The digital dilemma for SMEs

With digital transformation continuing to increase in importance for companies, what are the opportunities and challenges facing SMEs?

Strength in numbers: the power of strategic partnerships

Ahmad Itani on how collaborations can boost business

3D printing: Is the construction sector catching up?

Place like Dubai are leading the adoption of 3D printing in construction

Social commerce and opportunities for regional businesses

Your customers want to buy in social media channels, so why aren’t you selling to them there?

Is your teamwork future proof?

Andrew Fieldhouse discusses the importance of developing the way your team works together

GCC real estate eyes return to form

Real estate experts are hoping for a return to form in key Gulf markets this year after a difficult 2016

Unravelling the UAE’s bankruptcy law

Cynthia Trench delves into the UAE’s bankruptcy law and what it means for the country’s businesses

FinTech trends in GCC banking

The key aspects of FinTech that the region’s banks must consider in the coming months

A week in the life of… Ian Palmer, GM of the Capital Club DIFC

Palmer is focussed on improving services for the club’s members

How to ensure social media doesn’t turn customers off your loyalty programme

It is important to integrate loyalty into social media strategies

Five tips for marketing through signage

The golden rule for any signage is to ‘think about the audience’

Is Saudi Arabia ready for the MSCI Emerging Markets Index?

What Saudi Arabia needs to do to prepare for the shift

Interview: Bosch’s regional VP on returning to form after a tough year

German multinational Bosch is seeking expansion in the Middle East, following a slump in sales last year

How the Gulf can lead in digital banking within the next two years

Managing director of financial services for MENA at Accenture, Amr El Saadani, explains how GCC countries can leapfrog their way to the top of the digital banking tree

Revealed: The highest temperatures ever witnessed in the GCC

Kuwait sets the record for the highest temperature ever recorded in the eastern hemisphere

Why every GCC firm must have a chief information officer

CIOs are a vital link for traditional businesses to become future-ready

How to measure the greenness of finance

Green bonds are gaining traction in the Middle East

Exclusive: Danube boss and UAE billionaire Rizwan Sajan on where next

Construction and real estate billionaire Rizwan Sajan details his journey to the top and where he plans to take Danube Group next

Three ways Fintech is transforming everyday life

FinTech comes to the fore in the GCC

With advances in financial technology developing at pace, we look at how the GCC fits into the global picture

How to deal with a lost or stolen passport abroad

UAE residents will have to go through a lengthy process before re-entering the country

How HR departments in the GCC can bring more value to businesses

HR departments must shift from a reactive to a proactive function

Revealed: Top 10 countries with the cheapest and most expensive fuel prices

Six Arab countries make it to the list of top 10 countries with the cheapest fuel prices

GCC start-ups set to drive healthcare innovation

The regional healthcare market has been long overdue a revamp

Quercus CEO Diego Biasi on why investors are going green

Diego Biasi of renewable energy investment company Quercus Investment Partners, explains how the renewables sector has become a major focus for the GCC

The mysterious (and continuing) fall in Saudi foreign reserves

The kingdom’s net foreign assets shrank by $36bn in the first four months of 2017

Emirates Wildlife Society on the business of environmental sustainability

Laila Mostafa Abdullatif discusses the corporate benefits of environmental participation, and how the UAE’s Year of Giving is an opportunity for the public and private sectors to make an impact

A week in the life of… Virendra Gujarathi, CEO, Invent World

Gujarathi details a week dealing with channel partners and spending time with his children

Interview: Chocolate brand Patchi on its ambitious expansion plans

With a new headquarters, manufacturing plant and boutiques on the horizon, Patchi’s activity in the GCC seems ready to grow

Why sustainability is important for SMEs in the UAE

Here are some of the most common mistake companies make when they want to embrace sustainability

Should you regularly change health insurance brokers in the UAE?

There are plenty of registered insurance brokers in the UAE, so there are several options