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Jumeirah Golf Estates aims to bring serene sporting luxury to its course members and community residents. However, ensuring things run smoothly requires calculated business decisions from those behind the...
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As the UAE advances in its initiative to becoming the global capital for Islamic finance, are finance and business professionals ready to progress their business growth through harnessing the...
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Financial captains face the pressure of having to manage costs while also improving business performance. Unpredictable changes and increasing competition often call for survival skills critical to the firm’s...
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Savvy senior management members are beginning to appreciate the value that the CFO can provide beyond finance. Clear demonstration of business acumen is needed from the finance chief to...
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Corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting is an opportunity for a company to showcase its personality and ethics to its customers as well as the greater community. It highlights issues...
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For Murtaza Chevel, diplomacy has always been the name of the game. From forging strong business networks across a diverse range of cultures to appeasing powerful financial institutions when...
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Fraudulent activity can make a severe dent in an organisation’s bottom line, and serves to undermine internal morale. What can CFOs do to combat fraud and what are the...
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Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is a key component of the training of all employees, and the CFO is not exempt from this bracket. What are the benefits of CPD...
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Although the UAE is a leader by many measures, with only 14 percent of the country’s senior management positions held by women, in this sense it falls short. We...
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With their strong financial acumen, risk management skills, and corporate governance experience, modern-day CFOs are emerging to become strategic leaders proficient in managing the business. But are these capabilities...
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Charged with fostering good relations and transparency within organisations, the CFO’s function as a communicator has become increasingly important. Today, having greater shareholder involvement also constitutes the finance chief’s...
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Sana Khater has been on a wining streak. ICAEW named her CFO of the year, and Forbes has tapped her as one of the region’s most powerful women. In...
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ShiftIN is aptly named – their objective is to support businesses make a shift from within. Roberto Wyszkowski has seen a number of shifts in the C-suite. He lets...
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The CFO role is complex and demanding. Aside from leading the finance function, the job entails effective engagement with other executives, understanding other departments, and ultimately, supporting the business...
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From New York to Nairobi, Paris to Perth and Beijing to Buenos Aires, Emirates is internationally acclaimed as one of the world’s elite airlines – and one of its...
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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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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...