For weeks now, inboxes have been flooded with bizarre ensemble of companies and organizations reminding people of personal data and asking them to agree new terms of services. Enter the new year of data protection: the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is now here and will revolutionize how our personal information is farmed…
The UAE has outperformed various advanced economies such as Sweden, Norway and Canada when its comes to competitiveness and has jumped 21 ranks between the years 2011 and 2018, according to a latest report. According to the latest edition of the World Competitiveness Yearbook 2018, published by the Swiss-based Insatiate of Management Development (IMD), the…
The Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO), which organizes and promotes tourism within the Republic of Cyprus, has revealed that the Mediterranean island is readying for a significant influx of visitors from across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) during the forthcoming Eid Al Adha celebrations in September. The anticipated surge in regional visitors travelling to Cyprus comes…
GCC visitors have helped to drive record visitor numbers to Ireland according to Tourism Ireland, the organization responsible for promoting the island of Ireland overseas as a leading holiday destination. GCC countries are an important developing market for Ireland, contributing to a 20.6 percent rise in its segment for the period January to June 2017. Overall,…
Ahead of summer lull, central bank confusion leads to fresh equity selloff but, in the medium term, macroeconomics and earnings remain supportive of the market. The first part of the year was finally more quiet than expected. Political risk had a little impact on the developed world, contrary to what happened in 2016. Europe is…
To Europe, North America, and much of the rest of the world, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region projects a spectrum of images, both positive and negative. To a tourist, the region offers historic and exciting destinations to visit. To a businessperson, MENA provides a wealth of investment opportunities, large and small, at…
Hans-Paul Burkner, Chairman, The Boston Consulting Group, speaks to TRENDS and throws light on how technology will create more job opportunities in unconventional areas. European leadership has recently come under scrutiny over the tackling of various global issues. How you view this? All of the current leaders in Europe are as good as the ones…
Dr Thomas Zwiefelhofer, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs, Justice and Economics Affairs, Liechtenstein, speaks to TRENDS in an exclusive interview. How can Europe achieve responsive and responsible leadership, which was also the theme of this year’s WEF conference at Davos? I believe Europe urgently needs good leadership. Right now, the EU has…
From marvels of history to majestic geography – Malta is magical in every way possible. If you wish to live in the era of Knights and Castles, if you fancy a destination wedding venue as picturesque as paradise, if you are searching for a getaway to lose the sense of time – visit Malta. A…
Turkey is engaged in an increasingly heated war of words on many fronts, even as its troops are engaged on the ground in Syria and are preparing to do battle in northern Iraq, against the express wishes of both Washington and Baghdad. The rift between Turkey and the US over Washington’s support of Kurdish rebel…
