Dubai Islamic Bank Eyes Kenya, Indonesia For Expansion

The emirate’s largest sharia-compliant lender says it is entering a growth phase domestically and internationally.

Top 10 Cities With The World’s Most Expensive High-Rise Office Spaces

Hong Kong has the priciest commercial upper-storey floor space in the world, according to a new index from Knight Frank.

Tips For MENA HR Managers To Find And Retain Top Talent

Employees are increasingly seeking holistic workplaces, writes Jayde Walters, Human Resources manager, MENA at Acer.

Only 27% Of C-Level Execs Are Women. Why?

Great strides have been made getting women into education, but more needs to be done at board level, says Grant Thornton managing partner.

TIMELINE-Malaysia Airlines Flight To Beijing Missing In Asia

A timeline of events in the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner which vanished from radar screens on Saturday.

Malaysian Jet’s Disappearance Among Rarest Of Aviation Disasters

The incident is likely to rekindle a debate about whether black box flight recorders should be replaced with satellite-based systems capable of sending back telemetry in real time.

Dr. Nasser Saidi: Building The New Silk Road

The Gulf should pivot towards the East, writes the founder and president of Nasser Saidi & Associates.

IMF Says Its ‘Negative Image’ Steers Countries Away From Borrowing

The Fund’s traditional lending programs are meant for countries with an urgent crisis, and come with stringent conditions attached.

Gulf’s Rift Over Qatar May Slow Investment, Reforms

Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain withdrew their ambassadors from Qatar last week.

Five Minutes With… Deepak Babani, CEO, Eros Group

Eros is planning to open five new stores in 2014, confirms CEO Deepak Babani.

How To Rule The World Like… Satya Nadella

Nadella is the recently appointed CEO of Microsoft.

Stamping Out The Racial Pay Divide

More needs to be done to stamp out pay differences based on skin colour in the GCC, Robert Anderson.

REVEALED: Top 10 Salaries In Saudi Arabia

The 2014 Gulf Business Salary Survey reveals the best-paid jobs in the Kingdom.

Five Minutes With… Sabri Al Kathiri, CEO, Toy Triangle

MENA is one of the fastest growing toy markets in the world says Sabri Al Kathiri, CEO of distributor Toy Triangle.

REVEALED: Top 10 Fastest Growing Luxury Property Markets

Dubai and Abu Dhabi feature among the top 10 global cities seeing a rise in luxury residential property prices, according to Knight Frank.

Top 10 Most Expensive Cities In The World

Singapore tops the list, while Jeddah and Riyadh feature among world’s cheapest cities.

REVEALED: Top 10 Salaries In The UAE

The 2014 Gulf Business Salary Survey reveals the best-paid jobs in the UAE.

The Reverse Berlin Wall? Russia, Ukraine And Markets

Steen Jakobsen, chief economist at Saxo Bank, believes Russia could be approaching recession unless reforms take place.

Pictures: New Launches At Mobile World Congress 2014

Most phone manufacturers unveiled new products at the event in Barcelona this year.

UAE Bankruptcy Law Vital For Business Growth

Insolvency reform in the UAE is vital for doing business, writes Peter Beynon, regional director, ICAEW Middle East.

With Eye On Investors, Saudi Arabia Plans Training For Judges

Changes to the legal system are seen as crucial for wider social reforms aimed at reconciling Saudi Arabia’s ultra-conservative traditions with the demands of a young population.

G20 Growth Pledge Easier In The Making Than The Execution

Each country has until November to come up with its own supposedly “concrete” plans, but there is nothing to enforce their implementation.

30 Seconds On The Business Of…Middle East’s Oil and Gas Industry

Gulf Business speaks to Terrence Zwambila, managing director, 3M Gulf.

Solving the Talent-R&D-Technology Nexus in the Energy Industry

James McCallum, CEO & chairman of the LR Senergy Group, writes that the oil and gas sector needs more young talent from a selection of fields.

Mesaieed Petchem Shares Soar In Qatar Debut, Far Exceed Estimates

Mesaieed, a unit of state-owned Qatar Petroleum (QP), raised 3.2 billion riyals ($880 million) in an IPO of about 26 per cent of its shares.

Was Facebook Right To Buy Whatsapp?

At a glance, $19 billion seems an extortionate amount for a company that has little more than just 50 employees and is selling something that is almost free, writes Wael Abdulhadi, head of digital at Cheil MENA.

Five Minutes With… Dion Maritz, General Manager Middle East, ICLP

Regional loyalty marketing is slowly becoming more sophisticated, says the general manager of loyalty company ICLP.

Gulf Ties Could Aid Islamic Finance In Italy

Islamic finance has so far made only marginal progress in continental Europe.

WhatsApp Deal Could Make Consumers Wary – Analyst

What Facebook has not bargained for is that consumers are getting wary of putting out their content on larger social networks, writes Vidya S. Nath, director of digital media at Frost & Sullivan.

REVEALED: The Most Powerful Arab Youths

The region boasts talented and innovative youngsters, who wield considerable influence or could potentially do so in the future.