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MEP Commercial Manager
Industry: Construction
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Brand Marketing Manager
Industry: Facilities Management
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Technical Superintendent - Crude Oil Vessels
Industry: Oil & Gas
Location: Doha, Qatar -
Country Manager
Industry: Construction
Location: Dubai, UAE -
Rides Installation Manager - Theme Parks Expe
Industry: Construction
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Sunday, 25 October 2009
Secret CIO
Technology
Secret CIO is stunned to find that he no longer is one.
The unknown asset
Technology
Vineet Chhatwal, chief operating officer of The Consulting Office, explains why enterprises need to work harder to protect their intellectual assets.
Bubble in bubbles means it’s time to close bar
Banking & Finance
China and India share a dubious honour as the global crisis wanes as home to two of the most obvious stock bubbles.
Saturday, 24 October 2009
Delay notices – a declaration of war?
Construction & Industry
Philip Adams explains why contractors should not be afraid of reporting delays to their employers.
How contractors can protect against performance guarantee bonds
Construction & Industry
The risk of calling for performance guarantee bonds, are greatly enhanced during recessionary markets. Andrew Gibson considers the available options.
Tuesday, 20 October 2009
Executives in denial
Politics & Economics
Ahmad Abuljobain on why business leaders need to change their mind-sets to survive the global crisis.
Time for takaful
Banking & Finance
If the governments of the Gulf will not provide a safety net for redundant expats, the insurance industry must, argues Rob Corder.
Monday, 19 October 2009
Innovation 2.0
Technology
Andrew White on how many of the big spenders are absent from this week's GITEX as the IT industry evolves.
Sunday, 18 October 2009
A time for change
Technology
As GITEX begins, Mark Sutton focuses on why the IT industry is central to the region's economic rebound.
Cash binge to end
Banking & Finance
Many prominent central bankers in the world will bail sooner than financial markets think, says Mark Gilbert.
Five lessons
Technology
Venkat Raghavan, general manager of Al Futtaim Technologies, provides his top five tips for how integrators can improve relationships with their customers and achieve smoother implementations.
Saturday, 17 October 2009
Transparent times
Construction & Industry
Why the building collapse in Sharjah last week wasn't exactly greeted with gasps of horror by journalists.
Avoiding the downward economic spiral
Construction & Industry
Bassam Samman discusses the importance of risk management, particularly during the downturn.
Mediation is a good option
Construction & Industry
Oliver Kammerer says arbitration is not the only choice one has when opting to resolve disputes.
Thursday, 15 October 2009
The art of negotiation
Construction & Industry
Although multi-skilled, Alan Millin, MSc. CEng FIHEEM, says facilities managers' skills around the negotiation table need to be honed if they are to get more for less, and do less for more - but all in an atmosphere of mutual respect and benefit.
Beyond the call of duty
Travel & Hospitality
Viability director and Hotelier Middle East Awards 2009 judge Guy Wilkinson gives this year's nominations shortlist his mark of approval ahead of the glamorous ceremony on October 14.
Opportunity Knox
Banking & Finance
A startling anomaly of the gold price is that supply and demand have little effect upon it, says Damian Reilly.
Wednesday, 14 October 2009
Oman on the up
Retail
Oliver Cornock on why the Sultanate's economy is now looking to the future with renewed confidence.
Mixing it up
Travel & Hospitality
The evolution of mixed-use projects has offered developers some relief amid times of crisis, says Nigel Teasdale.
Yup, things move quickly here. And I’m glad…
Construction & Industry
With the summer and holy month of Ramadan behind us, talk from the industry of a Q4 revival is getting louder. In fact, it seems a new atmosphere of collective confidence is pervading Dubai as a whole. Whether it's the Metro affect and its statement of intent to prove to the world the city-state, despite its much reported problems, will be a Metropolis to be reckoned with in the near future; I'd like to think so.
SPOT POLL
Have you cut back your spending on groceries amid the downturn?




