Trade off
By admin on Apr 25, 2010
Robert Broadwell discusses why more GCC-based financiers should invest in exchange traded funds.
OPINION
Risky Business
By Dr Fabio Scacciavillani on Apr 22, 2010
The director of macroeconomics and statistics at Dubai International Financial Centre on why credit default swaps can be dangerous, particularly when they are ‘naked’.
The Family Ceiling
By Alicia Buller on Apr 13, 2010
While government initiatives are encouraging women into the workplace, family fears hold them back. Alicia Buller discusses the importance of career women role models.
Road To Recovery
By admin on Mar 18, 2010
While the global economy shows slight signs of life after ‘intensive care’ Fed Reserve treatments, the road to sustainable recovery is a long and as yet unknowable one, particularly as politicians are rosying the picture.
Better Education To Perform
By admin on Mar 18, 2010
The director of Booz & Company Ideation Centre, Hatem Samman, on making education a national obsession in the GCC.
Gossip Girls
By Alicia Buller on Mar 17, 2010
One of the most insidious side effects of the recession has been workplace gossip. Alicia Buller reports on why water cooler chat is more dangerous than you think.
Standing Tall
By Dr Nasser Saidi on Feb 17, 2010
Dr Saidi, chief economist at Dubai International Financial Centre, explains why the Burj Khalifa is much more than the world’s tallest building – it’s an economic driver and the pinnacle of a mega-district.
Dubai’s To-do List
By Ryan Harrison on Feb 11, 2010
Dubai should have spent January facing up to its shortcomings and setting new year’s resolutions for the next 12 months, says Ryan Harrison.
The Health Insurance Landscape
By admin on Feb 04, 2010
Richard Shediac, Kapil Bhatia and Ali Hashemi of Booz & Company’s healthcare practice team discuss the introduction of mandatory health insurance and the implications for employers.
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Dr Nasser Saidi
By admin on Jan 21, 2010
Dr Saidi, chief economist at Dubai International Financial Centre, explains why Islamic finance products have benefited from today’s volatile economic climate, and why the sector’s risk-averse qualities mean the industry is poised to expand.
Hatem Samman
By admin on Jan 19, 2010
The talent imperative: the growing need to nurture, attract, and retain human capital in the GCC, according to Booz & Company’s lead economist.
Dr Fabio Scacciavillani
By admin on Jan 18, 2010
Dr Scacciavillani, director of Macroeconomics & Statistics at Dubai International Financial Centre, on diversifying into XXI century knowledge-based industries.
