Digitally savvy and globally aware, are millennials’ financial needs also different from older generations, asks Remy A. Bersier, head of Emerging Markets at Julius Baer
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Badr Jafar
Video: Has impact investing come to the Middle East and UAE?
Companies will increasingly be involved in ‘impact’ investing as they work to build loyalty among socially conscious millennial customers and prospective employees, according to Crescent Enterprises CEO Badr Jafar.
Alessandro Bogliolo
Are people falling out of love with diamonds?
Tiffany & Co. Global CEO Alessandro Bogliolo says diamonds have been considered the ultimate beauty for thousands of years. But with flat and declining sales across the industry, jewellers are concerned that diamonds might no longer be a woman’s best friend
Christo van Wyk
Video: 3 important tips for CEOs managing millennials
Christo van Wyk, Area Director (Middle East and India) Meltwater shares three tips to help CEOs improve their leadership style by understanding what really motivates the millennials on their teams.
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Game changers: Liverpool FC
Liverpool Football Club CEO Peter Moore on how to keep fans tuned into the world’s favourite sport at a time when video games are luring away fans
Badr Jafar
Millennials ‘demand’ corporate social responsibility, says Badr Jafar
Crescent Enterprises CEO Badr Jafar said social impact and brand values are the deciding factor for prospective employees choosing between two employers with similar packages.
Alexander Schneider
Dubai millennials willing to pay for premium accommodation, says Nikki Beach VP
Dubai has seen a number of budget hotels introduced, but Alexander Schneider says many millennials want premium accommodation
Diamond jeweller
Video: Are UAE millennials buying less diamonds?
While some experts argue that millennials are buying less diamonds than previous generations, the founder of Dubai-based online diamond platform FergusJames.com believes they are simply shrewder with their purchases.
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Video: Who are the millennials?
Millennials are the largest and most powerful consumer generation since the baby boom. But who are they? Where do they live? What is their spending power? We dig into the numbers as part of the FT series Millennial Moment: the business of a generation.
Banking & Finance
UAE digital bank attracts 10,000 new customers per month
Liv., the lifestyle digital bank launched by Emirates NBD, said to be fastest growing bank in the UAE
Azadea Group
UK fast fashion brand Missguided to launch across the Middle East
The fashion chain is partnering with retail giant Azadea Group to launch several stores across multiple channels
Airbnb
Video: Why millennials are buying less and renting more
Millennials in many countries don’t have the purchasing power that their parents did, but they do want unique experiences and convenience – hence the value of Airbnb, Uber and Lyft is $106bn, which is more than the GDP of Morocco.
Facebook
44% of traveling millennials spend over four hours a day on their phones
20% would rather travel with their smartphone than their partner
Etisalat
Etisalat launches new SIM aimed at millennials
Dubbed ‘the companion brand of your lifestyle’, swyp is available only for those aged between 15 and 29
