Products are tested externally and internally to ensure that “quality is maintained” says regional head.
With 80 per cent of Starwood’s pipeline coming from rapidly growing markets, President says it’s not possible to lead a truly global business “from a boardroom in Connecticut”
Asians in the Gulf are taking home over a quarter less than Westerners, with HR experts controversially saying wages ‘link back’ to home countries.
Latest capacity increase means the airline’s services have grown more than five-fold since it first flew to Perth in 2002
Regional M&A activity spiked in 2012 as global investors looked outside the West.
The Gulf Business 2013 Salary Survey reveals which countries reward CEOs with the biggest pay packages.
Qatar and UAE-backed investors are expected to make what will be the largest ever bid for a football club.
Away from the mystique of Marrakech, Essaouira has a few surprises for the traveller including an Atlantic coast that refreshes and revives.
As airlines and airports in the GCC expand, air traffic management is becoming a serious concern, say experts.
The Japanese investment bank plans to increase business across investment banking advisory, debt and equity capital markets.
The Gallic brand also saw a four-fold increase in volume sales on the previous year.
The soccer star will be supporting various programmes to increase life chances of young people in MENA and South-East Asia.
American fashion house will open a Hollister store in Mall of the Emirates in Q3 of this year.
The city is hoping that its upcoming $2 billion tourism development will attract investors and visitors from the Gulf region.
The carrier has lost its traffic rights allowing it to fly 21 times a week into the UAE.
Etihad paid $70 million to India’s Jet Airways to buy three pairs of Jet’s slots at London’s Heathrow Airport.
David Miliband called for investment and innovation, speaking at a conference in Abu Dhabi.
The hotel group is officially launching the world’s tallest hotel, the JW Marriott Marquis Dubai, tonight.
The GIL 2013 event in Dubai highlighted the importance of visionary innovation and megatrends in business.
Nationals from Britain, France, Japan and Hong Kong are among the dead after a gas explosion at 1,000 feet.
Food and beverages, mining and construction are among the growth sectors.
Sheikh Nahayan bin Mubarak has cancelled the deal less than two weeks after it was signed.
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China’s Middle East unit posted a pre-tax profit of $54 million in 2012.
The deal confirms Etisalat as FC Barcelona’s main sponsor in UAE, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Benin, Togo, Niger, Gabon and the Central African Republic.
Food is the largest segment of consumer expenditure in the region and stood at $83 billion year-end 2012, says new report.
In return for their multimillion franc investment, owners will receive “full on effortless living”
The U.S. car manufacturer – which houses the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram brands – sold 25,321 vehicles in the region.
Qatar National Bank had planned to buy 77 per cent of National Societe Generale Bank last year.
Etisalat is talking to banks about a syndicated loan of up to $8 billion to finance the potential transaction.
The top U.S. diplomat will visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE in his nine-country whistle stop tour.