Opinion Sustainability Baku gets planning for Cop29 – with a little help from the UAE Azerbaijan to underline the role of petrostates in climate change policy Frank Kane, Editor-at-Large, AGBI
Opinion Markets Markets face bumpy ride rather than soft landing Persistent inflation, high interest rates and slow growth will dog 2024 Nasser Saidi, Economist, Nasser Saidi and Associates
Opinion Health How tech is reinventing regional healthcare Local governments are leveraging AI to shape the future of medicine Anand Pillai and Srinidhi Soundararajan
Opinion People & Lifestyle Kinokuniya – where better to prepare for Dubai’s literary fest? The Japanese bookstore is proof of the abiding attraction of paper and ink Frank Kane, Editor-at-Large, AGBI
Opinion Aviation A cabin crew shortage could mean higher ticket prices Rapid expansion with high levels of staff attrition mean airlines are locked in a hiring battle John Grant, Partner, Midas Aviation
Opinion Banking & Finance Strong results likely from Gulf banks – but there’s more to success than profit Expect healthy returns for 2023, yet look beyond the financials for 2024 Andrew Cunningham, Middle East banking consultant
Opinion Cybersecurity Fighting cybercrime in the age of quantum computing The Middle East must learn to navigate the threats and the opportunities Haitham Al Jowhari
Opinion Trade Pressing of palms is at the heart of UAE-India ties A deeply rooted mercantile ethos underpins today’s relationship between the two nations Sunil Kaushal
Opinion Banking & Finance Saudi funds, serial founders and more trends to shake up startups Saudi Arabia will lead the region, while corporates will play a growing VC funding role Philip Bahoshy