VIP INTERVIEWS
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Saleh Al-Rashidi
Saudi Arabia
Governor, SME General Authority (Monsha’at)
“SMEs need to align themselves to make sure to remain ahead of the innovation curve.”
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Samia Bouazza
UAE, Abu Dhabi
Managing Director, Multiply Marketing Consultancy
“Given the amount of noise in the market today, brands need to cut through by making their message simple, easy, relevant, and emotionally engaging.”
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María Fernanda Suárez
Colombia
Minister, Ministry of Mines and Energy
“About 70% of the energy produced in our country comes from water sources.”
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Rear Admiral James Anthony Morse
UAE, Abu Dhabi
President, Rabdan Academy
“We are in the process of developing plans for a new simulation center, which we hope to have approved and building started in 2019.”
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Fahad Alakeel
Saudi Arabia
CEO, Quality of Life
“The Quality of Life Program is one of the vision realization programs (VRPs) adopted by HRH Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in 2016.”
MUST READS
TRANSPORT
Focus: Air Travel & Oman
Muscat International
Oman's new airport and budget carrier are transforming aviation in the region.
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AGRICULTURE
Focus: Asian markets bolster 2018 exports
Moldovan Wine
Moldovan wine exports grew by 9% in 2018, as Asian markets got a taste for Eastern European grapes.
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FINANCE
Focus: Colombia's Insurance Sector Matures
Insuring the Future
The Colombian insurance sector is showing signs of strength, with many new players tapping into existing market opportunities.
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EDITOR'S PICKS
ECONOMY
Focus: The Linguistics of Trade
How We Do Business
From "paradigm shift" to "exit strategy," we take a look at the language of business and its pitfalls and clichés.
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TOURISM
Focus: From Belarus to the Zambezi
Top 4: Tourism in 2019
If you enjoy taking the road less traveled, here are four of the world's foremost emerging tourist destinations in 2019.
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ENERGY
Focus: From Baku to Odessa, Texas
Top 5: Pipeline Projects in 2019
The groundwork of our energy future is being laid now, and the geopolitical relations they foster will define the decades to come. These are the pipeline projects to watch in 2019.
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TOURISM
Focus: Undiscovered spots in (mostly) emerging markets
Top 5: Winter Sports in 2018/2019
Have you heard of these lesser-known ski spots?
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DIPLOMACY
Focus: Caucasian Diaspora in Middle East
Circassians in Jordan
A community disrupted by seismic shifts in Russia successfully relocated to Jordan in the tail end of the Ottoman era.
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TOURISM
Focus: Tourism & the Greek Economy
Islands in the Sun
Greece tourism arrivals grew by over 10% in 2017.
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