The Life: It started with crowdfunding, a concept that last year saw masses of donors use online platforms to pledge US$2.7 billion. Now there is crowdinvesting - or equity crowdfunding - which allows supporters to invest in projects in exchange for equity. Read Article Crowdfunding's next level
Family businesses across the Middle East are thriving in the face of the global economic downturn with significantly more of them revealing strong sales growth in the last year than their counterparts in the rest of the world. Read Article Middle East family firms show strong sales growth
A unique collaboration between the British Library and the Qatar Foundation will take thousands of precious records of the Arab world into the digital age. The Arab past, digitised for tomorrow
A discussion at Manarat Al Saadiyat will examine the art and photography of European artists travelling 'through the lights and images' of this region, writes Nick Leech
The Orient, expressed in Abu Dhabi
