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Beehive recently announced that it has facilitated over AED 12 million in finance for more than 25 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UAE since its launch in...
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Although it remains an important part of a corporate balance sheet, corporate real estate (CRE) often receives little attention from the CFO.
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The role of the CFO is now more than just budgeting and monitoring balance sheets. While risk management is a central part of their roles, as finance chiefs, they...
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In an environment where knowing where you stand is key to business, it is vital that CFOs and other interested parties can see their finances in a flash. Mark...
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Surya Subramanian isn’t a man who can afford to get his sums wrong. Emirates NBD’s Group Chief Financial Officer talks to CFO ME about his relationship with technology, IT...
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What CFOs need to know about the pulse of budgeting, reporting, and financial consolidation success.
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The MECA CFO Alliance recently hosted a CFO Innovation Summit under the theme “Future of Business Intelligence,” which was held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Dubai. We bring...
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His career spanning 20 years is driven by the belief that ‘Ideas Create and Values Protect’. Alwyn Crasta is the Group CFO of Al Dahra Holding - a leading...
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When addressing issues of compliance, CFOs often balk at upfront investments, which can remove valuable resources from revenue-generating activity. While it is true that, in some cases, significant costs...
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What is Big Data and what does it have to do with management accountants in the Middle East?
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Big Data is the latest buzz phrase in business but what does it mean and why is an appreciation of Big Data so important for the office of the...
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The first six months of 2015 has seen a dramatic rise in the value of claims filed at DIFC Courts, reflecting the growing confidence placed in DIFC and Dubai...
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Saad Maniar, Managing Partner of Crowe Horwath UAE, explains how modern technology and software can be utilised to maximise finance business performance.
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The relationship between the CFO and the CIO is more important now than it has ever been. From streamlining finance operations, to exploiting Big Data and digitalisation for cutting...
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MENACORP is among the most successful stockbrokerage firms in the United Arab Emirates. Company CFO Petr Molik sits down with CFO Assistant Editor Adelle Geronimo to discuss the journey...
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Integrated Alternative Finance (IAF) has structured and financed a mezzanine debt facility for Downtown Investments Limited (DIL), the owner of the Taj Dubai, located in prime Downtown Dubai. The...