With a young population and an economy in transition, Bahrain has placed growing emphasis on skills training and vocational education, seeking to align what students learn with what employers need. The effort spans partnerships between institutions, government programmes and private-sector initiatives. Officials…
Most award “nominations” that land in a founder’s inbox are not honors. They are sales leads. The pitch follows a script the trade now knows by heart: an unsolicited congratulations, a finalist “fee” of $150 to $200, then upsells for tickets, trophies…
For decades, QVC made shopping feel like a shared event. A kitchen appliance, a gemstone bracelet or a beauty launch could become a live demonstration, a conversation and a sale in the same moment. Now, after completing a rapid Chapter 11 restructuring,…
Hang Lung Group and Hang Lung Properties are preparing for a leadership transition that places a seasoned consumer and retail executive at the center of one of Hong Kong’s most closely watched property businesses. Leo Tsoi, currently chief executive of Toys “R”…
“The Modernist” is an apt lens for a year that recognizes fashion as an ever-expanding cultural language. It is no longer defined only by the collections that arrive on the runway each season, but also by the messages built around them, the…
Pandora is preparing for a new phase in one of its most important markets, appointing veteran consumer-brand executive André Branch as President of its North America cluster. Beginning August 15, Branch will lead the company’s operations from New York, bringing more than…
Leadership in the Gulf economy is no longer exercised solely from government offices. Increasingly it flows from the region’s giant sovereign wealth funds, institutions whose investment decisions shape industries far beyond their borders and whose leaders have become some of the most…
Few regions have built an entertainment industry as quickly as the Gulf. In the span of a few years, a part of the world once known for its restrictions on public performance has become a magnet for concerts, festivals, film, and live…
The Gulf’s most successful economic strategies share an unfashionable quality: patience. In an age that rewards the immediate, the region’s leadership has increasingly staked its future on projects that will not mature for a decade or more, a bet on the long…
The Gulf’s sovereign wealth funds have spent years as the envy of the investment world, commanding capital on a scale few institutions can match. But 2026 has brought a less comfortable dynamic, as the region’s biggest funds face mounting pressure to justify…
