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Billion dollar beauty
Social media superstar Youmna Khoury already owns and runs one of the region’s fastest growing beauty empires, is undergoing massive regional expansion, and investors from Iraq to Jordan are desperate for a slice of the action. But if the day job is tough for the 26-year-old, it’s nothing compared to her harrowing past
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Billion-dollar foodie
Alexander Orlov has helped create some of the UAE’s finest restaurants, and along the way, his group has become a global empire worth a billion dollars. But it has been a tough journey to the top, in an industry where failure is more common than success
Banks need to change
Banks need to change their attitudes to lending and change it fast, agrees Anil Bhoyrul.
Gold
How low can gold go?
Anil Bhoyrul on the outlook for commodities and the role of the new emir in Qatar
Dubai-based journalist sentenced for share tipping scandal
Former Arabian Business editor Anil Bhoyrul has been sentenced to a 180-hour community punishment order for playing his part in an illegal share tipping scandal.
World’s 20 Richest People-Anil Ambani
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Chinese lenders claim $2.1b from Anil Ambani’s Reliance
Chinese banks account for approximately 25% of the total claims
Anil Ambani
Tycoon Anil Ambani faces investors again with vow to cut debt
Ambani is struggling to save the remnants of his telecommunications-to-infrastructure empire from collapse after his wireless carrier Reliance Communications slipped into insolvency earlier this year
Anil Ambani
Indian billionaire Anil Ambani pays debt after court threatened jail
The Ambani brothers engaged in a bitter feud for control of Reliance Industries after their rags-to-riches father Dhirubhai Ambani died in 2002 without a will
Feel good, look good
Anil Bhoyrul gets some executive pampering at Dubai’s Gentlemen’s Spa.
Real Estate
To buy or not to buy? That is the question
There is still no real trend emerging in the property market, argues Anil Bhoyrul
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Influencers are here to stay…
Two weeks ago, Anil Bhoyrul questioned the role of influencers in today’s market – and suggested the world would be better off without them. ITP Live Director Alia Fawad explains why she thinks Bhoyrul got it all wrong.
Think twice before you float
Anil Bhoyrul on why he’s impressed with Petrochem boss Yogesh Mehta
Oh no, not him again
Anil Bhoyrul asks whether it will be second time lucky for Donald Trump in Dubai
Lies, damn lies and statistics
Anil Bhoyrul on why trying to forecast the future during such unpredictable times is a mug’s game.
The hunger that keeps Alabbar going
Anil Bhoyrul analyses what keeps Emaar’s chairman on top of his game
And breathe out
Anil Bhoyrul attempts to unblock his chakras on Art of Living’s marathon beginners’ yoga course.
Indian star Anil Kapoor said to invest in Dubai property
Slumdog Millionaire star reportedly buys units in Danube Properties’ Ritz project
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Asia’s richest man’s brother banned by Indian market regulator
Anil Ambani cannot take part in the securities market after SEBI finds him and key officials guilty of siphoning funds from Reliance Home Finance
What makes Adel Ali better than the rest?
Anil Bhoyrul lauds the achievements of Air Arabia chief but suggests the best is yet to come
Two years since Lehman — and so what?
As anniversaries go, September 15 didn’t really do it for me, says Anil Bhoyrul.
Is this really growth?
The future’s bright for the UAE – except when it comes to the country’s real estate market, writes Anil Bhoyrul
Why it’s time to lift the veil on analysts
Wall Street is littered with tales of companies that have been ravaged by the whims of analysts, writes Anil Bhoyrul
What’s so good about France?
Anil Bhoyrul on why 44% of Arab youths choose France as their preferred country other than home
The vision is clear
Anil Bhoyrul on Dubai’s ambitious tourism plan and why Sepp Blatter is not the man to lead FIFA
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
Anil Kapoor set to join cast of Mission Impossible IV
Indian actor is set to close final negotiations soon for his appearance in the latest action-packed instalment
Was Vodafone Qatar scared of Richard Branson?
Virgin Mobile spat does little to enhance Qatar’s allure for foreign investors, writes Anil Bhoyrul
Behind the madness of the UAE markets
You’d do better to keep your cash under the mattress than in the markets, writes Anil Bhoyrul
Mahoney isn’t talking baloney
Anil Bhoyrul swallows his pride and admits he’s found a real estate agent worth listening to
Banking on trouble
Anil Bhoyrul examines the dangers of getting a mortgage from offers that all sound too good to be true.
Cricket
India has shamefully turned on its former hero
Anil Bhoyrul on how IPL king Lalit Modi became a victim of his own success.
Can Qatar really make any money out of 2022?
Anil Bhoyrul argues that FIFA could be the only winner when the World Cup comes to the Middle East
Kabir Mulchandani: Back for good
Anil Bhoyrul hails Indian tycoon who is having the last laugh after a tough initial ride on the Dubai real estate rollercoaster
Who’s to blame for your bad debts?
Numbers don’t lie – most people in debt have only themselves to blame, says Anil Bhoyrul
How to get rich (in your spare time)
Emaar’s Mohamed Alabbar is a lesson in how to make millions in a short space of time, writes Anil Bhoyrul
Emirates and Etihad defy all logic
It’s remarkable to realise how the UAE has created two of the world’s greatest airlines, says Anil Bhoyrul
Bollywood’s Anil Kapoor predicts “change” after India election
Most famous for 24, Slumdog Millionaire, the actor says recent protests & massive youth vote will see political change during the world’s largest ever vote
Real Estate
Dubai’s real estate agents are back to their old tricks
No amount of talking the market up will return Dubai property to pre-crash prices, writes Anil Bhoyrul
Don’t call me Zorro
Anil Bhoyrul joins Hollywood superstar Antonio Banderas for a sight-seeing trip around Dubai.
Was Bin Hammam stitched up?
Rather than rushing to tarnish Bin Hammam’s reputation beyond repair – wait until all the facts are out, says Anil Bhoyrul
Has Manhattan tycoon Trump lost the plot?
Can America’s most notorious real estate mogul really have set his sights on the White House, asks Anil Bhoyrul
Doctor yes
Anil Bhoyrul meets the architect of the Manchester City football club takeover, Dr Sulaiman Al Fahim.
Core Savills
Whatever happened to Dubai’s seven-year property cycle?
The notion of investing in Dubai property in the hope of doubling your money is now a thing of the past, writes Anil Bhoyrul, Editor-in-Chief, ITP
Fighting talk
New Portsmouth owner Dr Sulaiman Al Fahim tells Anil Bhoyrul why he has nothing to hide.
Double trouble
Twins Dena and Dahlia Haleem live together, party together and now even work together. They tell Anil Bhoyrul why they haven’t got sick of each other.
Are estate agents the smartest guys in town?
Years of sitting by the phone simply taking sales orders has left Dubai’s estate agents with no idea of how to be estate agents, says Anil Bhoyrul.
Strong Pills
The world’s biggest healthcare marketing group, Ogilvy Healthworld, has struck a deal with Bates PanGulf to launch in the Middle East. Anil Bhoyrul talks to the key players.
One more chance
Swedish furniture tycoon Thomas Lundgren gives his most revealing interview ever to Anil Bhoyrul.
Walking the line
Anil Bhoyrul meets media tycoon, Elie Khouri, and asks him what the future holds for the advertising industry.
The China diaries
Dubai to Shanghai in 72 hours, Anil Bhoyrul joins the delegation accompanying HH Sheikh Mohammed.
So where did the cash go?
As Saddam Hussein heads for the gallows, Anil Bhoyrul and Andrew White ask what happened to his US$40b fortune.
Saudi stars
Anil Bhoyrul looks at the 10 biggest names in the Kingdom when it comes to power, success and wealth.
To buy or not to buy?
Dubai’s five-year real estate boom has finally run out of steam. Anil Bhoyrul looks at where prices are headed amid growing project delays and cancellations.