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Why 2019 And 2020 Will Be Great Vintage Years For Investing In The UAE And KSA
To survive and thrive, consumer-facing businesses in the UAE and KSA will need to be managed much more professionally and tightly than they were in the past.
Redefining Perceptions: Amal Dokhan, Director, Babson Global Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership in Saudi Arabia
Amal Dokhan, Director, Babson Global Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (BGCEL) in Saudi Arabia, on the Kingdom's reception to (and aptitude for) change.
Creative Pursuits: Anna Szonyi, Director, AR.Gallery + Studio
What does it take to be a part of the GCC's art gallery scene? Anna Szonyi of AR Gallery + Studio shares her insights.
The Five Industry Sectors Keeping The GCC On The Global Map
While the GCC is a small economy, some players in its leading sectors of healthcare, retail, transport and logistics, energy and power and real estate stand proudly on the global scene.
Driving Opportunity: Three Recommendations To Help Spur Entrepreneurship In Kuwait
By drawing on lessons learned from other "clusters of innovation" such as those in smaller European countries or Singapore, we found that Kuwait has an opportunity to be strategically focused on areas of local strength.
The How-To: Ensuring Integrity And Succession Planning In UAE's Family Businesses
Taking certain precautionary measures in governance control is extremely important for the integrity and future of a family business.
Infographic: LinkedIn And Strategy&'s Empowering The GCC Digital Workforce Study
The Empowering the GCC digital workforce: Building adaptable skills in the digital era report found that the proportion of digital jobs GCC countries are particularly low- accounting for only 1.7% of the GCC workforce.
Redefining Pricing Strategies As GCC Gets Set To Welcome VAT
The UAE, until now a tax-free country, announced that Value-added tax (VAT) is to be introduced in 2018, which as a whole, will intensify price pressure and deteriorate margins, making price management more important than ever.
A Bright Future For Sustainable Energy Technologies
Business opportunities for entrepreneurs arise as renewable energies come under the spotlight in the GCC
Katara Hospitality Chairman Sheikh Nawaf Bin Jassim Bin Jabor Al-Thani Talks GCC Hospitality and Group's Plans
Qatar's hospitality sector is tilted towards serving the upper end of the market– more than half of the new hotels being planned over the next five years will be five star properties.
Infographic: E-commerce and Aviation
The e-commerce boom in MENA continues, and there is documented growth in the aviation industry.
Engineering Success: Moutaz Al Khayyat, CEO, UrbaCon Trading & Contracting
How Moutaz Al Khayyat steered his four-year-old company, UrbaCon Trading & Contracting, into becoming one of Qatar's leading contracting companies.
Emirati 'Trep Rashed Harb's First Foray Into F&B
Tejar Dubai graduate Rashed Harb takes to franchising Alouette Creperie as his first business
The Buzz About Beehive: Peer-To-Peer Lending Makes A GCC Entrance
P2P lending refers to the practice of investors lending money directly to borrowers without going through a financial intermediary such as a bank.
The 2015 MENA Salary Guide: The Compensation, The Benefits, And The Rates Of Satisfaction
Competitive salary and benefits packages are among the most important factors for employee retention in the MENA region.