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Tax and subsidies reform is imperative in the Gulf, writes the founder and president of Nasser Saidi & Associates.
Most regional markets performed strongly in 2013 and promise further growth, writes Salah Shamma, co-head, MENA Equity at Franklin Templeton.
Web analyst James Stanger explains how marrying social media techniques with human behavior can build a smarter business.
The Gulf’s empires are facing an internal challenge: the need to pull together under one brand, writes Anthony Miles, a consultant at Bladonmore.
The new law may not be radically different, but offers clarity in certain aspects, writes Nasser Ali Khasawneh, managing partner, Middle East, at Eversheds.
As MENA posts strong growth in bring your own device trends, IT departments must step up real-time security, writes Rabih Dabboussi, Cisco general manager.
Dubai real estate prices could triple by 2020, writes Peter Cooper.
Any strong sensation keeps people engaged and riveted, writes leadership expert Debbie Nicol.
Global energy shares offer real value, writes Matein Khalid, a global equities investor and advisor to regional family offices.
Is remuneration the key criteria for a jobseeker or do other factors play a bigger role?
Employees are increasingly seeking holistic workplaces, writes Jayde Walters, Human Resources manager, MENA at Acer.
Great strides have been made getting women into education, but more needs to be done at board level, says Grant Thornton managing partner.
The Gulf should pivot towards the East, writes the founder and president of Nasser Saidi & Associates.
More needs to be done to stamp out pay differences based on skin colour in the GCC, Robert Anderson.
Steen Jakobsen, chief economist at Saxo Bank, believes Russia could be approaching recession unless reforms take place.
Insolvency reform in the UAE is vital for doing business, writes Peter Beynon, regional director, ICAEW Middle East.
James McCallum, CEO & chairman of the LR Senergy Group, writes that the oil and gas sector needs more young talent from a selection of fields.
At a glance, $19 billion seems an extortionate amount for a company that has little more than just 50 employees and is selling something that is almost free, writes Wael Abdulhadi, head of digital at Cheil MENA.
What Facebook has not bargained for is that consumers are getting wary of putting out their content on larger social networks, writes Vidya S. Nath, director of digital media at Frost & Sullivan.
Businesses should leverage technology to enhance efficiency, says Ahmed ElShrif, director, Middle East, at Kronos.
The first step is to find out if you are liable to pay pension tax, writes Andrew Prince, financial planner at Acuma.
The integration of internet in cars will be a major theme during the upcoming Mobile World Congress, writes telecoms expert Abhinav Purohit.
Emerging tech trends set to redefine business and everyday life in the Middle East in 2014, says Tarek Ghoul.
The GCC could champion regional economic integration in the coming years, writes the founder and president of Nasser Saidi & Associates.
Authenticity is more than history and heritage, writes Anthony Ryman, managing partner of grow, a brand consultancy in Qatar.
The real Arab Spring is about women and economic development, writes the founder and president of Nasser Saidi & Associates.
Four of the six Gulf states are believed to back a closer economic, monetary and political union, writes political analyst Johann Weick.
Money must never compromise editorial freedom, writes Iain Akerman, editor of Campaign.
Wealth, among other things, buys the ability to innovate without constraints or boundaries, writes Mykolas D. Rambus, CEO of Wealth X.