Hospitality in Times of Uncertainty | By Dr. Naim Maadad, Chief Executive and Founder of Gates Hospitality
Mon, 18th May 2026
Hospitality in Times of Uncertainty | By Dr. Naim Maadad, Chief Executive and Founder of Gates Hospitality

For more than three decades, I have had the privilege of working across the hospitality industry, navigating cycles of growth, disruption, reinvention, and recovery. If there is one thing this industry has consistently proven, it is its res...

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Why Integrated Facilities Management Is Becoming a Resilience Strategy in the Gulf | By Graham Easton, Managing Director IFM GCC at ENGIE Solutions
Fri, 8th May 2026
Why Integrated Facilities Management Is Becoming a Resilience Strategy in the Gulf | By Graham Easton, Managing Director IFM GCC at ENGIE Solutions

While IFM is often associated with cost efficiency, Graham Easton, Managing Director, ENGIE Solutions IFM GCC, argues that its real value becomes clearer in uncertain operating environments.

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The Pension That Cost £48,000 Before a Single Decision Was Made | By Mauro De Santis Bo, Senior Partner, GSB
Fri, 8th May 2026
The Pension That Cost £48,000 Before a Single Decision Was Made | By Mauro De Santis Bo, Senior Partner, GSB

How a UAE-based professional discovered his pension had been restructured without his knowledge, the adviser held no valid licence, and what it took to rebuild from the ground up.

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Why Resilience Planning Needs a Rethink in Today’s Risk Environment | By Patrick Hallgate, Advisory Services Director, Serco
Wed, 6th May 2026
Why Resilience Planning Needs a Rethink in Today’s Risk Environment | By Patrick Hallgate, Advisory Services Director, Serco

Across the Middle East, resilience and rapid response planning has become a priority for organisations operating in increasingly complex and uncertain environments.

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You Want to Visit Dubai. Here Is Why Insurance Should Not Be the Thing Stopping You | By Sonny Ridgewell, Director, Seven Insurance Brokers
Tue, 5th May 2026
You Want to Visit Dubai. Here Is Why Insurance Should Not Be the Thing Stopping You | By Sonny Ridgewell, Director, Seven Insurance Brokers

We hear it every week. Someone wants to visit Dubai. A family member. A colleague. A client. They have looked at flights. They want to come. But there is a travel advisory in their home country, and they assume that means their insurance wi...

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Beyond Reform: How the UAE’s New Civil Code Recalibrates the Foundations of Private Law | By Rima Mrad, Partner, and Zina Bensaid, Paralegal at BSA Law
Wed, 29th Apr 2026
Beyond Reform: How the UAE’s New Civil Code Recalibrates the Foundations of Private Law | By Rima Mrad, Partner, and Zina Bensaid, Paralegal at BSA Law

The UAE’s new Civil Transactions Law (Federal Decree-Law No. 25 of 2025), effective June 2026, reshapes the legal framework for how businesses contract, negotiate and manage risk. In this analysis, BSA LAW’s Rima Mrad and Zina Bensaid n...

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The UAE E-Invoicing Mandate: Closer Than It Looks | By Haris Javaid, Managing Partner, ebs Chartered Accountants
Wed, 22nd Apr 2026
The UAE E-Invoicing Mandate: Closer Than It Looks | By Haris Javaid, Managing Partner, ebs Chartered Accountants

A practitioner's view of where UAE businesses actually stand — and where they should be by now.

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Navigating the Construction Sector Reset: Risk, Resilience, and Strategic Positioning in Dubai | By Charles Neil, Founding Chairman, British Chamber of Commerce Dubai
Tue, 21st Apr 2026
Navigating the Construction Sector Reset: Risk, Resilience, and Strategic Positioning in Dubai | By Charles Neil, Founding Chairman, British Chamber of Commerce Dubai

To observers surveying the city today, the disconnect between the physical reality of cranes spinning across the Dubai skyline and the macroeconomic reality of a regional war is indeed stark. For many, it looks like irrational exuberance, b...

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The New Supply Chain Reality: Energy Shocks, Geopolitics, and Future Role of Insurance | By Richard Mockett, CEO, Howden Middle East and Africa
Mon, 20th Apr 2026
The New Supply Chain Reality: Energy Shocks, Geopolitics, and Future Role of Insurance | By Richard Mockett, CEO, Howden Middle East and Africa

The recent escalation of tensions involving Iran has triggered a fresh wave of disruption across global supply chains, exposing structural vulnerabilities that have been building for years. While businesses have grown accustomed to shocks, ...

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Dubai Luxury Retail: A Short-Term Shock, Not a Structural Slowdown | By Marie (Mo) Morris, CEO, Morris Global Consulting
Fri, 17th Apr 2026
Dubai Luxury Retail: A Short-Term Shock, Not a Structural Slowdown | By Marie (Mo) Morris, CEO, Morris Global Consulting

Marie (Mo) Morris, CEO of Morris Global Consulting, shares her views on mall footfall trends in Dubai and the impact of regional tensions on luxury retail.

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