Khalaf Al Habtoor is sure that Dubai is once more a very sound investment.
The systemic risk in GCC private equity funds was grossly underestimated by investors who assumed that the region’s equity and property bubbles would last forever.
Paul Kenny, founder of group-discount site Cobone, tells Alicia Buller about his plans to build the biggest dot-com in the region.
No matter the concessions to regional unrest, controlled state economies may not offer a solution in a networked global economy with unfettered capital markets.
Alicia Buller hangs out with Georges Kern, suave CEO of luxury watch-maker IWC Schaffhausen, at the Laureus World Sports Awards.
Ionian island Mykonos will bring out the epicurean in us all, writes Sara Hamdam.
V Shankar, CEO of Standard Chartered says the unrest is inflating banking wages but he’s confident the UAE will be the financial services powerhouse for the region.
Ahead of the World Cup, Qatar has disallowed conventional banks from holding Islamic finance arms and crunched down on lending limits. Ryan Harrison investigates the reasons behind the mandates and asks whether the rulings will set a precedent across.
The Gulf states face a painful image clean up operation on the international stage if the region doesn’t turn around matters fast .
The Aston Martin Virage is designed to get you quickly from point A to B in comfort and style. That it does with aplomb.
In the wake of the tax evasion clampdown in the West, Swiss banks are aggressively pursuing the emerging markets, says Raymond Baer, chairman of billion dollar investment bank Julius Baer.
Abundant oil resources remain Saudi Arabia’s largest blessing and burden.
In just over two years, Abu Dhabi is set to roll out first stages of its Etihad rail plan.
Its rare to get a second chance in capital markets, but Bahraini’s credentials will ensure the island survives political unrest.
Leaders that ignore dignity in the workplace could be landed with office protests and uprisings.
Does the dual-core smartphone deliver?
It’s been a mixed bag for Middle East airlines as they battle with regional uprisings on the ground, but UAE profits have soared as passengers flock to safer climes.
Akbar Al Baker, CEO of Qatar Airways, speaks exclusively to Alicia Buller about Western detractors, rising oil prices, and why there’s enough future global demand to fill his record order book.
Amid all the unrest, it’s easy to assume there will be great change. But new beginnings must also be managed effectively for ultimate success.
Course enrolment is on the upswing as the employment market opens up.
While men focus on big-ticket purchases, it is the females of the world who oil the wheels of the global economy with regular impulse buys, house-upkeep, undergarments and socks (yes, socks).
As the region’s economy grows at a juggernaut pace, will the Gulf’s billion dollar medical industry be able to meet the dual challenges of lifestyle diseases and a vast, ageing population by 2025? Alicia Buller investigates.
In an exclusive interview, Abdulkareem Abu Alnasr, CEO of Saudi’s largest bank NCB talks about his hopes for the Kingdom’s economy, why name lending is a fallacy and how it feels to be the man that runs the region’s biggest financial institution.
Amid widespread regional unrest, the UAE has reclaimed its mantle as the oasis of opportunity in the desert, although, worryingly, it’s just too early to rule out future political unease.