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 root | Jul 31, 2022 | FiveG (5G), Fourth Industrial Revolution, Geopolitics, NewPost, Original Articles
By Kian Akhavan The advent of the internet has fundamentally reshaped society, the economy and global politics. Its ubiquity has made the world a smaller place, democratizing knowledge and removing barriers to communication. As an inextricable part of daily life for...
by Afshin Molavi | Oct 25, 2020 | Articles, Emerging Market Multinationals, Fast Moving Consumer Goods, FiveG (5G), NewPost, South Korea, Telecoms
By Afshin Molavi “Change everything, except your wife and children.” Those words by Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee, uttered in 1993 at a low point in the company’s history, have become enshrined in the lore of the South Korean conglomerate that has...
by Afshin Molavi | Jan 8, 2020 | Articles, Belt and Road Initiative, Europe, FiveG (5G), Mediterranean Sea Region, NewPost
The recently elected Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, was in Washington this week, doing the rounds, and I attended his highly engaging session at the Atlantic Council on Tuesday. He made a compelling case for the “Greece is back” narrative,...
by Afshin Molavi | Feb 4, 2019 | Artificial Intelligence, China/Middle East, Dubai, Egypt, FiveG (5G), Fourth Industrial Revolution, Logistics, NewPost, Original Articles, Tech Start-Ups
There’s a great piece in the Abu Dhabi-based English daily, The National, that explores the rise of China’s tech players in the UAE. The piece quotes extensively from my friend, Sam Blatteis, who is one of the sharpest analysts and consultants on the New...
