Mar 11, 2010
Three co-chairs of the Abu Dhabi 2010 Media Summit spoke with reporters from The National about their companies, and the future of media in Abu Dhabi and the Middle East. See Interactive Chatting with the co-chairs
Sep 30, 2010
The fresh-faced 26-year-old billionaire Mark Zuckerberg has allowed Oprah Winfrey's cameras into his home for the first time. Read Article A peek into the Facebook founder's private life
Nov 28, 2010
Two female entrepreneurs who have opened confectionery businesses share their stories at the Made in Sharjah exhibition. Read Article Women set up shop on the sweet side of local business
Dec 12, 2010
Sir Andrew Large, a former deputy governor of the Bank of England, says there is some uncertainty about whether the US Federal Reserve's second round of quantitative easing since the global financial crisis will succeed in bolstering economic growth. Read Article Putting QE2 into reverse will stop inflation surging
Dec 17, 2010
Josef Kleindienst has spent most of his life as a policeman. But when he decided to write a tell-all book about corruption that implicated the controversial head of Austria's right-wing Freedom Party, he took a sharp change in career. He is now the head of the first company to start building on the World islands in Dubai. Read Article Austrian developer plans a World empire in the Gulf
Dec 23, 2010
Entrepreneurs are being encouraged to follow their career paths at a young age and as a result the UAE has some of the youngest leading businessmen in the Middle East. Read Article Young people encouraged to start and manage businesses
Jan 12, 2011
From a young Emirati opening his own restaurant to a Portuguese student setting up a consultancy firm, the spirit of entrepreneurship is on the rise in the UAE. Read Article A boost to young business minds
Jan 16, 2011
A decade after Phaneesh Murthy's career blew up under the cloud of a sexual harassment lawsuit, he is back as one of the top names in the Indian IT world with the $1bn acquisition of Patni Computers. Read Article Rise and fall and rise again of IT star Phaneesh Murthy
Jan 20, 2011
A competing bid by a Turkish conglomerate for the Kuwaiti operator Zain is an attempt to sabotage Etisalat's efforts buy a controlling stake in Zain, claims the chairman of the Kharafi Group. Read Article Kharafi lashes out at rival bid for Zain stake
Feb 25, 2011
Rashid al Habtoor, the chief executive of Al Habtoor Trading Enterprises and chairman of Dubai Polo & Equestrian Club, explains how the sport is a stress reliever. Read Article Real polo is not a game, it's a way of life
