Banks in the UAE must change their approach in luring and maintaining wealthy customers, according to Simon-Kucher’s Dr. Jan Engelke and Matthew Jackson.
The global food processing and packaging machinery should seek opportunities in the region, writes Mark Napier, exhibitions director at Dubai World Trade Centre.
The UAE is making its mark on the global map, writes Hisham Farouk, managing partner of Grant Thornton UAE.
A string of economic reforms and steps to open up financial markets have created more opportunities for private firms.
Buying gold on market lows will pay off as it did in 2008, writes Peter Cooper, the editor of ArabianMoney.net.
As Mumtalakat rides high on its recent leap in profits, its chief executive Mahmood Hashim al Kooheji talks about the fund’s plans to step up its international investments and Bahrain’s non- oil sector.
Saudi Arabia beheaded 26 people in August, more than in the first seven months of the year combined.
Gulf carriers, looking for routes on which to deploy their fast-growing fleets, have spotted a shortage of long-haul flights and have expanded into Italy.
Ippoma explains how he is hoping to crack the competitive personal audio market.
Benny Parihar, explains why he has brought cryotherapy to the Middle East and how he is expanding the CRYO Health business regionally.
Jianqing is the chairman of the Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC).
James Berry, e-commerce director from reward and ancillary revenue programme provider Collinson Latitude shares his top tips for developing personalised customer reward programmes for retail banks.
There are opportunities for the air transport industry to engage with customers and generate new revenues, writes the vice president business management airport solution line – SITA, Middle East, India and Africa.
Micromanagement is very costly for the company, writes Dr. Corrie Block, a regional business development consultant based in Dubai.
Political stability has returned to Egypt under President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi but it yet to be seen if the former Army man be able to command its faltering economy back to life.
UAE government’s use of social media is revolutionising governance but experts say that challenges persist.
Middle Eastern investors are causing a marked shift in London’s prime property market.
Prices above $100 are unsustainable because they lead to too much new supply and too much demand destruction, writes Reuters columnist John Kemp.
Sohar is starting to compete for traffic with Jebel Ali and other top Gulf ports, as part of a far-reaching plan by Oman to diversify its economy beyond oil.
Gulf Business speaks to Neelesh Bhatnagar, director of Oasis Centre.
The controversy underlines how Saudi Arabia’s conservative brand of Islam can complicate economic decision-making in the Kingdom.
The best way to enjoy a financially secure retirement period is to start saving early, writes Edward Mainwaring-Burton, a senior financial planner with Acuma Independent Financial Advice.
The Saudis now appear to be betting that a period of lower prices will be necessary to pave the way for higher revenue in the medium term.
All is not right on the Gulf macroeconomic and banking horizon, writes Matein Khalid, a global equities investor and advisor to regional family offices.
Market watchers suggest the lack of regional IPO activity in recent years could soon be a distant memory.
After five years without an IPO of notable size, Emaar Malls Group attracted orders worth more than $47 billion for its $1.58 billion Dubai listing last month.
The current strategy requires Western patience that grows thinner with each headline of gruesome Islamic State atrocities or videos depicting beheadings of American or British hostages.
There are some key competencies required of a leader, say global executive search firm DHR International’s Ayman Haddad and Keith Giarman.
Both the onshore and offshore banks in the region want to profit from the crucial challenge of cultural diversity, writes Eduardo Leeman, chief executive officer, Falcon Private Bank.
The UAE is ranked 33 among 61 countries on the list, according to a new global survey of expatriates.