في إطار سعيها لبناء اقتصاد معرفي قوي، تسعى المملكة العربية السعودية إلى تحويل إستراتيجيتها الاستثمارية السيادية. وفي وقت سابق من هذا العام، أعلن ولي ولي العهد السعودي الأمير محمد بن سلمان بأن الحكومة ستحول أسهمها في شركة أرامكو السعودية إلى…
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…
In its pursuit of a strong knowledge-based economy, Saudi Arabia is transforming its sovereign investment strategy. Earlier this year, Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced that the government will transfer its ownership of Saudi Aramco to the…
Earlier this month, representatives from 90 Chinese companies attended a seminar promoting investment in Kenya, Zambia, Mozambique and Ethiopia. Chinese investors gained awareness of the opportunities available in these four African countries, and joined discussions on potential investment projects. Senior…
Chinese capital is increasingly finding its way to opportunities in North Africa. In the Egyptian market alone, investments by Chinese entities reached over 5 billion USD last year, with trade between China and Egypt reaching 12.9 billion USD, a 10…
Last year, a total of 267 billion USD was invested in renewable energy – and Chinese investors were responsible for a whopping 103 billion USD of this total. Excluding large-scale hydropower, investment into renewable energy made by developing countries reached…
Linda Wong, CEO of China based Yihai Group, recently announced a 113 million USD initial investment in a European healthcare project that will provide both European and Chinese medicine and healthcare. The announcement was part of President Xi Jinping’s visit…
Chinese companies have been investing heavily in the Indian tech sector – particularly startups in the web and mobile spheres. Earlier this year, Chinese online travel company Ctrip joined the trend with a 180 million USD investment in the Indian…
Interest from Chinese investors in the European tech sector has accelerated over the past year, according to analysts and commentators including Mattias Ljungman, a partner at venture capital firm Atomico. “There’s an increasing appetite by the Chinese to look at…
US investors are caught between a rock and a hard place. After years of stop-start recovery in the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis, high net worth individuals in the US are faced with an unfamiliar economic reality –…
Employee engagement is a vast construct that touches almost all facets of human resource management. Over the years companies in the Middle East have been progressively appreciative of having effective employee engagement in place with positive outcomes on how happy…
By Edward Matti, MP, CCM Consultancy Over the last few years, we’ve been hearing a lot about mindfulness in the workplace, and more importantly, in leadership. And one must wonder what all the hype is about. Is this a form…
According to a recent YouGov survey commissioned by IP Global, property is the most popular asset class for investors in the UAE. 42 percent of residents invest in property – significantly higher than the percentage that invest in stocks, shares…
The world’s wealthy have not lost their appetite for real estate investment prospects, according to two recent studies: one by Savills and Weatherill Consulting, and another by Sotheby’s International Realty and Wealth-X. It’s easy to see why real estate continues…
Despite a dip in the number of foreign investors buying property in the UK, Middle Eastern investors remain active in the country. A recent YouGov survey found that the UK is the second most popular destination for property investors based…