UAE Turns To Smart Payments

The UAE is fast becoming a cashless society, thanks to a smart governance push and the advent of more secure payment technologies.

Abu Dhabi: A Star In The Making?

Wooing Hollywood and Bollywood producers with generous financial rebates, Abu Dhabi is steadily heading towards its aim of becoming a global film hub.

Revealed: Top 10 Summer Holiday Destinations For UAE Residents In 2014

A look at the popular holiday hotspots that UAE tourists are choosing this summer, according to Emirates Holidays.

Tommy Weir: Connecting Ideas

The author of ’10 Tips For Leadership In The Middle East’ examines whether Dubai is using its hub status to bring ideas to the world or is the world bringing ideas to it.

Rifts Between Qatar, Egypt May Complicate Search For Gaza Truce

The violence in Gaza has now killed more than 500 Palestinians as well as 18 Israeli soldiers and two Israeli civilians.

Pharma Firms Thrive On Gulf’s Disease Burden

Local and international pharmaceutical players alike are positioning to serve the expanding market for lifestyle-related disease treatment in the GCC.

MontBlanc CEO Charts Middle East Growth

Faced with declining sales, Montblanc International CEO Jerome Lambert explains how he hopes to bring the historic pen maker forward in the digital age.

Saudi Bourse Opening May Double Fund Flows To Gulf

Other Gulf markets will also lure more foreign investment if the Saudi market opens, experts say.

Hacking: The $3 Trillion Threat

With a constantly growing threat landscape, cyber attacks pose one of the largest risks to businesses in the GCC and abroad.

Revealed: Luxurious Eid Al Fitr Hotel Deals In The UAE

Pamper yourself with a high-end holiday this Eid Al Fitr.

Opening Up Saudi’s Bourse to Foreigners Will “Transform” Market

The move is expected to be in place in the first half of 2015, according to the Kingdom’s financial regulator.

Can You Afford Bad Hires?

Improving the recruitment process will drastically reduce bad hiring, writes Layla Halabi, partner at Learnactive.

Matein Khalid: Iraq Crude Oil And Global Markets

Real and close geopolitical risks will not leave any major market unaffected, writes Matein Khalid, a global equities investor and advisor to regional family offices.

Will Murky UAE Markets Face Stricter Regulation After Arabtec Debacle?

The Securities and Commodity Authority said a new “technical committee” would ensure the integrity of share trading and prevent any manipulation of stock prices.

Freezones Boost GCC’s Push To Establish Business Hubs

As GCC economies seek to diversify away from oil, many countries are pursuing free zones as the solution.

Upgrade Or No Upgrade, UAE and Qatar Keep Frontier Investor Fanbase

UAE and Qatar stock markets rallied sharply over the past year in anticipation of the upgrade to emerging market status by index compiler MSCI.

Exclusive Interview: Juniper CEO Shaygan Kheradpir On The Middle East’s Tech Leap

The rapid consumerisation of technology is putting huge pressure on businesses and governments, says Kheradpir.

Interview: McLaren’s Middle East Boss On Why Business Is Booming

Ian Gorsuch makes a pit stop in Dubai to discuss the business of supercars.

Five Minutes With… Steve Rotter, VP Digital Marketing, Brightcove

Video content is playing an increasingly important role in online advertising, marketing and brand awareness, says Steve Rotter, VP Digital Marketing, Brightcove.

Why Social Media Is Vital During Ramadan

Along with a growth in Ramadan apps, youngsters have more time to spend online, writes Diego Arrabal, VP, Southern Europe and Middle East, F5 Networks.

Exclusive Interview: Frits Van Paasschen, Starwood CEO

Starwood’s global president and CEO plots the next phase of the hotel chain’s ambitious Middle Eastern expansion.

How To Defend Your Portfolio

Will hedge funds, gold, land, art, and cash be your best friends when the next big financial crisis hits, asks Peter Cooper, editor of ArabianMoney.net.

Ambition, Investor Greed Fuel Rise And Fall Of Dubai’s Arabtec

The Dubai construction firm lost almost 50 per cent of its stock value after stakeholder Aabar cut its stake and former CEO Hasan Ismaik resigned.

Middle East Tech Start-Ups Lure Large VC Funds

The Middle East is catching the eye of venture capitalist (VC) firms eager to cash in on the growing number of tech start-ups in the region.

Are Banks Prepared For Another Dubai Property Bubble?

Dubai’s property market is showing signs of overheating, but banks seem better insulated this time around, say experts.

Shale Boom Confounds Forecasts As US Set To Pass Russia, Saudi Arabia

Forecasts for U.S. shale oil production vary from an increase of 7.5 million barrels per day by 2020 – almost doubling current domestic output of 8.5 bpd.

How To Rule The World Like… Jack Ma

Ma is the executive chairman of Chinese internet group Alibaba.

Dubai Tenant Woes: Where To Move?

Dubai residents need to be more informed about moving trends in the UAE, writes Maria Siddiqui, marketing officer at MoveSouq.com.

Five minutes with… Juan Manuel, Marketing Head, Andalucía Tourist Board

Andalucía is looking to attract Arab tourists to its shores, says Juan Manuel Ortiz Pascual.

Five Minutes With… Paolo De Renzis, Commercial Manager, ME, BA

British Airways’ area commercial manager, Paolo De Renzis, discusses the airline’s operations in the Middle East and reveals some details about its new 787 First Class cabin.