D&B Top 300 Listed Companies in the GCC

An insight into the GCC Markets and their Listed Companies

Dun & Bradstreet South Asia Middle East Ltd. is pleased to announce the inaugural issue of “D&B Top 300 Listed Companies in the GCC”. After successful launches of D&B publications world wide, such as: ‘Australia’s Top 500 Companies’, ‘India’s Top 500 Companies’, ‘Who Owns Whom’, ‘Million Dollar Directory’ etc, D&B is now ready to launch its “Top 300” series for the GCC market.

D&B’s Top 300 Listed Companies in the GCC will provide global & domestic business fraternity access to a well researched publication on GCC listed companies. Similarly the listed companies will be able to showcase their achievements and future plans on an internationally accepted platform, so that global readers are able to take informed decisions. World over, D&B publications are known to be a credible reference point and they adorn select shelves of leading companies, fund houses, educational libraries, stock exchanges, banks & financials institutions and other governmental institutions, thus facilitating global commerce & transparency.

D&B’s Top 300 aims to achieve the following;

• To provide information on the ‘Top 300’ listed companies in the GCC examining their performance in 2006-07.
• To rank companies on the basis of stringent financial and non-financial parameters.
• To provide sectoral classification.

The “GCC Top 300” will be distributed to Stock Exchanges, Management Consultants, Trade Promotion Councils, Ministries, Banks & Financial Institutions, Embassies and D&B offices around the world.

Benefits

“D&B Top 300 listed companies in the GCC” – a first of its kind in the region from D&B – will provide businesses an important tool to showcase their achievements and plans at a global level. D&B publications have the history of benefiting not only those companies that are listed in it, but also provide sponsors, advertorial providers and advertisers a co-branding opportunity to reach serious corporate readers & decision makers, given its reputation as a source of authentic information, rich analytic content & global reach.

D&B South Asia Middle East is all set to launch “Top 300 Companies in the GCC” during Q2 of 2008.

For over 165 years, Dun & Bradstreet has played a distinguished role in providing incisive insights into company performance. The Economic Analysis Group (EAG) at D&B has been especially instrumental in developing publications which impart knowledge and insight. D&B EAG conducts research & analysis in the areas of economics and industries at macro as well as micro levels.

With the advent of investment & business opportunities globally the relevance of transparency and availability of well researched information based on internationally accepted norms has only increased. D&B EAG will endeavor to fulfill this need through its publications, which in turn will provide fillip to regional development.

To know more about D&B’s ‘Top 300 Companies in GCC’ please contact Ms. Bhumicka Dhanak at + 9714 3695735 or dhanakb@dnbsame.com