Roger Delves, director of Masters in Management at Ashridge Business School, shares his advice for managers who face having their authority challenged.
2014 will see the launch of more new routes and further aircraft delivery for Dubai airline Emirates, writes Tim Clark.
A rising GDP, growing digital usage and sports fever will drive the region’s advertising market in 2014.
The island is widening its relationship with the UAE to grow beyond finance, writes Senator Ian Gorst, chief minister of Jersey.
Gulf bank shares face myriad macro risks in 2014, says Matein Khalid, a global equities investor and advisor to regional family offices.
Peter Hartmann, Jabra’s director of Product Management, examines why demand for wireless audio accessories is growing.
The founder and president of Nasser Saidi & Associates explains why détente with Iran is a game changer.
Increased liquidity is a requirement for competing in a global arena and meeting Basel III regulations.
Dubai Mercantile Exchange CEO, Christopher Fix, is looking to establish DME Oman as the price benchmark for Middle East crude heading East
Dubai needs to forge public-private partnerships, collaborate globally to develop localized regulations, and adopt global open standards, says Rabih Dabboussi.
The year ahead looks to be a good one, writes Alicia Buller, editor of Gulf Business.
A EU-GCC Free Trade Agreement is highly beneficial but remains elusive, writes GCC-EU analyst Johann Weick.
Select the right team and provide training, writes management expert Debbie Nicol.
Nicolai Tillisch predicts that people retention will be a major problem in the region in 2014 and elaborates on a simple and effective solution.
The global fixed income market holds opportunities for investors, writes Christopher J. Molumphy, chief investment officer at Franklin Templeton.
Dubai’s supremacy in the regional aviation sector is beyond question, writes Dominic Ellis, editor of Business Traveller Middle East.
The region’s rail projects are key indicators of economic diversification, writes Jonathan Robinson managing director, head of project finance MENA at HSBC.
The region was focused on finding alternate terrestrial cable routes in 2013, writes Paul Brodsky, senior analyst at TeleGeography.
GCC’s retail industry has been growing steadily throughout 2013, writes Martin Fabel, partner at A.T. Kearney Middle East.
Massive government spending is driving Saudi Arabian real estate growth, says Dr. Tobias Plate, senior partner at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants Middle East.
Preparations for the 2022 FIFA World Cup are driving the Qatari real estate market forward, says Dr Tobias Plate, Senior Partner at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants Middle East
Iain Akerman writes about the changes that transformed the Gulf’s media industry in 2013.
Abhay Bhargava writes about how the GCC’s energy industry is going through a critical phase.
Recovery of UAE’s key real estate markets remains uneven with robust growth in sales and rental prices in Dubai and slower improvements in Abu Dhabi, says Dr. Tobias Plate, senior partner at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants Middle East.
Poor risk-management could dramatically hit the new-born Islamic economy, writes Laurent Marliere, a professor and expert in Islamic finance.
Digitalisation and regulation took centre stage in GCC banking in 2013, according to Farhad Irani, EVP and head of retail banking at Mashreq.
Matein Khalid, a global equities investor and advisor to regional family offices analyses value and risk in global stock markets.
Nicolai Tillisch reflects on how the different perceptions of time and action prevailing in the region surprise project managers and ruin holidays.
It takes time to create a quality product, writes Anthony Ryman, managing partner of grow, a brand consultancy in Qatar.
All companies must take responsibility for Emirati careers, writes the author of ’10 Tips For Leadership In The Middle East’.