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In conversation with Farida El Agamy, co-founder and CEO of Kyma, a UAE-based startup that uses sustainability principles to reimagine, reengineer, and revolutionize home cleaning.

Nicolas Soucaille, General Manager - UAE, Blacklane, on how the chauffeur-hailing service's debut in the UAE has it aligned with the country's high standards for quality, professionalism, and sustainability.

As his enterprise heads toward an initial public offering on the Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange, the UAE-based entrepreneur reveals what it takes to become an industry leader.

Talal Moafaq Al Gaddah, Senior Executive Vice Chairman of MAG, the real estate development arm of the MAG Group Holding, dreams to reshape the UAE's real estate market.

Following the acquisition, Chabaka will now become a part of UMG's Virgin Music Group, where it will work closely with the local Virgin and UMG teams in the region.

Meet the Kuwaiti entrepreneurs leading a new wave of fintech innovation in the GCC.

Ledger is a Paris-headquartered manufacturer of hardware cryptocurrency wallets that reportedly stores more than 20% of the world's crypto and 30% of the world's non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

Maxime Holder, Chairman and CEO of PAUL International, on how five generations of his family built the globally renowned French chain of bakery-café restaurants.

How entrepreneurship enables women in the UAE to have a healthier work-life and work-motherhood balance.

Impact is the name of the game for the Group CEO of EFS Facilities Services Group.

Backed by a 21-strong team, Al Khalifa's current goals for Green Aventurine Holding include expansion into India, Indonesia, Philippines and Pakistan.

Mohamad Sami Ballout -the post- acquisition appointed CEO of AWJ- says that the Kitopi team decided to make it a point to respect the legacy and culture of the acquired organization from the outset.

How Lily Kandalaft built Dubai-based maternity and childcare agency Malaak Mama and Baby Care while nursing her first child and while keeping a corporate job.

30 million people took notice of the new app only in the first 24 hours after its launch, and it's been downloaded more than 104 million times at the time of writing.

As a podcaster, advisor, and investor, Loulou Khazen Baz -the founder of the Arab world's first online employment marketplace, Nabbesh- continues to enrich the MENA startup ecosystem.

Badr has big plans for the future of AEserver.com, and he considers focusing on consistency and scalability as a building block for achieving them.

Mark Willis, who was previously the CEO for India, Middle East, Africa, and Turkey at Accor overseeing a portfolio of more than 520 hotels in operation and development (across more than 20 brands within the group) is now the CEO of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts.

How a vibrant community of watch lovers in the GCC region will help WatchBox to drive change in the luxury e-commerce sector.

Nuqhta was founded in 2021 by Salwa Radwi, a photographer, artist, and Web3 and blockchain advocate, and one of the first female founders and CEOs in Saudi Arabia's NFT scape.

The co-founders of ReelStar are using the philosophy and technology of Web3 to rethink how the media and entertainment sector operates.

Véronique Courtois, the CEO of French beauty brand Guerlain, feels a sense of responsibility for her future female successors.

The deal is said to be part of Kitopi's ongoing strategy to invest in and grow much-loved regional brands, and then take them global.

Fresh To Home recently recently closed US$104 million in Series D funding with Amazon Smbhav Venture Fund as the lead investor.

Lessons on resilience from this visionary UAE-based entrepreneur who continues to be at the top of his game.

Resync is a wellness center located on the ground floor in Central Park Towers in Dubai International Financial Center.

Home to the only Tokyo-style Neapolitan pizzeria in the UAE, homegrown F&B concept Akiba Dori is now making inroads into India.

"Our USP lies in our unique and seamless ordering experience from restaurant tables, and a strong table management base sets us apart from our competitors and allows us to run restaurant operations more efficiently."

"I'm a believer in building one's sense of self, because life puts us in numerous situations where a strong sense of self-worth becomes our best defense against feeling lost, insecure, or stuck."

"We used to see Miami and Singapore as the main hubs for crypto entrepreneurship, but I strongly believe that the UAE is the third crypto hub of the world."

"It's not about money or power or status, but about who you are, and what you value, and how you can contribute to others. When you get a taste of that, it's hard to want to go back."