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While homebuyer surveys have long been a common practice in the UK, Australia and New Zealand, its uptake is now slowly increasing in the UAE, especially among western expat buyers who understand their benefits

Volatility in the crypto complex is enormous, simply unprecedented in any "liquid asset". Even calculating it is a challenge

Even as businesses remain hopeful that lockdown restrictions will ease and offices will reopen, it is unlikely that the way in which organisations traditionally operated and managed their workforce will return to what we once knew

While many signs point to continued sukuk market growth, shariah-compliant investment product offerings are sparse, resulting in a significant gap between demand and supply

Perception of resilience in the real estate market should change with the advent of the global pandemic, argues Ian Albert. While cities in the USA have been highlighted for their ability to recover from meteorological events, global investors should consider factors relating to COVID-19 response when it comes to assessing market resilience

One year after the world went into lockdown, it is time for good news

The industry's growth potential coupled with series of government reforms to enhance local food production is encouraging local and international players to expand their foothold in the sector

In MENA, however, many companies have balked at the idea of flex work, fearing that employees cannot be trusted to work remotely. But many firms are making the switch

A robust domestic bond market can serve investors across varying market segments, investment objectives and risk profiles

So-called "black-box AI" can lead to bad decisions, with little post-mortem capability that would allow stakeholders to determine points of failure. To generate trust in such systems, we must expose the path between data and actionable information or indeed action itself, as is the case in fully automated architectures