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Exclusive interview: Mishal Kanoo on oil, VAT and Iran

Exclusive interview: Mishal Kanoo on oil, VAT and Iran

In his characteristic controversial style, the chairman of the family-owned business discusses issues affecting the Middle East

Interview: Eugene Kaspersky on saving the world from cyber attacks

Interview: Eugene Kaspersky on saving the world from cyber attacks

Kaspersky Lab’s CEO talks Apple, Edward Snowden, Anonymous and more

Behind the curtain of... corporate immigration

Behind the curtain of… corporate immigration

Gulf Business speaks to partner at Fragomen Worldwide Murtaza Khan

Five minutes with… Aiman Kabli co-founder of LunchMatcher

The app is expecting to grow rapidly in 2016 as companies ramp up networking, says Kabli

Exclusive: Akbar Al Baker on Qatar Airways’ climb to the top

In an exclusive interview, Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker shares his thoughts on the airline’s ascent to the top of the aviation market

Bayt.com founder on Middle East’s job market

Bayt.com founder and CEO Rabea Ataya talks entrepreneurship, the jobs market and youth unemployment solutions

Behind the curtain of… gaming monitors

Gulf Business speaks to Manish Bakshi, managing director of BenQ Middle East and Turkey

Exclusive: Dubai Duty Free’s Colm McLoughlin on building a successful business

Having been in his post since 1984, executive vice chairman Colm McLoughlin talks about the leadership and innovation necessary to create an efficient business operation

Exclusive interview: Science lead on the UAE’s Mission to Mars Sarah Amiri

Amiri discusses everything from the complexities of space and tourism beyond the earth to artificial intelligence and black holes

Behind the curtain of… smart airports

Gulf Business speaks to Thibaut Trancart, UAE country director at Thales Group

Five minutes with… Sahil Gandhi, executive director of Unique Group

The subsea and offshore solution provider is now looking to expand into Saudi Arabia

Five minutes with.. Michele van Akelijen, MD, Dubai Airshow organisers

Michele van Akelijen reveals some key details about this year’s Dubai Airshow

W Motors CEO on racing ahead in Middle East’s supercar market

Ralph Debbas takes a pit stop with Robert Anderson to talk $3.4m hypercars, Fast & Furious films and the company’s plans for the Arab world’s first car manufacturing facility

Behind the curtain of… global immunisation

Gulf Business speaks to Seth Berkley, the CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.

Five minutes with… Adrian Pickering, vice president MEA at Juniper Networks

The regional growth of investment in technology is benefitting Juniper, says Pickering

Exclusive: Gerald Lawless on Jumeirah Group’s ambitions

Jumeirah Group CEO Gerald Lawless opens up on everything from building a global brand and avoiding Disneyfication in hotels to disruptive technology, the Qatar World Cup and much more besides


Five minutes with.. Colin Thomas and Dan Garner, founders, Jim Will Fix It

The founders of Dubai-based maintenance company Jim Will Fix It discuss industry challenges and their expansion plans

Former Saudi official presses for change in managing oil wealth

Khalid Alsweilem argues that the current arrangement is dangerous because the finance ministry can draw freely on the reserves when it wants to cover budget deficits

Five Minutes with…Ahmad Tabari, group CEO, IDS

Maintaining a healthy profit margin in the UAE’s pharmaceutical sector is hard due to high operational costs, says Tabari

Five minutes with… Fujitsu Middle East VP and MD Farid Al-Sabbagh

Al-Sabbagh provides details about the new supercomputer that Fujitsu helped deliver to the King Abdul-Aziz University in Saudi

Exclusive interview: Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths on conquering the world

Griffiths waxes lyrical on everything from F1 and space tourism to oil prices and the shortfalls of democracy

Behind the curtain of… the GCC’s remittance industry

Gulf Business speaks to Sudhesh Giriyan, chief operating officer of Xpress Money

Five minutes with… Keesoo Kim, president and head of Cheil MENA

Spend in traditional media is declining with most brands focussing on digital, says Kim

Five minutes with.. Christianna Tsiterou, founder, The Gift Concierge

Christianna Tsiterou is planning to bring luxury service The Gift Concierge to the whole of the GCC following its UAE launch

Exclusive: Agility’s CEO Tarek Sultan on being a logistics heavyweight

Agility vice chairman and CEO Tarek Sultan discusses the company’s journey from small local logistics player to global competitor, and its next big step, Africa.

Five minutes with…Khaled Awad, chairman of ACTS

The drop in oil prices will not have an effect on the large infrastructure projects in the region, says Awad

Five minutes with.. Yasmine Attieh, operations director, Em Sherif

Yasmine Attieh says Lebanese restaurant chain Em Sherif is working on several franchise opportunities in the region.

30 seconds on the business of… sports retail

Gulf Business speaks to Shivam Goyal, business head, SportsOne

Five minutes with…Daniel del Olmo, president, DineEquity

DineEquity is embarking on a massive expansion drive with plans to open 24 Applebee’s restaurants and 17 IHOP outlets in the region, says del Omlo.

Five minutes with…Ghislain Desjardins, MD, DuPont MENA & Pakistan

The integrated science company is looking to find solutions for the region’s challenges, says Desjardins