Banks in the UAE are seeking to capitalise on the country’s growing obsession with football.
The firm’s new smartphones span a wide range, writes Adriana Rangel, research director, Systems & Infrastructure Solutions at IDC Middle East, Africa, & Turkey.
Upset with the US, senior Saudis are considering strategic relations with other world powers.
Middle East employers do not have a robust and rigorous selection process, says Richard Ingram, owner and managing director at Ingram & Partners.
Jonathan Labin, head of Middle East, Africa & Pakistan, Facebook writes about how small business can leverage the reach of Facebook for returns.
Dubai’s bid proved successful as expected and the Emirate will host the Expo in 2020 but what happens next?
In an exclusive interview with Gulf Business, Laurent Abadie, CEO for Europe and CIS, reveals the firm’s comeback plans and a massive drive into B2B.
Government spending has been rising rapidly since 2011, when street protests demanding jobs prompted authorities to boost welfare handouts.
Property ownership remains a distant dream for many Saudi nationals, writes Syed Hussain.
The capital emirate has grandiose plans to lead the world in aviation and aerospace, writes John Swift, director of NATS, Middle East.
Dubai’s Expo win has paved the way for a slew of infrastructure developments in the emirate.
More than 277,000 jobs are forecast to be created between 2013 and 2021, with around 40 per cent of them in the travel and tourism sector.
Dubai’s win signifies a re-wired global economic climate, writes Andrew Scott, professor of economics and deputy dean, London Business School.
Most experts predict that in the short-term, rental values in the emirate will not skyrocket.
Congratulations to Dubai on clinching its first mega event.
Hopes for a successful Expo bid have already led to speculation in the property market, where prices are up some 20 per cent over the past 12 months.
The UAE made history when it became the first Middle Eastern nation to win the bid to host an expo.
As Dubai basks in the success of its hard-won Expo 2020 bid, Gulf Business reveals the city’s benefiting industries.
27.11.2013 will be a date to remember in history, writes John Bailey, financial Planner at Acuma Independent Financial Advice.
Dubai is up against a 500-pound gorilla called São Paulo tonight. And as South Africa’s failed 2006 FIFA World Cup bid proved, never count your chickens until they’re hatched.
Winning Expo 2020 will hugely benefit the UAE’s events industry, says Roberts.
As the countdown to the Expo 2020 announcement begins, Gulf Business explains what will happen on November 27.
As the Expo 2020 announcement looms closer, Gulf Business recounts memorable quotes about Dubai’s bid.
Nicolai Tillisch points out four traps to avoid if you are fortunate and talented enough to achieve such a promotion.
How does a nation and a city put itself forward to be in with a chance of hosting a world expo?
World Expos are traditionally showcases for some of the world’s best inventions.
Should Dubai win the Expo 2020, what can it learn from previous world fairs?
Farhad Irani, EVP and head of retail banking group at the UAE’s Mashreq, spoke to Gulf Business on Mashreq’s performance in 2013 and the state of the banking market.
The Gulf’s largest companies by market capitalisation, revenues and countries, as researched by Markaz.
Gulf Business highlights some of the biggest endorsements the Dubai Expo bid has received to date.