Business Leader of the Week: Meet Raja Easa Al Gurg, the face of women’s economic empowermentIFM CorrespondentDecember 8, 2023December 7, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentDecember 8, 2023December 7, 2023 Raja Easa Al Gurg was named the most powerful Emirati Businesswoman in Forbes Middle East's 2017 ranking... Read more
Business Leader of the Week: Meet Tadashi Yana, Asia’s clothing kingIFM CorrespondentDecember 1, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentDecember 1, 2023 Tadashi Yanai won the 'International Retailer of Year' award for 2010 from the National Retail Federation in the United States... Read more
Business Leader of the Week: Meet Ken Griffin, the American hedge fund kingIFM CorrespondentNovember 24, 2023December 6, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentNovember 24, 2023December 6, 2023 Unlike other famous investors, Ken Griffin remained very reserved about his investment strategies and decisions... Read more
Business Leader of the Week: Meet Giovanni Ferrero, a secretive Nutella BillionaireIFM CorrespondentNovember 17, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentNovember 17, 2023 As of October 2022, Giovanni Ferrero has an estimated net worth of USD 37.6 billion making him the 28th richest in the world... Read more
Strategies for better leadership & employee retentionIFM CorrespondentNovember 14, 2023November 12, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentNovember 14, 2023November 12, 2023 To ascertain whether a manager's leadership can lead to employee turnover, firm executives should think about soliciting regular input from every employee... Read more
Business Leader of the Week: Meet Gianluigi Aponte, founder of Mediterranean Shipping CompanyIFM CorrespondentNovember 10, 2023November 9, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentNovember 10, 2023November 9, 2023 Gianluigi Aponte made a move into the cruise industry in 1988, after purchasing the liner Monterey, a luxury ocean liner launched in 1931... Read more
IF Insights: Entrepreneurship in second-world countriesIFM CorrespondentNovember 9, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentNovember 9, 2023 One defining characteristic of entrepreneurship in second-world countries is the pervasive impact of socio-economic conditions... Read more
Business Leader of the Week: Meet Colin Huang, Billionaire founder of PinduoduoIFM CorrespondentNovember 3, 2023November 3, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentNovember 3, 2023November 3, 2023 In 2020, Colin Huang ranked second in the Huron Global Young Zhuang Sect Self-Made Rich List... Read more
Business Leader of the Week: Meet Saygin Yalcin, CEO of Middle East’s first car buying serviceIFM CorrespondentOctober 27, 2023October 27, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentOctober 27, 2023October 27, 2023 Saygin Yalcin has been featured in Forbes Middle East's list of the 'Top 100 Executives in The Arab World' multiple times... Read more
Business Leader of the Week: Meet Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Chairman & CEO of DP WorldIFM CorrespondentOctober 20, 2023October 19, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentOctober 20, 2023October 19, 2023 Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem owns hotels on Nakheel's Palm Islands, and a stake in a real estate brokerage company... Read more