IPO activity in the Middle East has been concentrated fully on the Saudi and UAE markets so far, according to analysis from PwC, with 2024 expected to be another rosy year for capital raisings through public offerings.
Kearney has named Mauricio Zuazua as the firm’s new Chair for the Middle East and Africa. In the role, Mauricio Zuazua leads Kearney’s strategic direction and services in the Middle East and Africa region, overseeing teams across offices in Abu Dhabi, Beirut, Doha, Dubai, Istanbul, Riyadh, and Johannesburg.
Renewables and hydrogen energy are a big part of newly added energy capacity in Turkey, according to a study from global strategy consulting firm Kearney. Turkey’s power generation capacity increased in 2023 by around 3% from the previous year.
Over 150 students from Saudi universities have been selected to participate in the 6th edition of the Jeel Tamooh program from Boston Consulting Group. Launched in 2019 in Riyadh, Jeel Tamooh is a six-month intensive learning journey for students focused on the development of their leadership, professional, and interpersonal skills.
High-flying professionals in the UAE seeking a fast-track career full of growth and development opportunities should look no further than the world of strategy consulting, at least that is according to analysis by LinkedIn.
Airports are being impacted by a range of trends worldwide, with the shift towards sustainability, technological innovation, and enhanced passenger experience the dominant themes in the Middle East, according Bain & Company.
Homegrown player Carter Hones Associates has hit a milestone: the 1-year anniversary of its last year established Cost Consultancy team. Founded in 2010, Carter Hones Associates is a project consultancy that helps builders and their providers with planning and delivering their projects, within budget and on time.
The banking sector will play a crucial role in facilitating the UAE’s shift towards a more sustainable economy. With established net-zero goals, banks are working towards ways to put these plans into action.
Global human capital consultancy Russell Reynolds Associates has installed Nicolas Manset as the new Head of its Middle East business. Headquartered in New York, Russell Reynolds Associates is a professional services firm with two main lines of business: leadership advisory, and executive search.
PwC’s human capital consulting business has agreed a partnership with Orgvue, a platform that helps enterprise organisations optimize their workforce strategies. UK-headquartered Orgvue is a company that provides data-driven insights within the domain of organisational design and workforce planning.
KPMG has boosted its Deals Advisory practice in Bahrain with the hire of Farhad Chothia and Alden Muhoni. Appointed a Director, Farhad Chothia has over two decades of experience across diverse international markets such as Australia, the UAE, Asia Pacific, and South Africa.
Emkan has topped its 10th anniversary year with another major milestone – bring named among Saudi Arabia’s leading companies to work for by an international certification body. Named a Best Place to Work for the year 2024, Emkan has been recognized as a top employer following a rigorous HR assessment, covering workplace aspects such as culture, leadership, opportunities for personal growth, people practices, and human resource policies.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a driving force behind economic growth. Four experts in the field – Henrik von Scheel, Paul Lalovich, Emilija Vukovic, and Tesha Teshanovich – outline how the innovative concepts of FDI-as-a-service and real world asset (RWA) tokenization can help growth markets beef up their FDI attractiveness.
Saudi national Layla Mansour has kickstarted her career at Frost & Sullivan. Now three months into the firm’s internship program in KSA, she reflects on her journey of growth and learning at the growth-focused advisory firm.
Roland Berger has appointed Nizar Hneini as senior partner and country leader for Qatar, one of the firm’s key markets in the region. Bringing over two decades of rich experience in the consulting industry, Nizar Hneini has been tasked with driving significant growth for the strategic consultancy in the Qatari market.
What are the fastest-growing technology companies headquartered in the Middle East or Cyprus? For the third year in a row, Deloitte explored the matter – crowning Capital.com as the runaway winner. Cyprus-based financial investment platform Capital.
Cultivating a robust supply chain is important for the GCC countries as they undertake ambitious endeavors to strengthen large-scale industrial development. That is according to a report from Oliver Wyman, which looks at supply chains and disruptions.
Thousands of leaders and experts are set convene at a global conference in Abu Dhabi in the coming three days to explore economic development and foreign investments, with Agile Dynamics one of the event’s knowledge partners.
International management consultancy Horváth has appointed Saad Hamam as its first partner in the Middle East. Saad Hamam has been a driving force behind Horváth’s growth and success in the Middle East since joining in 2014 and becoming a managing director of the regional office in 2020.
There is significant hype around artificial intelligence (AI). Apparent is that AI has the potential to disrupt businesses and ways of working, yet the path to maturity is still long. Joe Tawfik, partner at Kinetic Consulting, explores the potential of AI and some of the top use cases, as well as how leaders can actually get started with the fit for purpose AI tool.
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