When markets become uncertain, most small businesses respond the same way. Demand fluctuates. Payments slow down. Visibility narrows. And with that comes pressure — the pressure to act, to respond, to figure things out fast. In the Arab world, SMEs account for 97% of all businesses and employ half of the total labour force, according […]
The global economy has entered a phase where instability is structural rather than episodic. Political dynamics are changing fast. Economic assumptions don’t last long. Climate volatility is reshaping supply chains. Social expectations are shifting faster than regulation can respond. Temporary disruption has become permanent reality. Business leaders often describe today’s environment through the lens of […]
SME food retailers are the backbone of any economy. In the UAE, more than 90% of all companies are SMEs. These small retailers such as groceries, cafeterias, neighborhood supermarkets serve customers every day, operate long hours, and manage hundreds of products. Yet most of them struggle with one major challenge: they lack clear visibility over […]
For many hospitality brands, the UK often feels like the natural next step when thinking about international expansion. The market is large, international, and full of cities with strong dining cultures. From the outside, it appears to be an attractive place for ambitious restaurant and café brands to grow. This is particularly true for brands […]
Steven Nasser is the Chief Technology Officer for SABER Investment Company L.L.C., a locally owned company holding a diverse portfolio of products and services anchored around its long-standing expertise in manufacturing and engineering since 1976. In his role, he manages the company’s strategic growth and key partnerships with a global network of technology vendors and […]
Tell us about your company Mavicore. Mavicore is a specialized project management and execution company that supports dynamic players in the global construction industry in reducing inefficiencies, driving growth, and minimizing overall project risks for all stakeholders. What led to you founding the company? After 13 years in leadership roles within the European Life Sciences […]
Tell us about yourself and your background. I’m Katja Bilić, founder of Rewired Studio. I started my career in an HR generalist role in a startup turned unicorn, and after learning all about end-to-end operational HR I have spent over a decade in HR technology. At first in-house, then as an independent consultant. My background […]
Tell us about yourself and your background I am a corporate finance advisor, entrepreneur, Intelligence platform architect and author with more than two decades of experience supporting businesses, investors, and governments in navigating complex financial and strategic decisions. Throughout my career, I have specialized in transaction services (M&As) and capital raising, business valuations from startup […]
As global capital, innovation and talent flow increasingly align across strategic corridors, the UK-UAE relationship is entering a new phase defined not just by investment but by structured, long-term ecosystem partnerships. With the UAE accelerating diversification across education, AI, technology and advanced industries, and the UK advancing its devolved regional growth model, new opportunities are […]
THE PERMANENT LAW BEHIND THE CURRENT MOMENT Every institution that has ever scaled beyond a threshold of complexity has encountered the same structural constraint: the cognitive bandwidth of its human decision-making layer. The institutions that broke through this constraint did not do so by adding people to their hierarchies. They redesigned where judgment lived. The […]
