Watch out, growing government SWFs in the emerging markets are set to become the world’s largest asset class.
Gulf Business lists the gadgets you need to have if you’re about to step into the corner office.
Meet the region’s future-makers. Gulf Business presents the top achievers under the age of 30, from fields as far ranging as music, construction, tech, retail and law.
Why are hitherto underdog banks in the GCC outperforming their larger peers? And why does Saudi Arabia have the fastest growing banks in the region? Meghna Pant, features editor of Gulf Business gives the answers.
Meet the exceptional young people who are re-inventing the MENA region.
Phil Broad says Jumeirah is set for mass global expansion through franchising models.
The idea of a joint GCC currency now looks even more distant, writes Mark McFarland, chief investment strategist, Emirates NBD Private Banking.
At a time of global liquidity crunch, Jersey is seeing money flow in from the GCC, writes Senator Philip Ozouf, Jersey’s Minister for Treasury and Resources.
BoP will launch its Dubai office in 2013 to serve 200,000 Palestinians.
In a rare interview, Ali Rashid Lootah tells Gulf Business that the property empire is out of the abyss and into the black.
Higher GCC banking profitability was driven by improvement in margins, faster asset expansion and expanding fee income in 2011.
The top 50 banks’ consolidated assets grew by a higher 9.1 per cent in 2011 to $1.2 trillion, compared to 6.8 per cent in 2010 and four per cent in 2009.
Meghna Pant, features editor of Gulf Business takes a look at the state of finance in the GCC and which bank you can most rely on.
With a combined GDP of over $9 trillion, China and India were poised to offset slower growth in the West, but recent developments have proved otherwise.
Despite fears of a China slowdown, long term urbanisation will spell growth, says Chris Tedder, research analyst at FOREX.com
As the 140-characters social media platform continues to reel in its rival Facebook, the Gulf has finally caught up with the rest of the world and embraced Twitter.
If Dubai wins the Expo bid, it should highlight its innovative leadership techniques, writes leadership expert Tommy Weir.
The false records cases could be easier to prove than money-laundering.
Understanding the myths around big data is key to gaining an advantage over competitors, writes Jean-Marc Bonnet, consulting architect, EMEA, Teradata Corporation.
An expected stimulus from the US Federal Reserve, instability in the Middle East and a fall in North Sea output are all spurring oil prices.
Aarti Nagraj talks gadgets with Deepak Babani, the CEO of electronics retailer Eros.
With the GCC expected to spend $79 billion in the next 10 years on railways, metro and tram projects, this development is being heralded as a transport revolution.
Christopher Peterson, group resourcer at Gulf Recruitment Group, discusses why the employee who gives everything will always win.
Bayt.com CEO Rabea Ataya says good leaders will make sure they learn something new every day.
Gulf Business reporter Aarti Nagraj tries her luck at trading currencies and shares a daily account of her experience for a week.
Regional dairy producer is approaching the international market and commencing production of camel milk products.
CEO of Ashridge Business School, Kai Peters, discusses why Generation Y may prove lazier than Generation X
Central Bank orders regional banks to meet liquidity requirements from January 2013, in preparation for Basel.