The Sultan Qaboos University has brought in experts from Crossword Cybersecurity to help it with developing the programme for the qualifying rounds of the national cybersecurity capture the flag tournament.
Food and beverage (F&B) companies across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman face the daunting prospect of long-term social distancing, falling demand and cash constraints. A new report by KPMG examines trends and concerns in these key Middle East markets.
A new Oliver Wyman study has revealed that UAE consumers are happy to pay extra for the perks of 5G, more so than in other major markets. The global management consulting firm surveyed more than 6,000 consumers across six countries: UAE, France, Germany, Spain, UK and US.
PwC Middle East’s new office in downtown Dubai is a six-storey, state-of-the-art facility with an open plan and flexible working arrangements, complete with a “disruptive” digital Experience Centre. The new 176,000 plus square feet building on Emaar Square is PwC’s second office in Dubai and fourth in the UAE.
Following the success of its inaugural edition, McKinsey & Company has announced the 2021 edition of its Qiyada Emerging Leaders program in Abu Dhabi. Last week the strategy consulting firm launched its search for 20 young, talented Emiratis in Abu Dhabi that aspire joining the one-year learning & development journey.
Three months after launching in the Middle East, Ince Consulting has strengthened its senior team in the region with Duncan Sawyer. Duncan Sawyer brings over 25 years of experience to the consulting firm, which specialises in finance-focused advisory and merger & acquisition services to the maritime industry.
As part of its partnership with the World Government Summit, Sia Partners conducted a market analysis on the implications of Covid-19 on urban mobility in the Middle East. Leveraging global and regional research, and insights drawn from interviews with a panel of top industry leaders, the 40-page report puts forward eight trends that are deemed most relevant to the future of mobility.
Delivering value for customers is crucial in today’s market, according to Catharine Granger – CEO of Dubai-based advisory firm Trajan Consulting. Granger spoke at GITEX Technology Week 2020 held in Dubai – a mammoth tech convention that featured: more than 300 startups; over 200 investors & venture capitalists; more than 300 speakers; and exhibits from more than a thousand businesses including tech giants such as Etisalat, Dell Technologies and Kaspersky.
Global executive search firm ZRG Partners has expanded into the Middle East, hiring Tim Rotherham from PwC as Managing Director for the region. With revenues of over $ 60 million, US-headquartered ZRG Partners (ZRG) is one of the world’s larger headhunters.
Boston Consulting Group (BCG) recently held its two-day flagship CEO and Leaders Forums, bringing together senior leaders from the public and private sector across the Middle East. A roundup of the event’s main takeaways.
KPMG Saudi banks has released the third quarter edition of its ‘Banking Pulse’, a quarterly study that sheds lights on the key trends and financial developments in the Kingdom’s banking industry. KPMG leaders Khalil Ibrahim Al Sedais and Ovais Shahab reflect on the key findings.
Engineering consulting firm Stantec has installed Anas Kassem at the helm of its Middle East division. Anas Kassem joins the Canada-listed firm from rival WSP, where he spent over three decades across a range of roles of increasing seniority.
Lack of adequate water management could cost the Middle East up to 6% of its GDP by 2050, according to a new Oliver Wyman report. The region is engaged in active efforts to avoid this scenario. Oliver Wyman analysed a range of data sources – World Bank and OECD included – to understand water management practices around the world.
Family businesses in the Middle East have turned their attention to life beyond Covid-19, signaling a “surprising” level of optimism according to a new Deloitte report. Deloitte surveyed 80 of the Middle East’s most prominent family groups, spread across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman.
A new RedSeer Consulting report explains how the UAE’s ‘dark kitchens’ mark a singular bright spot in a restaurant industry that has been hit hard by Covid-19. Dark kitchens – alternatively termed ‘cloud kitchens’ ‘ghost kitchens’ or ‘virtual kitchens’ among others – refer to standalone kitchens that prepare meals on a business-to-business (B2B) basis.
Lebanon has called on two German consultancies – Roland Berger and Hamburg Port Consulting – to lead redevelopment efforts for the Port of Beirut, after a devastating explosion destroyed the harbour back in August.
PwC has helped the Saudi government create a privatised and digitalised water transmission entity – WTTCO – in a move that is aligned with goals in Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030. The Water Transmission and Technologies Company (WTTCO) is conceptualised to be among the largest water transmission companies in the world, currently spanning 8,000 kms in pipeline infrastructure.
Over three quarters of consumers in Saudi Arabia and the UAE is planning to buy something this weekend, when the Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping craze unfolds. A survey by global consulting firm Simon-Kucher & Partners looked into the buying appetite of consumers globally, surveying more than 11,000 people across 14 countries, including Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, and in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Simon-Kucher & Partners has appointed Maha Rashad as Managing Director of its Cairo office. The international strategy and sales & marketing consultancy first entered Egypt in the summer of 2018, at the time marking its entry into the African continent.
Alvarez & Marsal has exited its role as consultant to Lebanon’s central bank, after a sustained standoff saw the financial institution withhold data citing bank secrecy. Even meeting with Lebanon’s President could not break the impasse, and the news has jeopardised Lebanon’s seek of a bail-out from the international community following the country’s protracted economic collapse this year.
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