Keeping your data safe

We look at why data breaches are in the public eye, and what the region is doing to safeguard your private details

How regional investors reacted to OPEC meet, US withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal

Oil markets have been extremely volatile this year

Revealed: Five tips for leading a growing business

Listening and delegating are some of the qualities that the leader of a small (and growing) business must develop

The future of free zones in the UAE

By the end of the year, foreign business owners will be able to register onshore in the UAE with 100 per cent ownership. How will this change – and others – impact the GCC’s free zone landscape?

Telcos of the future: Bridging the gap between imagination and reality

Manish Vyas looks ahead at how the telecommunication sector could transform the way humans live, work and play

The future of mobility

Kalyana Sivagnanam on how new technologies are shaping the GCC’s automotive industry

A week in the life of: Volker Bischoff, vice president and general manager of Robert Bosch Middle East

Bischoff details a week of lunch meetings, business trips and family time

Five minutes with.. GymNation founders Loren Holland and Frank Afeaki

GymNation’s co-founders explain why they think affordable exercise is the future after opening their first facility in Al Quoz

Kuwait: Oil habits are hard to break

Kuwait’s oil dependent economy has struggled to keep pace with developments in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, but with a growing non-oil economy and ambitious development plans, the Gulf state could be turning a corner

Challenging the male office environment

Brooke Boyschau and Sophie Cooke discuss the female-focussed workspaces challenging the masculine model of contemporary offices

No loose change: The technologies redefining financial services

Alaa Elshimy on the evolving role of blockchain, big data and AI in finance

The importance of talent development for our economic future

Ahmed Jasem Al Shamsi explains why STEM subjects are central to the development of the UAE

The UAE’s new arbitration law: How will it impact investors?

The new federal arbitration law takes effect on June 16

Expert determinations explained

Expert determinations can be useful in resolving family, shareholder, and post-acquisition disputes, says Obaid Kazmi

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How technology is changing the GCC’s logistics industry

The rapid technological advances of recent years have changed the face of the region’s logistics and supply chain sector

The positive power of multinational cooperation

Ramy Zaki discusses the launch of a new high-profile business group, and how private-public engagement will improve the UAE’s business environment

Interview: Understanding dual citizenship

Micha Emmett, CEO of CS Global Partners, explains the benefits of multiple nationality and why it can be attractive to the GCC’s business community

The digital CEO

Sanjiv Anand considers whether full-scale digitisation is really a race against time

What makes coaching work in the business environment?

Former CEOs such as Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Eric Schmidt, and even celebrities like Oprah and Leonardo DiCaprio all had one – a coach, that is. Should you?

Building a legacy for commercial and reputational excellence

Abdullah Mohammed Juma Al Naboodah explains how to develop continual and long-standing business excellence

Revealed: Top 10 cities with the most and fewest vacation days

Workers in Gulf Cooperation Council cities receive among the most vacation days in the world

Building on first quarter success

Dr Ahmad Badr explains why companies should not get caught up in the excitement of a successful first quarter

Idealz: Rethinking online retail

The co-founders of new e-commerce platform Idealz – Jad Toubayly and Easa Al Gurg – explain how the company has reimagined the online retail experience

Does a healthy office mean healthier profits?

Allard De Monchy explains how establishing a healthy workplace could pay dividends

Numbers aren’t enough – why connecting to nature is key to success

Tamara Withers explains why CSR is vital to today’s businesses

You are more vulnerable to climate change than you think

Gus Schellekens explains how climate change could affect your business now and in the future

Bad behaviour is bad for business

Dawn Metcalfe details how to counteract bad behaviour in the workplace

How I got here: Ahmed Sousa, regional manager, MEA & Turkey, Polycom

Ahmed Sousa details his career journey to date and the lessons he has learned on the way

How viable is cryptocurrency?

Managing director of Alvarez & Marsal’s Dubai office, Saeeda Jaffar, discusses the potential of cryptocurrency to become a viable means of transacting

Interview: A taste of Freedium

Millennium Finance Corporation’s Keba Keinde talks to Gulf Business about his new venture into cryptocurrency and why his Freedium coin could change the lives of 6 billion people worldwide