Noon, the digital marketplace created in the region, for the region and powered by the region’s leading retailers, has signed a partnership agreement with United Electronics Company (eXtra) that establishes the Saudi electronics giant as Noon’s exclusive partner for a range of consumer electronics and home appliance items such as Samsung, LG, Sony, Braun, Kenwood…
INSEAD has launched a new summer programme for high-school students, providing teenagers with basic knowledge and experience to increase their awareness of the business world. Alongside courses on strategy, decision-making and organizational behavior, students attend classes on entrepreneurship designed to nurture a new generation of entrepreneurial thinkers. For decades, there has been debate on whether…
Low oil prices could be an impetus for change and reforms across the hydrocarbon-based economies of the GCC region, say experts from Indosuez Wealth Management. This is clearly a time to push for change in the GCC countries, as there is immense pressure on state revenues due to lower oil prices, says Dr Marie Owens,…
Royal Dutch Shell announced on January 18 that it had decided to exit from the joint Bab sour gas field project in Abu Dhabi. The company said in a statement to the media that it has decided to pull out from the joint development of gas reservoirs with Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC), “following…
The living habits of ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) are different from those of others and one such habit is to own multiple homes. The UNHWI Luxury Real Estate: Multi-Homers Report, produced by Wealth X and Sotheby’s International Realty®, explores the demands of UHNWIs when purchasing a second or third home and the top destinations in which…
Nearly a fourth of UAE residents go online to shop every week and more than a third do it between one to five times every week, a new survey by Network International, a payment solutions provider shows. Remittances, utility bills, electronic items and even high-end items such as property or cars were cited as the…
Keeping relationships with employees who leave is a small investment companies should be making. They should start by rethinking how they manage exits. Peter (not his real name) is a salesperson. He had four jobs in six years. His salary has been multiplied by two and half times over the same period. The way he…
A New Zealand–GCC FTA (Free Trade Agreement) could double Kiwi exports to the region in the years to come, said Tim Groser, New Zealand’s Minister of Trade. Speaking to reporters at the Emirates Towers in Dubai after Prime Minister John Key officially opened the new premises of the New Zealand Consulate-General, the trade minister reckoned…
TOP CEO 2015 – List of Winners 1) Shayne Nelson /Group CEO Emirates NBD Bank – DFM, UAE 2) Ebrahim Ahmad Al Mannai Chief Coordinator/MD [CEO] Gulf International Services Industrial – Qatar 3) Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair / CEO, Mashreq Bank – DFM, UAE 4) Dr Adnan Chilwan /CEO Dubai Islamic Bank…
Some people line up lunches and coffee dates because they’re in search of a job, venture funding, or clients for their company. But if that’s the reason you’re having a networking meeting, you – and your invitee – aren’t likely to get much satisfaction. That doesn’t mean you should never initiate meetings if you have…
