Company Insights Etihad Airways Aviation Etihad Airways News Analysis Business of Sport Ronaldo’s signing goes beyond money for Saudi Arabia Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to Al Nassr “is less about money and more about the Saudi Arabian geopolitical economy”, says a leading sports academic. The 37-year-old forward agreed to join the Saudi Pro League last week in a deal that will run until 2025 and is expected to earn him over $200 million a year. It […] January 2, 2023 EXCLUSIVE Tourism VisitBritain to target GCC as tourist spending recovers Spending by GCC-based tourists visiting the UK climbed above pre-pandemic levels for the first time in 2022, according to latest data from VisitBritain, the national tourism agency. While visitor numbers from the Gulf were still 18 percent below 2019 figures at 202,000 during the second quarter, the amount they spent rose by 7 percent to […] December 29, 2022 Analysis ‘Primed for growth’: UAE and Indonesia cement trade ties When Kaesang Pangarep, the son of President Joko Widodo of Indonesia, married this month, the guests included Sheikh Khaled Bin Mohamed Al Nahyan, chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Office, representing the UAE’s president, his father Sheikh Mohamed. The invitation highlighted the growing relationship between the UAE and Indonesia, just weeks after the two countries […] December 19, 2022 Analysis Aviation Private jet demand to Doha soars despite World Cup price hikes Private jet operators have reported a massive surge in demand for flights to Doha during the World Cup, despite the rise in operating costs caused by the high number of aircraft flying in and out of the Qatari capital. “So far, the World Cup has been an incredibly exciting — albeit intensely busy time — […] December 14, 2022 Opinion Employment Why parent-friendly policies can boost business performance The UAE has launched the Parent-Friendly Label (PFL) for businesses, encouraging them to offer policies and practices that support working parents of young children December 8, 2022 Player 2 has entered the game – Mena eyes $5bn e-sports prize Sunday was a big day for sports fans in the Middle East. With the eyes of the media trained on the World Cup opener in Qatar and the final race of the Formula One season in Abu Dhabi, it was easy to overlook the e-sports grand final taking place in Dubai. It would be wise […] November 22, 2022 Real Estate Masdar Green REIT acquires $254m sustainable real estate Masdar Green REIT, the UAE’s first real estate investment trust to invest in sustainable real estate assets, has completed the acquisition of property worth AED 934 million ($254.28), raising its portfolio value to AED 1.91 billion, the UAE state-owned WAM news agency reported. The announcement follows a $200 million green loan secured from First Abu […] November 22, 2022 Opinion Aviation Fly the environment-friendly skies Middle East airlines have led the way in showing how Gulf economies can diversify. Now they have to become pioneers of net-zero aviation too November 21, 2022 Long read Business of Sport World Cup puts focus on Gulf’s business of sport and reputation On Sunday evening, Qatar will take on Ecuador in the opening game of the 2022 World Cup – and the eyes of the world will turn to the Gulf for four weeks. The final on December 18 is due to be watched by 80,000 fans in the Lusail stadium and a television audience that could […] November 20, 2022 Business of Sport The legacy of falconry lives on in the Arab world Falcons and the sport of falconry remain not only a thriving niche business but also a proud legacy representing the Gulf’s culture. The third Saudi Falcons Club auction, which concludes on November 15, has already sold six falcons for SR 645,000 ($172,000). The auction in Malham, north of Riyadh, is run in conjunction with the […] October 31, 2022 Posts navigation Previous 1 … 15 16 17 18 Next
Analysis Business of Sport Ronaldo’s signing goes beyond money for Saudi Arabia Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to Al Nassr “is less about money and more about the Saudi Arabian geopolitical economy”, says a leading sports academic. The 37-year-old forward agreed to join the Saudi Pro League last week in a deal that will run until 2025 and is expected to earn him over $200 million a year. It […] January 2, 2023
EXCLUSIVE Tourism VisitBritain to target GCC as tourist spending recovers Spending by GCC-based tourists visiting the UK climbed above pre-pandemic levels for the first time in 2022, according to latest data from VisitBritain, the national tourism agency. While visitor numbers from the Gulf were still 18 percent below 2019 figures at 202,000 during the second quarter, the amount they spent rose by 7 percent to […] December 29, 2022
Analysis ‘Primed for growth’: UAE and Indonesia cement trade ties When Kaesang Pangarep, the son of President Joko Widodo of Indonesia, married this month, the guests included Sheikh Khaled Bin Mohamed Al Nahyan, chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Office, representing the UAE’s president, his father Sheikh Mohamed. The invitation highlighted the growing relationship between the UAE and Indonesia, just weeks after the two countries […] December 19, 2022
Analysis Aviation Private jet demand to Doha soars despite World Cup price hikes Private jet operators have reported a massive surge in demand for flights to Doha during the World Cup, despite the rise in operating costs caused by the high number of aircraft flying in and out of the Qatari capital. “So far, the World Cup has been an incredibly exciting — albeit intensely busy time — […] December 14, 2022
Opinion Employment Why parent-friendly policies can boost business performance The UAE has launched the Parent-Friendly Label (PFL) for businesses, encouraging them to offer policies and practices that support working parents of young children December 8, 2022
Player 2 has entered the game – Mena eyes $5bn e-sports prize Sunday was a big day for sports fans in the Middle East. With the eyes of the media trained on the World Cup opener in Qatar and the final race of the Formula One season in Abu Dhabi, it was easy to overlook the e-sports grand final taking place in Dubai. It would be wise […] November 22, 2022
Real Estate Masdar Green REIT acquires $254m sustainable real estate Masdar Green REIT, the UAE’s first real estate investment trust to invest in sustainable real estate assets, has completed the acquisition of property worth AED 934 million ($254.28), raising its portfolio value to AED 1.91 billion, the UAE state-owned WAM news agency reported. The announcement follows a $200 million green loan secured from First Abu […] November 22, 2022
Opinion Aviation Fly the environment-friendly skies Middle East airlines have led the way in showing how Gulf economies can diversify. Now they have to become pioneers of net-zero aviation too November 21, 2022
Long read Business of Sport World Cup puts focus on Gulf’s business of sport and reputation On Sunday evening, Qatar will take on Ecuador in the opening game of the 2022 World Cup – and the eyes of the world will turn to the Gulf for four weeks. The final on December 18 is due to be watched by 80,000 fans in the Lusail stadium and a television audience that could […] November 20, 2022
Business of Sport The legacy of falconry lives on in the Arab world Falcons and the sport of falconry remain not only a thriving niche business but also a proud legacy representing the Gulf’s culture. The third Saudi Falcons Club auction, which concludes on November 15, has already sold six falcons for SR 645,000 ($172,000). The auction in Malham, north of Riyadh, is run in conjunction with the […] October 31, 2022
