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SAP CEO Bill McDermott sat down with James Dartnell to discuss the company’s plans to build a data centre in Dubai, and the opportunities for digital transformation in the...
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According to the report, people-related risks remain top of mind for both buyers and sellers, including employee retention, cultural integration, leadership assessment, compensation and benefit levels and overall talent...
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James Dartnell caught up with KPMG global chairman John Veihmeyer on his recent visit to Dubai. he shared his thoughts on how the Middle East can emerge stronger from...
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Finesse has recently announced that its Central Business District office will now function as a Banking Process Excellence and BPO Centre to service their existing client base and further...
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National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) has committed to lend, invest and facilitate a total of $10 billion of financing within the next 10 years to projects focussed on...
![#htmlcaption FGB launches customisable ‘Accelerator’ programme](http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/themes/acme/images/timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/FGB-headquarters-hi-res.jpg&h=69&w=94&s=5)
FGB recently launched a new relationship ecosystem called ‘Accelerator’. According to the company, this customer centric offering takes into account customer’s everyday choices and preferences for using banking products...
![#htmlcaption CGMA report urges CFOs to transform their roles](http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/themes/acme/images/timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/CFO_img.jpg&h=69&w=94&s=5)
The Digital Finance Imperative, new research from Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA), found that CFOs in Europe the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) can apply the discipline of management...
![#htmlcaption Risk: The focus of modern internal auditing](http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/themes/acme/images/timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/risk.jpg&h=69&w=94&s=5)
Newly released research shows internal audit’s role in risk is changing both globally and in the United Arab Emirates.
![#htmlcaption Ease of exchange](http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/themes/acme/images/timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Saxo.jpg&h=69&w=94&s=5)
Saxo Bank’s Group CFO Steen Blaafalk discusses the opportunities for foreign exchange trading in the Middle East and the power of technology platforms in the space.
![#htmlcaption Sealing the deal](http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/themes/acme/images/timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/MA.jpg&h=69&w=94&s=5)
For companies who are selling, raising capital or acquiring smaller businesses for growth, finance leaders are a vital organ at every stage of the deal. How can the CFO...
![#htmlcaption The numbers game](http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/themes/acme/images/timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/SCM.jpg&h=69&w=94&s=5)
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...
![#htmlcaption The C-suite shift](http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/themes/acme/images/timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/C-SUITE-SHIFT.jpg&h=69&w=94&s=5)
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...
![#htmlcaption In the eye of the shareholder](http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/themes/acme/images/timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Cover1.jpg&h=69&w=94&s=5)
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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For the fifth consecutive year, Gartner has ranked Deloitte as the number one global consulting organisation based on 2014 market share revenue in their report Market Share Analysis: Consulting...
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ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) held the latest in its series of Women in Finance roundtables, supported by Pearl Initiative. The round table focused on the benefit...
![#htmlcaption EY hosts Banking CFO Forum](http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/themes/acme/images/timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/finance-2015.jpg&h=69&w=94&s=5)
EY recently organised its first Banking CFO forum at the W Hotel in Doha, Qatar to address the key challenges that the new IFRS on Financial Instruments will present...
![#htmlcaption Dubai set to host 8th Annual CFO Strategies Forum](http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/themes/acme/images/timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/technology.jpg&h=69&w=94&s=5)
The 8th Annual CFO Strategies Forum set to take place on October 22 to 23 at the Park Hyatt in Dubai, will feature the region’s most advanced and creative...
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According to the ICAEW, the recent decision by the MSCI Global Equities Index to upgrade its classification of both the UAE and Qatar from Frontier to Emerging Market status...