Guest Articles

Tue, 18th Aug 2026

The UAE’s Real Competitive Advantage Is Not Wealth. It Is Adaptability | By Dino Varkey, Group CEO, GEMS Education

Dino Varkey, Group CEO, GEMS Education, explains how the UAE’s resilience, adaptability, and long-term vision are enabling one of the world’s most advanced education systems to flourish.

Tue, 18th Aug 2026

Why Youth Engagement Matters: What Starting a Business aged 23 Taught Me |By Christine Warren, Strategic Communications and PR and BCCD Board Candidate

When I look at the UAE’s young business community today, I see something that feels very familiar.

Wed, 12th Aug 2026

Why Leaders Can No Longer Ignore the Pause | By Nic Wagstaff, CEO at Inspire-Rewire

Dubai has become one of the world’s most dynamic business environments, a place where pace, ambition and reinvention converge. For British businesses operating in the UAE, this creates extraordinary opportunity but also extraordinary pres...

Tue, 11th Aug 2026

We've Seen This Film Before - and Dubai Wrote the Ending | By Phil Broadhead OBE, Founder, BDHD Group and BCCD Board Candidate

There is a feeling in Dubai at the moment that I recognise, and I suspect I recognise it more sharply than most, having lived through its previous incarnation from the inside. In 2020 and the years that followed, I was working at the most s...

Mon, 10th Aug 2026

The New Era of Workplace Investigations | By Thenji Moyo, Partner at Gateley Middle East

In recent times, workplace investigations have become an increasingly important part of employment risk management in the UAE. Today, investigations are often required in response to more complex and sensitive complaints involving bullying,...

Wed, 29th Jul 2026

Protecting What You’ve Built: Trusts, Foundations and SPVs in the UAE | By Michael D'cruz, Business Consultant at BFG Advisory

Fri, 24th Jul 2026

A Kudu, a Falcon, a Unicorn: Enduring, Trusted and Rare | By David Singleton, Founder of oraculi.co

To help frame this, it is helpful to share exactly what I do for those who do not know me. After a long career in the global hospitality industry, I established my high performance practice six years ago, not long before the Covid crisis. M...

Thu, 23rd Jul 2026

The UK-GCC Trade Deal: Dubai and the UAE's Edge Was Never Just About Tariffs | By Helen Barrett, BCCD Deputy Chair and Partner at CSP Group

As the UK and GCC move closer to a landmark free trade agreement, Barrett shares why the UAE is emerging as the preferred gateway for British businesses seeking to expand across the Gulf.

Wed, 22nd Jul 2026

Etihad Rail and the Productivity Dividend: Why Passenger Rail Will Reshape Regional Connectivity | By Jack Holland, Director of Business Development at DrivenBus

For decades, the UAE’s economic success has been built on connectivity. Its airports connect East and West. Its ports connect global supply chains. Its roads connect fast-growing cities, communities and industrial zones.

Mon, 20th Jul 2026

Lessons from Hundreds of International Placements | By Brett McPhee, CEO of Peloton WorkReady

What successful international recruitment has taught us about preparation, partnerships, and long-term workforce success.