12/24/2019
2020 is a turning point for Middle East economies
In addition, Saudi Arabia’s economy is seeing minimal growth of around 0.1%, weighed down by the renewed oil production cuts by OPEC+.
Research, Comment and Analysis
12/24/2019
Can you own a private jet if you care about climate change?
Climate change protest movements such as Extinction Rebellion, as well as growing popular awareness about the environmental impact of fossil fuels, are giving commercial flyers a sense of "flight shame".
12/24/2019
Top 10 enterprise IT in the Middle East stories of 2019
All this digital momentum in the Middle East has seen a rapid increase in demand for cloud services. In turn, this has attracted investment in infrastructure from the likes of Amazon Web Services. The cloud computing supplier has set its footprint in the
12/22/2019
INTERVIEW: The man putting capital back into Dubai’s club
A venerable DIFC institution has been given a new lease of life by the ‘clubbable’ Hussain Al-Junaidy
12/20/2019
What the United Arab Emirates can teach resource-rich countries in Africa
Abu Dhabi, the capital city, is home to the vast majority of the UAE’s oil wealth.
12/19/2019
Our holiday destinations will increasingly be determined by data analytics
As destinations compete among themselves for visitors, the industry must act on what the numbers say
12/19/2019
Saudi Royal Family Vs. British Royal Family: Who Is Wealthier?
Quite like their counterparts, the Saudi royals are fiercely private about their wealth.
12/19/2019
Ageing Society
The IESE Library has compiled some information sources to help you understand our ageing society and what sort of repercussions it could have in the coming years.
12/18/2019
Triumph, tragedy and trauma in the Arab capital markets!
The best of times? Saudi Arabia issued $12 billion in Aramco Eurobonds that were oversubscribed ten times in the global capital markets.
12/17/2019
Revealed: The sectors where salaries are expected to rise and fall in 2020
Strategy and consulting sectors in the UAE and Saudi Arabia to see biggest wage increases
12/16/2019
More than 2,000 global investors set-up operations in Ajman Media City Free Zone in UAE
Since 2018, over 2000 entrepreneurs and SME owners in diverse sectors of media, entertainment, tech and digital media have set up their operations here.
12/16/2019
A Lifting of Clouds by Gary Dugan
After three years of plodding around, there is a finally a very real chance that the UK will begin to make progress in exiting the EU.
12/15/2019
UAE’s Raja Easa Al Gurg is on Forbes’ 2019 Most Influential Women List
Raja Easa Al Gurg has already been ranked 28 in the list of the 100 most powerful Arabs, compiled by the magazine Gulf Business.
12/13/2019
UAE urges international community to pursue green investment
"Notably, HSBC Middle East and Emirates NBD have also introduced green auto loans to promote hybrid or electric vehicles,"
12/13/2019
Investors, take note: Top five UAE investment opportunities for 2020
At the moment, from a geopolitical perspective, the Middle East region and the UAE look reasonably stable relative to historical trends
12/13/2019
New Dawn Risk examines Middle East market’s outlook
Another major change Dick predicts is a wave of insurance mergers and acquisitions to come in 2020.
12/13/2019
UAE’s sustainability efforts remarkable
The UAE has a proven track record of working towards securing a climate-safe future, and has always fulfilled its commitments under the Paris Agreement regarding drafting as well as upgrading its NDCs.
12/13/2019
"Major gulf" between how UAE employers view health and wellness support and the perceptions of employees
Study commissioned to analyse the changing needs of global employers and employees.
12/13/2019
Bonds take the lead in Middle East financing
Low yields in developed markets have helped to ensure a steady stream of investors in the search for better returns.
12/12/2019
Taking the lead on climate change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – the world's reference science group for climate change – says that human activity has caused the global temperature to reach 1℃ above pre-industrial levels.