VIP INTERVIEWS
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Soren Nikolajsen
Saudi Arabia
Managing Director, Alawwal Bank
“The digitalization of our business is extremely important and will be a key deciding factor in why customers will want to bank with us.”
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David Hadley
UAE, Dubai
CEO, Mediclinic Middle East
“We contribute around 26% of Mediclinic revenue worldwide.”
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Gustavo Escobar
Colombia
CIO & Co-Founder, Clever Leaves
"The truth is that competition drives us to be better every day."
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PNC Menon
UAE, Dubai
Founder & Chairman, Sobha Realty
“We are focused on precision and perfection, and our clients know and appreciate this.”
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Paul Accornero
Italy, Veneto
Chief Commercial Officer, De’Longhi Group
“We are ready to invest and have the financial resources to do so.”
MUST READS
AGRICULTURE
Focus: Colombia's medical cannabis industry
Rich Prospects
With the health benefits having eclipsed the stigma, the medical cannabis industry promises to flourish, with remedial effects for both producer and consumer.
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IT & INNOVATION
Focus: AI investments by country in 2019
AI Across the World
Which countries are vying for control of the AI domain?
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TRANSPORT
Focus: Logistics Chokepoints of Global Trade
4 Maritime Bottlenecks
Aside from the Strait of Hormuz, which other maritime bottlenecks are critical to the global economy?
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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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