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KPMG launches family business centreLeading professional services advisory firm KPMG has announced the launch of a global centre of excellence for family business. The initiative is in collaboration with Young Presidents' Organisation (YPO), a global network of young More… |
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Challenges mounting for ME family businessesFamily businesses in the Middle East are now competing in a more turbulent environment dominated by pluralistic social values, intensified competition, a global economy and rapidly changing politics and regulation, said a report. The ar More… |
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DBWC president wins top Forbes awardDubai Business Women Council (DBWC) president Raja Al Gurg has received the ‘Most Influential Arab Woman in Family Business’ award during the Forbes Middle East CEOs Forum held in Dubai recently. The awards ceremony was host More… |
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Dubai’s Al Habtoor plans IPODubai-based Al Habtoor Group is considering an initial public offering (IPO) amid further strengthening the UAE's position in the capital markets and increased inflows from the Euro zone, the company said in a statement. More… |
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Succession plan ‘key to family businesses’Family-owned businesses in the region have started looking at succession planning to manage and preserve their wealth for future generations, a report said. A research study by executive search firm CTPartners highlighted succession pla More… |
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Family businesses 'a major growth driver'Family businesses will increasingly be the backbone and a major driver of growth, with a huge capacity to create employment across the Middle East and Europe, a report said. These were among the findings of a major European and Middle East More… |
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Women’s role in family business highlightedThe Dubai Women Business Council (DBWC) shared its insights on the role of women in the success of family businesses in the GCC during the recently concluded American University of Sharjah (AUS) Business Forum 2012. Organised under the the More… |
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Women’s role in family business highlightedThe Dubai Women Business Council (DBWC) shared its insights on the role of women in the success of family businesses in the GCC during the recently concluded American University of Sharjah (AUS) Business Forum 2012. Organised under the the More… |
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Family businesses ‘must focus on planning'Strategic planning for family businesses is now more important than ever and represents a business's most important challenge, said a leading businessman in Bahrain. Khalid M Kanoo, chairman of Bahrain Family Business Association, was spea More… |
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Family-owned businesses 'lack planning'Strategic and operational planning ranks as the biggest challenge facing Middle East family businesses, says a report. The 2008 Middle East Family Business Survey, which is to be released at next week's Family Business Forum, shows that Mi More… |
