CFO
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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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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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Fuelled by a vast transition in its finance and IT departments, Saudi Arabian Airlines is reaching for the skies. Company CFO and CIO Muhammad Ali Albakri tells James Dartnell...
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According to ICAEW’s new report 'Providing Leadership in a Digital World,' digital technology is transforming industries, economies and societies, increasingly affecting the accountancy profession.
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Rajesh Pareek has a lot on his hands. As the CFO of Dubai International Financial Centre Authority, he demands accurate, real-time reporting information. He opted for a fresh solution...
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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.
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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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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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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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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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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...
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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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Top Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) will come together to document their strategies and best practices in the GCC for the first ever CFO Strategies Index. The global economy has...
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Genesis Institute claims that every department in any organization should have a basic finance education in order to understand numbers in a lucrative manner, which is why they run...
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On August 27 2014, MECA CFO Alliance (MECA), the largest CFO networking group in Middle East will be hosting the MECA CFO Leadership Conference at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel,...