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Piling up

The increased use of electronic devices has led to an incredible amount of e-waste that merits urgent attention, writes Zainab Mansoor

THE CLOUD AT YOUR DOOR

As Oracle opens its new cloud region in Dubai, expanding its presence in the region, the company’s regional head explains why the cloud plays a key role in the current crisis with the move towards digital transformation accelerating at an unprecedented pace

Revamped interiors

Airplane cabins could look different the next time you fly

Phi Trends: Cloud computing and big data - the way forward

Rising global digitisation due to the pandemic has been a catalyst for companies in the cloud computing and data analytics space, opines entrepreneur and investor Shailesh Dash, who shares his market perspective in this monthly column

Explainer: How has the pandemic changed travellers' hospitality demands?

The pandemic is revealing that people are not looking to experiment and prefer staying at tried-and-tested properties

A class act

Mercedes-Benz has launched the seventh generation of its flagship S-Class, demonstrating its worldview of a car that merges the concepts of uber luxury and next-generation technology

Dilemma Of The New Normal

Saying ‘no’ more often means we can focus on the priorities that fulfil our purpose

Phi Trends: How Covid-19 Has Accelerated Healthtech

The crisis has opened up many growth avenues for healthtech ventures, which are attracting a significant amount of investor interest, opines entrepreneur and investor Shailesh Dash, who shares his market perspective in this monthly column

Investment Trends Through The Covid Lens

How has the Covid-19 pandemic impacted investor attitude and what are the key trends shaping the world of tomorrow? Christian Gattiker, head of Research at Swiss wealth manager, Bank Julius Baer, reveals more details

Banking On Banks: How Are They Faring?

For as long as people have existed, banking has existed, even in its most non-descript form.

Covid-19 Worsens Corporate Cyber-Security Woes

As organisations struggle to spread the security umbrella to remote workers, experts urge renewed commitment to cybersecurity best practices

Selling time

Mohammed Abdulmagied Seddiqi, chief commercial officer at Seddiqi Holding, says that Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons isn’t letting the Covid-19 crisis drastically alter the business model of one of the world’s largest luxury watch retailers

The necessary alliance: Banking and fintech

The use of technology to facilitate financial offerings, commonly known as fintech (financial technology), has been around for a while, but has gained renewed focus in recent years, in turn impacting the financial ecosystem.

Connecting the dots

It is critical for regional healthcare providers to augment, improve and enhance their digital health readiness and footprint

NO WAY BUT UP

In an exclusive interview, chairman of Dubai’s Danube Group, Rizwan Sajan, outlines why he is confident about a ‘V’ shaped recovery in the UAE, how his company has navigated the Covid-19 crisis and what lies ahead

An African tale

Salvage your safari plans with a trip to the Mara, and then wind down with a short hop to Zanzibar

STRONG FOUNATION

With Muslim consumers across the world seeking out faith-based products and services, the Islamic economy is seeing robust growth among all its different verticals

The LinkedIn makeover – 7 steps to get noticed

Look better, rank higher and get interactive to supercharge your professional profile

Rice in the desert

The Covid-19 pandemic, while ringing in other changes, is also spurring the UAE to grow more of its food

Rebuilding a post-Covid world

Sustainability must take priority as economies begin the process of recovering from the impact of the coronavirus

MANAGING CHANGE SUCCESSFULLY

Leaders have the responsibility of ensuring that employees are able to smoothly transition back to offices

Going the distance

The new Range Rover Fifty limited edition celebrates half a century of iconic SUV design and engineering that hasn’t lost sight of its roots

How digitisation will help THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY

Deploying technological tools will help regional oil and gas operators improve worker health and safety and innovate to find new solutions

Explainer: Is the booming healthy snacks sector in the region well-regulated?

As consumers in the GCC increasingly focus on adopting fitter lifestyles, the regional health food industry has seen massive growth

CROSSING NEW FRONTIERS

Saudi Arabia is transforming its technology landscape, aiming to become the regional hub for innovation and building an ecosystem where the tools of tomorrow are conceptualised and created. Powering that ambition is LEAP, a new mega tech event set to have a ‘seismic’ impact on the global stage. Gulf Business has the exclusive details

Driving the change agenda

Making an ‘implementation intention’ can make a huge difference to ensuring you actually carry out what you planned to do

Be prepared

These four financial moves can help tide you through challenging times

Aiming High

Will the region’s private aviation sector come out stronger at the other end of this Covid-19 pandemic?

Employee Care In The Time Of Covid-19

In the Covid-19 era, employee healthcare analytics are more crucial than ever. Anas Jwaied and Marc Merheb of Micro Focus explain how Service Management Automation application can support employees, track potential company-wide health issues and bolster business continuity