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Posted: 03-08-2011
INTERNATIONAL. New York is famed as "the city that never sleeps" but London, reveals a new study, sleeps even less, as do over 30 other cities worldwide. None sleepless than Cairo, the strife-torn capital of Egypt, which is today named the "world's most 24-hour" city by a study of the world's most round-the-clock metropolises. But New York ranks a humiliating 32nd, behind London (17th), Paris (18th), Rome (27th) and an embarrassingly long list of other cities. The first global ranking of the world's "most 24-hour" - or most nocturnal - cities, comes from analysing 120 million online chat
Posted: July 14, 2017
UAE. European football market revenues exceeded US$27 billion in the 2015/16 season, according to Deloitte's Annual Review of Football Finance.
Posted: June 27, 2017
UAE. Europe provides many opportunities for entrepreneurs and investors looking to invest and do business in this progressive economy.
Posted: June 27, 2017
INTERNATIONAL. Almost every day, there are constant reminders of the increasing scarcity of water and the importance of managing this essential natural resource in the face of ever increasing demands and degrading environmental conditions.
Posted: June 14, 2017
INTERNATIONAL. A case of 'skills on tap' is dumping traditional management structures into a serious identity crisis, leaving the question to hang in the air, "who deserves to lead us from here."
Posted: June 13, 2017
UAE. You've managed to locate your dream job, but how do you make sure you stand out to recruiters who are sifting through hundreds of profiles trying to find a suitable candidate?
Posted: June 12, 2017
INTERNATIONAL. On the shifting landscapes of today's economy, passion may be more than just a catalyst for increased job performance; it may be the anchor.
Posted: May 25, 2017
UAE. Over 25% of successors think they will lose market share to new entrants; Quicker than ever, the past is being left behind - a tendency that in the perception of many goes against the tradition of family-owned businesses.
Posted: May 9, 2017
UAE. The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) study shows gender gap still persists when it comes to global talent mobility; 44% of women with children were willing to move abroad. Yet despite this, less than 30% of women who were willing to move had actually done so, compared with 40% of men in similar situations.
Posted: May 4, 2017
INTERNATIONAL. Latest Just Imagine post argues for dramatic change in employer mindset towards their growing Millennial workforce; An outright dismissal of Millennials would constitute a grave mistake.
Posted: May 4, 2017
LEBANON. Findings from latest ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller survey released: Young Arabs view unemployment and extremism as the biggest problems holding the Middle East back, with the region increasingly divided by access to opportunity; 77% of young Lebanese say Daesh has become weaker over the past year.
Posted: April 26, 2017
UAE. A change of scene lifts flagging productivity; 53% of global workers suffering from symptoms of cabin fever find relief by varying their work environment.
Posted: March 10, 2017
UAE. Global entertainment and media market expected to hit US$2.14 trillion by 2020; 23rd edition of CABSAT will focus on disruptive innovation and monetisation opportunities.
Posted: March 6, 2017
UAE. Millennials are concerned about a world that presents numerous threats and want multinational businesses to do more to alleviate society's biggest challenges.
Posted: February 23, 2017
UAE. Arab Reading Index dispels widespread inaccurate statistics, which placed reading levels in the region much lower than they really are.
Posted: December 17, 2016
UAE. WWICS has been assisting potential business persons, investors and senior management professionals in expanding their business horizon.

MIDDLE EAST BUSINESS COMMENT & ANALYSIS

date:Posted: July 21, 2017
UAE. Countries ranked on Enterprise, Government, People and Civil Society capabilities; UAE most prepared among other countries in MENA.
date:Posted: July 20, 2017
LEBANON: "The overall decline in the level of household sentiment in the second quarter of 2017 was due to consumers' widespread disappointment by the misplaced priorities of the government."
date:Posted: July 19, 2017
INTERNATIONAL. "Far from being a sign of intellectual inferiority, the capacity to err is crucial to human cognition." Ironically, if we want to 'get it right' we are going to have to get it wrong.
UAE. Cisco's security research organization Talos says once this ransomware enters your system, it uses three ways to spread automatically around a network, one of which is the known Eternal Blue vulnerability.
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