Family businesses must become more transparent for better profitablity and longevity.
Having lagged behind its regional peers due to political and socio-economic issues is Kuwait ready to awaken from its slumber?
Anders Lindblad, president of Ericsson Region Middle East, says our bodies will become our new passwords.
With a new leader at the helm and the emirate’s gas boom coming to an end, can Qatar maintain its economic and political momentum?
The founder and president of Nasser Saidi & Associates explains why détente with Iran is a game changer.
Since the Salary Survey nine months ago, a fifth of professionals in the region have seen their financial situation improve – but almost half claim it has remained the same.
Gulf Business speaks to Dinesh Lalvani, founder and CEO at Growl Media.
Increased liquidity is a requirement for competing in a global arena and meeting Basel III regulations.
At the start of 2013, Gulf Business asked the region’s business leaders to gaze into their crystal balls and predict the Gulf’s fortunes for the year ahead. How did they do?
Dubai Mercantile Exchange CEO, Christopher Fix, is looking to establish DME Oman as the price benchmark for Middle East crude heading East
From classified information leaks to human rights abuse allegations, 2013 saw its fair share of controversies.
Dominic Ellis, editor of Business Traveller Middle East, gazes into the travel crystal ball for 2014.
Knowledge of Arabic can provide job seekers with flexibility in the UAE’s competitive market but it will not trump skill and experience, experts say.
Abu Dhabi’s best restaurants as ranked by the What’s On Black Hat Guide 2013.
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.
Workers in the emirates can expect a minimum of 10 days off this year.
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.
Is it unthinkable that GCC nations could consider a path to citizenship for foreign nationals?
Projects in developed countries tend to be more expensive, but present fewer political problems and less risk.
Authorities are using arrests, raids and strict new laws against activists seeking political reform.
New retail projects could see Doha challenge Dubai for the title of the region’s shopping capital, but who will come out on top?
In a bid to boost their business passenger base, carriers are investing heavily in luxury amenities, while others have even mulled dropping first class all together.
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.
2014 was welcomed in grand style across the world.
The region was focused on finding alternate terrestrial cable routes in 2013, writes Paul Brodsky, senior analyst at TeleGeography.