A New Age for Luxury Retail

The luxury retail market continues to be a lucrative sector for investment. Despite some challenges in recent years, from the Yellow Vest protests in Paris, to declines in stock prices, and concerns over matters such as the Chinese government’s hefty import duty charges. Nonetheless, the sector has bounced back, and growth is still expected to …

Retail: The Next Big Sector to Be Disrupted by Technology

Technology has long disrupted multiple industries around the globe, arguably none more so than the retail industry. From personalisation through to automation and e-commerce, the gains made have been significant. The digital experience has allowed shoppers to make better-informed choices. From online reviews to social networks, consumers have an avenue to determine the best products …

Universal Basic Income

Driven by technological advancement, the economy around us is fast changing. Few people would deny that the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution will alter most aspects of life as we know it. But how it will impact us is debatable. Economists, scientists, governments and a multitude of other professionals and institutions are grappling with …

How Much Is Too Much?

Healthcare, education and all consumer-related investment sectors are by far the most popular investment sectors in the MENA region nowadays. This applies to both the private equity and public equity investors. And the (surprising?) success of the Marka IPO is only one of many signs of this investment frenzy. First, let’s discuss why these sectors …