An international TV and radio presenter, international speaker and moderator with over 10 years of experience, Anna Roberts has interviewed CEOs, government leaders and award winning athletes. In 2015, she launched Nudge, a communications advisory focusing on public speaking and media training. Her belief is that anyone should have the ability to address an audience…
Ms. Al Haddad is a former journalist and an Olympic weightlifter. She is the first hijabi athlete to compete in Crossfit and Olympic weightlifting in the Middle East.After being introduced to Crossfit in 2011, she made history as the first Emirati, GCC national and Arab female to compete in the Reebok Crossfit Games Open in…
By Himanshu Khandelwal, Investment Director – Asas Capital, DIFC. India’s strong macro fundamentals meant a relatively stable rupee in 2015 though this year the tables turned as the worst performing currencies turned out to be the best performers. India benefitted from a confluence of factors from lower crude oil prices, easy global liquidity due to…
By Matein Khalid, Executive Director, Asas Captial, DIFC Brexit has had a traumatic impact on the GCC economies and financial markets. GCC investment banks and high net worth investors have lost several billion dollars in foreign exchange losses on investments in UK real estate, a favourite asset class for the region since the OPEC petrocurrency…
Today’s CFO is required to operate effectively in the “Uber economy” – an environment where value creation is knowledge-based, and “sharing is caring” has transcended its nursery-rhyme origins to become the cornerstone of a new form of finance. The New CFO needs to be a performer, a salesperson, a diplomat, and an early adopter of…
By Dr. Sabah al-Binali, Chief Investment Officer; CEO – Credit and Advisor to the Chairman, SHUAA Capital; Contributor, The National Brexit drove me to review the European Union and see if there are lessons to be learnt, especially in light of the economic challenges some of the member states have faced. The conclusion I have…
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