His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, and Ruler of Dubai, has launched the “Dubai Cyber Security Strategy” that aims to strengthen Dubai’s position as a world leader in…
Chinese state media has reported that China may soon publish rules restricting outbound investment by Chinese firms in certain sectors. According to Chinese Commerce Minister Zhong Shan, a few Chinese companies have invested overseas “blindly and irrationally”. The government will…
In 2016, Chinese entities made 932 deals worth over USD 220 billion, representing an increase of 246 percent over the previous year. The massive rise in deal value mirrored the shifting direction of Chinese economic growth, toward a model driven…
Rising incomes and a growing middle class in China is boosting investment into healthcare, pharmacy and self-care. This was recently highlighted by the announcement that a Chinese investor group will be acquiring the condom division of Ansell Ltd, the world’s…
Dubai Financial Services Authority has recently announced the launch of its Innovation Testing Licence (ITL). The ITL will ease regulatory requirements for firms that provide financial technology services in the region, allowing qualifying firms to develop and test innovative concepts…
On Friday, May 12, 2017, news broke about the ransomware attack which infected more than 200,000 systems in over 150 countries. The attack affected National Health Service centres in the UK, Renault production facilities in France and government agencies in…
By Bayt.com What makes a high performing HR team? An HR team brings a lot of added value to your company. Not only do they take over the entire recruitment, onboarding and training processes, but they can also be your…
Innovations in financial technology (FinTech) are rapidly disrupting business models across the finance sector. Financial institutions need to adopt these technologies in order to remain competitive, improve efficiency and increase profitability. In an attempt to identify these essential technologies, Naseba’s…
Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®), the world’s largest and oldest hospitality technology show in North America, successfully concluded its first European counterpart, the inaugural HITEC Amsterdam, from March 28-30, 2017. Produced by Hospitality Financial Technology Professionals (HFTP®), the…
by Giovanni Everduin, Global expert on Organisational Strategy, Culture, HR and Shared Services A lot has been written about HR analytics over the past year. Whether you refer to it as People Analytics, Talent Analytics, Workforce Analytics or any other name,…
By Alexander Kjerulf, Happiness coach Psychological experiments can be very devious, and this one was certainly no exception. The focus was meetings and the format was simple: Groups of people were asked to discuss and reach consensus on a contentious…
With the 600+ pre-registered attendees for next week’s inaugural HITEC Amsterdam, Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) is interpreting the strong interest as a sign of vitality for the hospitality industry and its stakeholders. In 2017, HFTP expanded its stakes…
In 2015, companies worldwide spent over 75 billion USD on cyber security – a number that is expected to grow by 7 percent annually. However, this spending has not necessarily paid off in terms of securing companies from cyber attacks.…
Emirates NBD is among the many banks that are flocking to blockchain technology. The bank recently announced that it will be working with ICICI Bank, India’s largest private sector bank by consolidated assets with total assets of over 139 billion…
By Emeline Roissetter, Founder – Professional Coach, MomentuM Coaching Being an empathetic leader does not mean you are too emotional or too soft. Being an empathetic leader is actually a difficult skill to acquire and most likely the most powerful…