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Shrook Mansour Bin Sultan

Shrook Mansour Bin Sultan, head of government affairs for Saudi Arabia, 3M

Shrook Mansour Bin Sultan is the new head of government affairs in Saudi Arabia for US multinational conglomerate 3M, which operates in the fields of industry, worker safety, US healthcare and consumer goods. Her responsibilities include leading the company’s public policy initiatives, such as engagement opportunities with government entities to support the kingdom’s policymakers on […]

Saudi invests $7bn in US giants from Microsoft to Starbucks

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund continued its massive investment in US equities in the second quarter of 2022 despite global recession fears. At a time when the kingdom’s income from oil almost doubled, it snapped up $7.6 billion of stocks in technology, e-commerce, retail and finance companies – from Microsoft and Amazon to Costco, Starbucks […]

Healthy fast food startups aim to tackle growing GCC obesity

Following its success in Dubai and Saudi Arabia, health food eat-in and home delivery company Under500 is set to expand to Qatar.  The firm’s low-calorie meals – served in franchised venues across the UAE and Saudi Arabia and via online delivery services such as Talabat and Deliveroo – are to be ordered by customers in Doha through delivery […]

Sara Chemmaa, founder, Citron

Founded in 2018, Dubai-based Citron creates sustainable lifestyle products for toddlers, children and adults. What do you look for when hiring talent?   Having built Citron from the ground up, I know just how important it is to surround yourself with the right “village” to help things progress. My first priority when hiring is to find people […]

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Nadine Mezher, co-founder, Sarwa

Dubai-based Sarwa is an online investing platform for young professionals.  Founded in 2017 by a team with a background in banking, finance, and communications and marketing, today the business has more than 100,000 registered users. Its technology simplifies and makes affordable the process of investing in diversified portfolios of low-cost index funds. How I go […]

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Sonal Vara-Parmar, founder IAM Entertainment

What does your company do?  Based in Dubai, IAM works at the forefront of events and live shows across the Middle East, bringing together the biggest stars on the planet.  What do you look for when hiring talent?  We look for dynamic creators – innovative and versatile, trustworthy individuals willing to go the extra mile […]

Nisreen Kayyali, founder and lead architect

What does your company do? Nisreen Kayyali Consulting Engineers is a group of architects, engineers, and interior designers that specialises in the design and supervision of residential projects in the UAE. What inspired you to develop your idea? Ever since I graduated from university as an architect in 1997, I’ve dreamed about establishing a firm […]

Ziad Bushnaq and Faisal Al Majali, Delektia founders

What does your company do? We are a UAE-based food product development company that produces frozen, fully-cooked, and ready-to-heat-and-eat meals that are healthy and free of preservatives. We like to think our product line gives consumers a taste of home.  How I got to the top: Erika Blazeviciute Doyle, Drink Dry How I got to […]

Reviving the ancient tradition of wine-making in Egypt

Egypt’s revival of its tourism sector following the coronavirus pandemic impacts on its wine industry as well as its expanding hotel sector. Today, popular wine brands in the country include Omar Khayyam, Ayyam, Shahrazade, and Beausoleil, which are served in many of Egypt’s hotels, resorts and the bars in some of the more upmarket neighbourhoods. They’re […]

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Get ahead in the Gulf with our networking advice

This month’s guide on how to succeed in the Middle East offers essential tips on business practices and social etiquette The Middle East is rich in opportunity for businessmen and women, but entrepreneurs keen to forge partnerships need to remember that norms and practices can vary from those in Europe or the US. The region […]