The Finnish telco partnered with Microsoft in a bid to claw back market share last year
Enjoy five-star treatment at Abu Dhabi’s Anantara’s Desert Island Resort & Spa wildlife sanctuary.
Nick Cooper gets up close and personal with Jaguar’s latest XK.
According to jobsite, Bayt.com, the Middle East is teeming with strict bosses who are prepared to fire staff.
According to a recent study men are more likely to develop memory dysfunction, a precursor to dementia.
As Abu Dhabi presses ahead with its aerospace programme, Gulf Business talks to the firm at the forefront of the capital’s bold plans.
It boasts all the luxury and ride refinement that you expect from a Jaguar, but the XJL also delivers serious performance and handling.
From Korean eateries to West End shows, the British capital has it all.
Auto financing in the UAE is beginning to tilt in favour of Islamic banks.
An engaged workforce will help you get ahead in 2012, says Dr. Tommy Weir, advisor on emerging market leadership.
While much of the region is overbanked, there’s little hope for mergers anytime soon.
The island nation faces sluggish growth and a rise in non-performing loans due to political turmoil.
Strong government regulation and hefty public spending have buoyed the Kingdom’s banking sector.
After 30 months of recession, revolution and soaring oil prices, flydubai CEO Ghaith Al Ghaith tells Jonathan Sheikh-Miller why even a potential global double dip won’t spoil his bold expansion plans.
Banks are focusing on building Tier 1 capital to meet stringent global liquidity regulations.
Difficult conditions mean banks are spreading their retail wings to attract customer deposits and loans.
Banks are slowly recovering from the 2008 fallout, but the impact of a recent government funding drive remains to be seen.
The famous British hotelier tells Jonathan Sheikh-Miller why he’s not fazed by talk of Abu Dhabi over-supply.
Increased consumer lending and new Islamic banks will put the country on a solid footing for 2012.
Massive public spending and impressive GDP growth spell a bumper year for Qatari banks.
Investors are advised to go bearish, says Matein Khalid, advisor in a royal funds office
As many airlines focus on cutting losses and battling through a probable downturn, one Gulf carrier has loftier ambitions.
The systemic risk in GCC private equity funds was grossly underestimated by investors who assumed that the region’s equity and property bubbles would last forever.
Regional telcos are throwing cash at data investments and looking further afield as high penetration levels squeeze profits.
Khalaf Al Habtoor is sure that Dubai is once more a very sound investment.
Paul Kenny, founder of group-discount site Cobone, tells Alicia Buller about his plans to build the biggest dot-com in the region.
No matter the concessions to regional unrest, controlled state economies may not offer a solution in a networked global economy with unfettered capital markets.
Alicia Buller hangs out with Georges Kern, suave CEO of luxury watch-maker IWC Schaffhausen, at the Laureus World Sports Awards.
Ionian island Mykonos will bring out the epicurean in us all, writes Sara Hamdam.