Husam Hourani says Al Tamimi will focus on assisting Asian companies establish themselves in the Middle East.
Regional banks offer outstanding value at historic low prices, writes Peter Cooper, editor of Arabianmoney.net.
Gulf Business speaks to Keitaro So, general manager, Fujifilm Electronics Imaging Division, MENA.
Even in the midst of a global recession people still want to leave their jobs. Gulf Business draws up the top 10 reasons why.
As the notoriously private wealth vehicles gain increased visibility, especially with their emerging markets investment push, Gulf Business lists the top 10 SWFs in the world.
With 45 per cent of global oil reserves holdings, it’s not a surprise that the GCC retains a major chunk of the SWF pool, and three of its funds feature in the Top 10 SWF List. Yet, Qatar is prominently absent from this coveted ranking, while China is overtly present. Meghna Pant, features editor of Gulf Business, finds out why.
Gulf Air CEO, Samer Majali, says a consultative leadership style is the best way to energize and motivate employees.
Don’t write off the long-term investment value of Europe’s ailing banks writes Matein Khalid, fund manager in a royal investment fund.
The nascent but growing structured finance industry is emerging to fill the funding gap in the marketplace, says Anthony Hobeika, head of research at Gulf Capital
Although much of the country’s industrial production has been hit, the rural economy has been less affected by the turmoil.
With entrepreneurship in the region witnessing an unprecedented boom, funding options are also on the rise.
Watch out, growing government SWFs in the emerging markets are set to become the world’s largest asset class.
Gulf Business lists the gadgets you need to have if you’re about to step into the corner office.
Meet the region’s future-makers. Gulf Business presents the top achievers under the age of 30, from fields as far ranging as music, construction, tech, retail and law.
Why are hitherto underdog banks in the GCC outperforming their larger peers? And why does Saudi Arabia have the fastest growing banks in the region? Meghna Pant, features editor of Gulf Business gives the answers.
Meet the exceptional young people who are re-inventing the MENA region.
Phil Broad says Jumeirah is set for mass global expansion through franchising models.
The idea of a joint GCC currency now looks even more distant, writes Mark McFarland, chief investment strategist, Emirates NBD Private Banking.
At a time of global liquidity crunch, Jersey is seeing money flow in from the GCC, writes Senator Philip Ozouf, Jersey’s Minister for Treasury and Resources.
BoP will launch its Dubai office in 2013 to serve 200,000 Palestinians.
In a rare interview, Ali Rashid Lootah tells Gulf Business that the property empire is out of the abyss and into the black.
Higher GCC banking profitability was driven by improvement in margins, faster asset expansion and expanding fee income in 2011.
The top 50 banks’ consolidated assets grew by a higher 9.1 per cent in 2011 to $1.2 trillion, compared to 6.8 per cent in 2010 and four per cent in 2009.
Meghna Pant, features editor of Gulf Business takes a look at the state of finance in the GCC and which bank you can most rely on.
With a combined GDP of over $9 trillion, China and India were poised to offset slower growth in the West, but recent developments have proved otherwise.
Despite fears of a China slowdown, long term urbanisation will spell growth, says Chris Tedder, research analyst at FOREX.com
As the 140-characters social media platform continues to reel in its rival Facebook, the Gulf has finally caught up with the rest of the world and embraced Twitter.
If Dubai wins the Expo bid, it should highlight its innovative leadership techniques, writes leadership expert Tommy Weir.
The false records cases could be easier to prove than money-laundering.