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According to a new ICAEW report, weaker oil prices present a serious challenge to the growth outlook for the GCC region, which was already facing economic concerns, however, serious...
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Naseba’s 10th CFO Strategies Forum MENA saw the launch of a new award to celebrate the contributions made by female finance professionals to successful businesses in the Middle East...
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Following a drive to focus solely on its core businesses, internationally-renowned RAK Ceramics is on the right track. CFO Pramod Kumar Chand has played a key role in devising...
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Determining the right key performances indicators is crucial for any business to set itself on the path to success. Gary Cokins, CEO of Analytics-Based Performance Management LLC, shares his...
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Kurt Ramin, CFE, gives his take on the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners’ recently held debut Middle Eastern conference on best practices for fraud mitigation.
![#htmlcaption Al Naboodah Group Enterprises announces new CEO](http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/themes/acme/images/timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Paul_Al-Naboodah.jpg&h=69&w=94&s=5)
Paul O'Flaherty has recently rejoined the Saeed & Mohammed Al Naboodah Group, as the CEO for Al Naboodah Group Enterprises.
![#htmlcaption IFM, ECT and CEC partner to boost Islamic finance sector](http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/themes/acme/images/timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/aafaq-IFM-e1455528163493.jpg&h=69&w=94&s=5)
The Institute of Finance and Management (IFM has entered into a strategic partnership with the Emirates College of Technology’s (ECT) and Continuous Education Centre (CEC), an Abu Dhabi-based private...
![#htmlcaption Al Hilal Global Sukuk Fund delivers 1.78% dividend](http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/themes/acme/images/timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Islamic-bank.jpg&h=69&w=94&s=5)
Al Hilal Bank announced the dividend payout of its flagship fund, the Al Hilal Global Sukuk Fund.
![#htmlcaption MoF, WBG and IMF discuss financial sustainability in MENA region](http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/themes/acme/images/timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/The-ministerial-meeting-with-the-World-Bank-Group-President.jpg&h=69&w=94&s=5)
On the sidelines of the recently held World Government Summit, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) organised a meeting under the theme ‘The Current Status of the Economic and Financial...
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KPMG has ranked the UAE as a leader on its recently launched variables for sustained growth (VSG) index.
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Implemented by SAP gold partner, MDS ap, the project is aimed at unifying planning, budgeting and consolidation of UAE Exchange’s globally distributed branches and business entities.
![#htmlcaption Developing team effectiveness](http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/themes/acme/images/timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Economic-growth-fp.jpeg&h=69&w=94&s=5)
Fintan Somers, Founder and CFO, SomersConsult, talks about how teams within organisations can foster effectiveness and empower individuals in the workplace.
![#htmlcaption Can accountants grow the beans too?](http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/themes/acme/images/timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Management-acct.jpg&h=69&w=94&s=5)
Gary Cokins, Founder, Analytics-Based Performance Management, North Carolina, discusses how management accountants can adequately satisfy the needs of managers and employee teams for decision-based cost information.
![#htmlcaption Deutsche Bank expands equity research team in Dubai](http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/themes/acme/images/timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DIFC-1.jpg&h=69&w=94&s=5)
Deutsche Bank recently announced the expansion of its equity research operation and adds three equity analysts mainly focusing on Emerging Markets Equity Research in its DIFC office.
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Standard and Poor’s recently highlighted that it foresees increasingly difficult operating conditions for Saudi banks over the next two years, due to pressure on government spending and the...
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MasterCard recently approved Gemalto for a complete Cloud-Based Payment (CBP) solution. The recent certification encompasses Gemalto’s CBP server platforms as well as the payment software running on cardholders’ mobile...
![#htmlcaption Mashreq appoints new Head of International Banking Group](http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/themes/acme/images/timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Mashreq.jpg&h=69&w=94&s=5)
Mashreq has announced the appointment of Jan-Willem Sudmann as its new Head of International Banking Group.
![#htmlcaption Ready or not?](http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/themes/acme/images/timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/KPMG.jpg&h=69&w=94&s=5)
New research from KPMG reveals that the UAE is unprepared when it comes to cybersecurity investment.
![#htmlcaption Integrated performance management: How is it aligned with shareholder value?](http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/themes/acme/images/timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Grant-Thornton.jpg&h=69&w=94&s=5)
Grant Thornton’s associate director of business consulting, Komil Ahmetov, gives his take on why integrated performance management tools are essential in delivering the promise of strategic planning.
![#htmlcaption The sustainable SME](http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/themes/acme/images/timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Interview.jpg&h=69&w=94&s=5)
Volker Soppelsa, Founder and Managing Partner of Strategies 4 Sustainability, discusses why it is important for SMEs to integrate sustainability in their core business.