Cautious optimism is the word of the day in the Saudi banking sector as the gains of mid-decade failed to recur in the wake of a bearish first quarter 2006 …
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E What are the top three most challenging issues the banking sector faces today? And what is your bank doing to address them? Human capital. That’s the most important challenge …
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The UAE’s banking sector has recently been crowned the largest market in the GCC by total assets, valued at $336 billion. The IMF believes the “financial system remains sound,” even …
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E What are the top three most challenging issues CBD faces today? How can they be solved? Without hesitation, I think that the number one issue is hiring and retaining …
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The GCC has enjoyed vigorous growth in the banking sector, with the exception of Saudi Arabia that suffered the aftershocks of the 2006 downturn in its stock market. These profits …
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In a bid to become the aviation capital of the world, Dubai is investing more than $13 billion in civil aviation and aerospace industry projects as part of a master …
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“The MENA region has not made the best use of its accumulated human capital, unemployment is high among graduates and the education system in the region is not fully equipped …
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For more than a decade the traditional car manufacturing hubs in Italy, Germany, Japan, and the United States have been challenged by a host of developing countries who are changing …
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Apparently the sky is not high enough for the world’s 13th richest man, Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal al-Saud. The multi-billionaire, whose fortune Forbes estimates at $20 billion, last year bought …
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On March 20, 2008, the first ever authorized in-flight mobile phone call was made from an Emirates Airlines Airbus A340-300 flying at 9,000 meters from Dubai to Casablanca. Passengers were …