by root | Feb 27, 2024 | Dubai, DubaiSilkRoad, Emerging Markets, Fintech, FiveG (5G), Fourth Industrial Revolution, MENA Business Daily, NewPost, Original Articles, United Arab Emirates Economy
By Luca Yazdanpanah Imagine you are looking to buy a new apartment in Dubai or lease some office space, but you are thousands of miles away? If you are buying property from Al Futtaim, a leading UAE conglomerate, you can do a virtual walk-through ahead of your visit...
by Afshin Molavi | Jun 10, 2019 | Dubai, DubaiSilkRoad, Emerging Market Multinationals, Emerging Markets, Fast Moving Consumer Goods, Logistics, NewPost, Original Articles, Red Sea Economies, Saudi Arabia Economy, Saudi Business, Shipping, Southeast Asia, Trade, United Arab Emirates Economy
Every year, the Journal of Commerce, the world’s leading publication on global shipping and logistics, publishes its Top 100 U.S Importers and Exporters (paywall) guide. It’s a great insider look at U.S trade and globalization from the company level. It...
by Afshin Molavi | Jun 5, 2019 | Dubai, DubaiSilkRoad, Emerging Market Multinationals, Emerging Markets, HUBSS, NewPost, Original Articles, Ports, Shipping, Trade
DP World Primer – By Afshin Molavi (Part of the Dubai Silk Road Series) Dubai-headquartered DP World is the world’s fifth largest container terminal network operator, handling 71.4 million twenty foot equivalent units (TEUs) last year at 78 marine and inland...
by Afshin Molavi | May 2, 2019 | Aviation, Dubai, Emerging Markets, NewPost, Top Ten Lists
The largest construction project in the world is — no surprise — the massive new air hub planned in Dubai, Al Maktoum International Airport. Here’s a list of the Top Ten, courtesy of The Balance Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai Jubail II,...
by Afshin Molavi | Feb 18, 2019 | Dubai, East Africa, Geopolitics, India Economy, India-MENA, Indian Ocean-istan, NewPost, Original Articles
The Highly Regarded Indian Foreign Affairs Columnist C. Raja Mohan Sees a New Dawn in the Arabian Peninsula and Wants Delhi to See it Too C. Raja Mohan is one of India’s leading foreign policy thinkers and perhaps its preeminent foreign affairs columnist. What Mohan...
by Afshin Molavi | Feb 14, 2019 | China Economy, Dubai, Emerging Market Multinationals, Hong Kong, HUBSS, Logistics, NewPost, Original Articles, Shipping, Singapore, Top Ten Lists
The South China Morning Post reports on February 14, 2019 that Hong Kong continues to slip below other Asian port rivals in terms of container traffic, falling to seventh place for 2018, according to Drewry Shipping Consultants. Hong Kong held the title of the...
