -0500 http://www.ideationcenter.com/home/ideation_article/the_bedrock_of_society http://www.ideationcenter.com/ideation_events/ideation-events-article/50397366 Remarkable change evolving the structure and operations of the financial markets listed companies has generated an intense impact within the economic platform and investment climate of the GCC region Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.ideationcenter.com/ideation_events/ideation-events-article/50397366 http://www.ideationcenter.com/ideation_events/ideation-events-article/50133958 Remarkable change evolving the structure and operations of the financial markets listed companies has generated an intense impact within the economic platform and investment climate of the GCC region Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.ideationcenter.com/ideation_events/ideation-events-article/50133958 # Remarkable change evolving the structure and operations of the financial markets listed companies has generated an intense impact within the economic platform and investment climate of the GCC region Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600 # # Remarkable change evolving the structure and operations of the financial markets listed companies has generated an intense impact within the economic platform and investment climate of the GCC region Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600 # http://www.ideationcenter.com/home/ideation_article/youth_in_GCC_Countries The GCC is at a moment of unprecedented demographic opportunity. Young people make up one-third to one-half of the population of the GCC countries, presenting GCC governments with an opportunity by Dr. Mona AlMunajjed, Dr. Karim Sabbagh Sun, 25 Sep 2011 23:00:00 -0500 http://www.ideationcenter.com/home/ideation_article/youth_in_GCC_Countries http://www.ideationcenter.com/home/ideation_article/divorce_in_gulf_cooperation_council_countries Divorce rates in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have risen dramatically in recent years and continue to rise, with an adverse effect on children, families, and society as a whole. Divorced women, in particular, suffer considerable social and economic discrimination. by Dr. Mona AlMunajjed Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.ideationcenter.com/home/ideation_article/divorce_in_gulf_cooperation_council_countries http://www.ideationcenter.com/home/ideation_article/leadership_summit_middle_east In January 2010, Booz & Company joined forces with INSEAD, one of the world's leading business schools, to host the first Leadership Summit in the Middle East. The summit was held under the patronage of His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. by Karim Sabbagh, Hatem Samman, Dr. Hal B Gregersen Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.ideationcenter.com/home/ideation_article/leadership_summit_middle_east http://www.ideationcenter.com/home/ideation_article/integrating_not_integrated Economic integration offers a range of benefits for countries, primarily by streamlining the flow of goods, labor, capital, and ideas within those countries, and by allowing them to negotiate with global markets as a collective whole. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is in an excellent position to realize these benefits, as it consists of six dynamic yet relatively small economies by Richard Shediac, Parag Khanna, Taufiq Rahim, Hatem A. Samman Tue, 06 Jul 2010 23:00:00 -0500 http://www.ideationcenter.com/home/ideation_article/integrating_not_integrated http://www.ideationcenter.com/ideation_media/ideation_video/48249971 Sample text, sample tex with Hatem Samman Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.ideationcenter.com/ideation_media/ideation_video/48249971 http://www.ideationcenter.com/home/ideation_article/meeting_employment_challenge_in_gcc Unemployment is one of the biggest challenges in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region: It has the potential to depress per capita standards of GDP, jeopardize standards of living, and breed economic inequality. Although some of these consequences have been avoided due to the GCC's provision of welfare for its citizens and, in recent years, by high oil revenues by Richard Shediac, Hatem Samman Tue, 08 Jun 2010 23:00:00 -0500 http://www.ideationcenter.com/home/ideation_article/meeting_employment_challenge_in_gcc http://www.ideationcenter.com/home/ideation_article/from_isolated_oases_to_an_integrated_landscape A steady expansion of economic integration is taking place across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, giving rise to increasing optimism about the region's development. Reform-minded leaders have created much-needed investment, development, and trade opportunities by embracing new strategies and structural reforms. As a result, the isolated pockets of prosperity that characterized the old economic landscape are beginning to overlap. by George Atalla, Hatem Samman Mon, 07 Jun 2010 23:00:00 -0500 http://www.ideationcenter.com/home/ideation_article/from_isolated_oases_to_an_integrated_landscape http://www.ideationcenter.com/home/ideation_article/47143812 Education in Saudi Arabia is an area in which women have experienced significant progress. The Saudi government has gone to considerable effort to increase girls' access to education and reduce the gender gap at different educational levels. Women's education has brought about a number of social developments in the country, such as a reduction in fertility and mortality rates, an improvement in health and nutrition, and an increase in female participation in the labor force Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.ideationcenter.com/home/ideation_article/47143812 http://www.ideationcenter.com/home/ideation_article/46327539 download pdf (1,167 kb) > The global economic downturn and sharp decline in oil prices are putting pressure on Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) governments' budgets and threatening to restrict regional Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.ideationcenter.com/home/ideation_article/46327539