Tag: UAE
American University of Sharjah – School of Business and Management
American University of Sharjah School of Business and Management Phone: +(971) 6-515-2310 Email: Contacts page Website: http://www.aus.edu/sbm/ P.O. Box 26666, Sharjah UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Type: Private Year Founded: 1997 Accreditation: AACSB; Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research (MOHESR) Recognition: Description “The University Of Dubai’s College of Business Administration (CBA) is accredited locally and internationally. [...]
UAE University (UAEU) – Faculty of Business and Economics
United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) Faculty of Business and Economics Phone: +971 3.763.8860 Email: mba.alain@uaeu.ac.ae Website: http://www.fbe.uaeu.ac.ae P.O.Box 17555, Al-Ain, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Type: Public Year Founded: 1977 Accreditation: AACSB Recognition: 1. 3rd Best Business School in Africa/Middle East in 2010 QS Global 200 Business Schools Report. 2. In 2010, according to University Ranking by [...]
Top 100 Companies of the Muslim World: 2010 DS100 Ranking
See the full DS100™ list. The 2010 DS100 ranking, which is based on companies’ fiscal year ended on or before June 2010, fully captures the impact of the 2008/2009 global financial crisis.
2010 DS100 Summary: Companies Absorb Financial Crisis Shock
The 7th Annual DS100 continues to benchmark the corporate environment of the 57 OIC (Organization of Islamic Conference) member countries.
Meet the Chief Yahoo! of the Arab World
Samih Toukan’s life motto, “It’s better to try and fail than to fail to try,” has made him the globe’s largest Arab entrepreneur success story. When the world’s major Internet portal, Yahoo! signed a multi-million dollar deal with the biggest Arab online community in the world called Maktoob.com on August 25, CEO Samih Toukan was [...]
Missing Link in Islamic Finance Hubs: Islamic Venture Capital
The Islamic world profiled modalities of capitalism in 8th/9th century, but today’s Muslim country Islamic finance hubs are missing two vital aspects: addressing ‘have nots’ (micro-finance), and deploying the funds of ‘haves’ into Islamic VC funds. My focus in this article is on the latter–interplay between risk capital and innovative ideas for strategic localised benefit. [...]
Dubai 2.0 – Towards an Innovation Economy
The Emirate of Dubai – more than any other individual place in modern Muslim history – has captivated the attention of many for almost a decade now. On the one hand, Dubai is increasingly seen as a booming metropolis – a new land of opportunities of sorts – and on the other hand, many have [...]
Clean Energy Opportunities for Emerging Muslim World Markets
If you think that the oil rich Gulf states have a long bonanza from ever rising prices, think again: According to Financial Sense (Jan 2008) and other sources, Saudi Arabia will approach zero net exports in 2031, within a range of 2024 to 2037. Other top exporters (Russia, Norway, Iran, and UAE) are in a [...]
Consumer Brands of the Top 100 Companies in the Muslim World (2007)
This report showcases a selection of the most prominent consumer facing brands of the 2007 Top 100 Companies in the Muslim World. (Please view the latest 2010 report here) A variety of prominent global brand value rankings have repeatedly shown the tremendous sustainable income brands deliver. For example, InterBrand, which evaluates brands much like analysts [...]
GCC Companies Honored for Good Corporate Citizenship
Corporate Social Responsibility, the buzz word in prominent business circles has garnered a lot of attention in the corporate corridors of the western world. More recently, countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the broader Arab region have been riding high on it as well. To discuss some of the pressing social responsibility issues [...]
