Analysis, Interviews, Opinions

Analysis, Interviews, Opinions

Return of business travel ‘influencing job satisfaction’

Wed, 28 Sep 2022

The return of business travel has major implications for talent attraction and retention, according to the initial findings from the fourth annual Global Business Traveller Report commissioned by SAP Concur.

Analysis, Interviews, Opinions

Skills gap forces IT leaders to do more with less

Wed, 28 Sep 2022

Almost three quarters (73%) of senior IT leaders agree that acquiring IT talent has never been harder, and nearly all (98%) respondents say attracting IT talent influences their organisation’s technology investment choices.

Analysis, Interviews, Opinions

Fed remains focused on inflation, more rate hikes seen

Thu, 22 Sep 2022

Market players are still in the process of digesting the message from the Federal Reserve, which sent the US markets lower once again yesterday.

Analysis, Interviews, Opinions

Global inflation rates not slowing down, say experts

Wed, 21 Sep 2022

Inflation remains a key concern amid growing macro headwinds and most developed economies are experiencing 8-10% inflation rates and these are not yet slowing down, said an industry expert.

Analysis, Interviews, Opinions

Improving sustainability and circularity of plastics in Middle East

Mon, 19 Sep 2022

As attention has focused on the problem of plastic pollution in the environment, governments and the private sector have taken steps to promote recycling and reduce plastic waste.

Analysis, Interviews, Opinions

Time for Mena waterpark heads to step up sustainability game

Sun, 18 Sep 2022

With water conservation ranked among the top sustainability best practices for leisure and attractions sector, it is high time the regional waterparks industry stepped up its game by setting benchmarks for best practices in sustainability, say experts.

Analysis, Interviews, Opinions

Continuous innovation is ‘vital to manufacturing success’

Wed, 14 Sep 2022

The Middle East, home to a vibrant manufacturing sector, looks set to experience rapid growth and development in the coming years.

Analysis, Interviews, Opinions

Banking-as-a-Service 'will hit mainstream adoption in two years'

Tue, 13 Sep 2022

Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) will hit mainstream adoption within two years, according to the latest Gartner Hype Cycle for Digital Banking Transformation.

Analysis, Interviews, Opinions

Addressing complications of non-communicable diseases in Mideast

Mon, 12 Sep 2022

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease (CVD), pose some of the biggest challenges to modern healthcare delivery.

Analysis, Interviews, Opinions

Asset tokenization to grow 50-fold into $16trn market

Mon, 12 Sep 2022

Asset tokenization will grow 50-fold to expand into a $16.1 trillion business opportunity by 2030, according to a new report by global consulting firm BCG and ADDX, the digital exchange for private markets.