November – December 2023 Issue
SAL: Bridging Local & Global Logistics
SAL plays a crucial role in supporting one of the key pillars of Vision 2030—economic...
Features
X-Man Elon Musk’s Apocalypse
After taking over Twitter in October 2022, Elon Musk fired...
MacPaw: Defying cyberwar in Ukraine
About one-third of MacPaw's workforce is located outside of Kyiv,...
Tesla’s Cybertruck Reservations: A Closer Look
Six years ago, at a Tesla design meeting, Elon Musk...
Navigating the ‘oil’ uncertainty
China is the world's largest consumer of oil, therefore an...
MENA banks pave the way to a greener future
ESG-focused finance in the retail and commercial markets is the...
Does UK economy need ‘Bazball’?
After Liz Truss took over the governance responsibilities from Boris...
Virtual Wallets: The future of payments
Since traditional banking is not widely available in Africa, virtual...
Islamic Finance: Pioneering Ethical Banking
Ethical banking and Islamic finance acknowledge the value of interacting...
Analysis
Mastering password security like a pro
One of the cardinal rules of password creation is avoiding the inclusion of information...
The transformation of data & analytics leaders
Data and analytics leaders will need to put a high priority on responsible data...
Germany’s property downturn
The inflation rate in Germany for 2022 is 7.9%, even though office rents climbed...
Solving the ‘Energy Bill’ dilemma
Veterans and their families who are having financial difficulties paying their energy bills now...
Debating Japan’s brilliant rebound
Foreign visitors to Japan increased by more than 1,600% from COVID-affected levels a year...
Back-to-school season in the shadow of inflation
Sales decreased by 0.8% for the 2020 back-to-school season as the pandemic severely disrupted...
Global economy’s ‘SWIFT’ game
Despite being essential to the world's economic infrastructure, SWIFT is not a financial institution...
Dominican Banking enters digital era
The Dominican Republic banking industry recorded 5.1 million Internet banking users in 2022, an...
Insight
Gaming gold rush in Gulf
The fact that mobile games are primarily supported by advertising is one reason why the MENA prefers them to PC and console gaming…
