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Forbes Middle East - English
THE MIDDLE EAST'S TOP 100 HEALTHCARE LEADERS 2023
Recent years have witnessed an increasing growth of forward-looking innovations and transformations within the healthcare industry, including emerging biotech - and healthtech startups and initiatives, AI, robotics, and digital integration and automation.
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March 2023
Forbes Middle East - English
How Digital Technologies Can Improve Saudi Healthcare
There is no substitute for the skills and compassion of medical professionals, but there is a role for more technical capabilities.
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March 2023
Forbes Middle East - English
MEDICINE MAN
For Sherine Hassan Helmy, CEO of Egypt's Pharco Pharmaceuticals, success is about impacting humanity, as well as growing his family business. Having helped tackle an endemic hepatitis C outbreak in Egypt, he's now looking to Africa and to biological products for future progress.
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March 2023
Forbes Middle East - English
Why Digital Technology Is Critical To ESG Success
On 28 July 2022, we reached Earth Overshoot Day-the day on which we have used all the biological resources that the Earth regenerates in a year.
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March 2023
Forbes Middle East - English
RETHINKING HEALTHCARE
Surgeon-turned-entrepreneur Mohamed Amin, Co-founder and Group CEO of Elaj Group, is on a mission to build data-first diagnostics and healthcare delivery in the Middle East. With plans for an IPO in 2024, he wants to construct a new narrative around healthcare.
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March 2023
Forbes Middle East - English
BUYING TIME
Shaista Asif, co-founder and Group COO of PureHealth, heads MENA's largest healthcare conglomerate. Merging technology with an increasingly broad portfolio of healthcare providers, the company is expanding its reach to help elongate people's lifespans.
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March 2023
Forbes Middle East - English
Shareholders of the World, Unite
Most investors are passive bystanders in boardroom battles. TUMELO wants to get them involved-and take fund managers out of the ideological crossfire.
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March 2023
Forbes Middle East - English
Meet MENA's 50 Over 50 Women 2023
Here are the trailblazers from MENA recognized in Forbes's second annual 50 Over 50: EMEA 2023 list, proving that age is no barrier to success.
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March 2023
Forbes Middle East - English
Healthcare M&A Deals
The regional healthcare industry witnessed several high-value merger and acquisition deals in 2022, driven by changing expectations and demand for digital transformation.
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March 2023
Forbes Middle East - English
Notable Mental Health Startups
Findings by PwC estimate that at least 37.5 million productive days are lost annually due to untreated mental illness in the GCC, equivalent to $3.5 billion. Here are some startups in the Middle East working to make mental health solutions more accessible in the region.
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March 2023
Forbes Middle East - English
4 Healthcare Breakthroughs Of 2022
Last year saw several developments in healthcare that have the potential to change our lives. Here are some of the most inspiring medical innovations of 2022.
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March 2023
Forbes Middle East - English
The World's 5 Richest Healthcare Billionaires
Here's a glance at the richest five healthcare tycoons in the world according to the real-time Forbes World's Billionaires list, with total net worths exceeding $90 billion. All net worths and global rank are as of February 13, 2023.
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March 2023
Forbes Middle East - English
THE MIDDLE EAST'S 100 MOST POWERFUL BUSINESSWOMEN 2023
Women in the Middle East and North Africa today lead some of the largest companies in the region, with some also making their mark internationally.
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Feb 2023
Forbes Middle East - English
Harnessing CEO Confidence In The Middle East To Accelerate Business Transformation
As 2023 gets underway, it’s no surprise to find that CEOs all over the world are far more pessimistic than they were a year ago about the state of the global economy and what it could mean for their own businesses.
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Feb 2023
Forbes Middle East - English
THINKING BIG
Samia Bouazza, Group CEO and Managing Director of Multiply Group, started her leadership career in 2003 as the founder of Multiply Marketing Consultancy. Today, she heads a $14.6 billion holding company. She says an innovative mindset and good people are behind her success.
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Feb 2023
Forbes Middle East - English
POWERED BY DATA
Noor Al Sulaiti, CEO of Ooredoo Oman, is the youngest and first female chief in the telecom provider's history. A transformation aficionado, since taking the role in 2021, she's embarked on an ambitious vision towards being a digitally-led, data-powered, and customer-centric telecom company.
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Feb 2023
Forbes Middle East - English
PIONEERING PROGRESS
Shaikha Khaled Al Bahar, Deputy Group CEO of the National Bank of Kuwait Group, has spent her career rising through the ranks of Kuwait’s biggest banking group. Away from the bottom line, she’s focused on making her stamp on her country’s social growth.
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Feb 2023
Forbes Middle East - English
Timeline: Tech Layoffs In Q4 2022
Rising inflation and interest rates drove many tech companies to announce layoffs and hiring freezes last year. These were some of the biggest announcements in Q4 2022.
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Feb 2023
Forbes Middle East - English
Top 5 Countries For Residence And Citizenship By Investment
Residence and citizenship by investment (RCBI) companies advise HNWIS about investing in stable countries that provide competitive business opportunities. Here are the top five countries for RCBI, according to Swiss immigration consultancy Passport Legacy.
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Feb 2023
Forbes Middle East - English
Women Leaders - Global History Makers
From political game-changers to athletes, here’s a look at some trailblazing women who made history with their achievements last year.
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Feb 2023
Forbes Middle East - English
Crypto Bankruptcies In 2022
The cryptocurrency market had a tough year in 2022. In April last year, the global cryptocurrency industry, excluding Bitcoin, had a market cap of $1 trillion, according to CoinMarketCap. By June 19, it was worth $464.7 billion. Here are some of the most notable crypto bankruptcies of 2022.
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Feb 2023
Forbes Middle East - English
Female CEO Appointments In 2022
As women continue to gradually increase their presence in the world’s top jobs, here are some of last year’s most notable female CEO appointments globally.
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Feb 2023
Forbes Middle East - English
Leaders Uncover The Future Of Healthcare
Forbes Middle East’s Healthcare Summit 2022, Presented By Pure Health, gathered over 300 delegates to hear from 57 thought-provoking speakers across 14 panel discussions over two days in Abu Dhabi on December 13 and 14, 2022. The first-of-its-kind event delved into the critical challenges and opportunities impacting healthcare across the Middle East and beyond.
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Jan 2023
Forbes Middle East - English
Forbes Middle East’s First Under 30 Summit In El Gouna Inspires Young Leaders And Energizes Entrepreneurs
Forbes Middle East’s Under 30 Summit in El Gouna-—the first event of its kind in the Middle East—hosted three days of high-energy discussions, networking, and live music.
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Jan 2023
Forbes Middle East - English
Peace And Privacy In Thailand Is Closer Than You Think
The breathtaking ÀNI Private Resort in Thailand is situated on the east coast of Koh Yao Noi, which means \"Small Long Island.\"
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Jan 2023
Forbes Middle East - English
New Arab Hackathon To Award Seed Capital For Climate Challenge Solutions
PepsiCo and the Arab Youth Centre have announced the launch of the Arab Youth Hackathon HackforChange as part of a partnership they signed during COP27.
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Jan 2023
Forbes Middle East - English
The Future Bank Of SMEs
the region’s SME community.
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Jan 2023
Forbes Middle East - English
Transforming Lives, Unleashing Potential
Mohamed Essawy, Undergraduate Program Director of ESLSCA University Egypt, explains how the university is nurturing a new generation of entrepreneurial talent in Egypt and beyond.
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Jan 2023
Forbes Middle East - English
Hire Education - Garrett Lord
IT'S HARD TO GET A JOB FRESH OUT OF COLLEGEDOUBLY SO IF YOU'RE GRADUATING FROM AN UNDER-THE-RADAR SCHOOL OR DON'T HAVE PLUGGED-IN PARENTS.BUILT HANDSHAKE TO HELP. HIS LINKEDIN FOR COLLEGE KIDS HAS RAISED MORE THAN $400 MILLION AND SIGNED UP 1,400 SCHOOLS WITH 12 MILLION STUDENTS. BUT CAN IT SURVIVE IF COMPANIES START FIRING, NOT HIRING?
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Jan 2023
Forbes Middle East - English
Sport: The Ultimate Win-Win For Tourism
lyad Rasbey, Executive Director of Destination Tourism Development MICE at Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority, explains just how important sport can be in boosting tourism in Ras Al Khaimah and beyond.
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