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Welcome to Q1 of MEA Markets Magazine, providing you with the latest news, deals and developments across the Middle East and Africa region.

In recent news, on the 8th March, Hamad International Airport (HIA revealed a new art piece, SMALL LIE by American artist KAWS. The inauguration was attended by the artist, Engr. Badr Mohammed Al Meer, HIA Chief Operating Officer and Khalid Yousef Al Ibrahim, Qatar Museums (QM) Chief Strategic Planning Officer. It was delivered as part of Qatar Museums’ commitment to make art available to all beyond the confines of a gallery. SMALL LIE is the latest addition to the airport’s fine art collection – which currently has more than twenty permanent pieces created by local and international artists.

In the month’s edition, look at how cloudworks, an agile and innovative cloud consulting company working in the GCC region and a Salesforce Gold Partner, has recently surpassed expectations by achieving a remarkable revenue growth last year. The achieved a staggering 188% revenue growth last year, and is investing in enhancing its regional presence and gearing up to be the largest Salesforce Platinum Partner in 2018.

Eurotech International, is a celebrated brand in MENA’s Corporate Training landscape and a multi award winning structure with a wide portfolio of renowned clients. Recently, we profiled the firm as we set out to discover more about how they grew to become so successful.

Elsewhere in this issue, Property.CoZa is one of the fastest growing real estate companies in South Africa. Since its inception, the firm has rapidly expanded into a national network of 34 dedicated offices, employing more than 650 Property Professionals, full time management and administrative personnel, all of whom are supported by the experienced management team who is driven by a future-focused vision.

Lastly, SANS Institute, the global leader in cyber security training, recently announced, ‘SANS Abu Dhabi 2018’ a series of training courses focused on helping regional cyber security professionals skill-up in digital forensics, intrusion detection, and the defence of Industrial Control Systems (ICS).

Here at MEA Markets, we hope you enjoy reading this informative edition and look forward to hearing from you.

Welcome to the December issue of MEA Markets Magazine, your source for the latest news, deals and developments across the Middle East and Africa region.

In recent news, the global OTT leader for South-Asian entertainment, YuppTV has roped in Rajesh Iyer, Executive Vice President and Business Head, & TV – ZEEL Group as the Chief Operating Officer for APAC and Middle East. Rajesh will take charge of his new role from January 2018 onwards.

In this month’s issue, we discover more about Marcom Arabia, which was established in 1999 to build business to business databases for some international companies such as, Microsoft and Intel, and utilizing these databases in direct marketing activities such as direct mailers, email newsletters and fax campaigns. Taking time to tell us more about the company is Creative Manager, Anas Hussain who explains how both Marcom Arabia and the services have grown, and the types of clients with whom they work with.

Also in this edition, Greenshield Insurance Brokers is a Dubai based insurance broking firm, and is a family run operation, holding values similar to its parent company; integrity, honesty and social responsibility, all of which are central to its mission. We learn more about the business when we sat down with the firm’s Deputy CEO, Rahul Roy who discussed with us the inner workings of Greenshield Insurance Brokers.

Lastly, Oman Insurance Company (OIC) is one of the leading insurance solution providers in the Middle East headquartered in Dubai, UAE. Recently we spoke to Louise O’Donnell who told us more about the region, as she features as Most Trusted Executive Vice President (Head of Internal Audit) for Providing Outstanding Business Services in the United Arab Emirates.

Here at MEA Markets, we hope you thoroughly enjoy reading this edition and look forward to hearing from you.

Welcome to the November edition of MEA Magazine, providing you the latest news, deals and developments across the Middle East and Africa.

In recent news, on the 2nd November, Riverbed Technologies the promotion of Elie Dib to the position of Regional Vice President for Middle East, Turkey and North Africa (METNA) in recognition of his leadership of the regional sales team.

Gracing the covers of this month’s edition, is Richfield Graduate Institute of Technology (Pty) Ltd, previously PC Training and Business College, who commenced operations in 1998 in Tongaat as a Computer Training Centre. It established branches in the various provinces and today has a national footprint of over 70 sites. We invited Yuven Naidoo to provide an in-depth look at the institution’s valuable work in the higher education sector.

Elsewhere in this issue, LC & Partners Engineering Consultants is a multidisciplinary Construction Project Management and Integrated Engineering consultancy firm, operating on an international basis. We spoke to the Business Development team at the company as we ask them about being named Best Innovative Project Management Consultant 2017.

Here at MEA Markets, we hope that you enjoy reading this informative edition and look forward to hearing from you.

Welcome to the October edition of MEA Markets magazine, bringing you the latest news, deals and developments across the Middle East and Africa.

In this issue, we learn more about BrandMint, a Beirut based branding boutique, possessing a team of 12 designers, specialized in brand building from conception to execution. The firm’s clients range from F&B to banking, fintech, retail, entertainment, medical, education and cultural. Taking time to reveal more about BrandMint is Raya Nawbar who gives us a breakdown of the firm’s services and all the essential strategies to maintaining a successful company.

In other news, it was announced on the 13th October by global leader in applied addictive technology solution, Stratasys are officially kicking off its 2018 Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge with a “call-for-entries.” Entering its 14th year, the contest is widely recognized as the premier event to highlight excellence in 3D printed design from student innovators.

Elsewhere in this edition, we discover more about Genphram Services, a market access regional pharmaceutical company, focussed on the segment of rare and genetic disease. Karim Smaira and Kamel Ghammachi talk to us about the company and the team’s vision for the firm, as well as what it strives to do for patients.

Here at MEA Markets, we hope you hope you thoroughly enjoy reading this edition and look forward to hearing from you.

Welcome to the September edition of MEA Markets Magazine, providing the latest news, deals and developments across the Middle East and Africa.

Gracing the pages of this issue is the largest Belgian construction company operating in the Middle East, Six Construct. The company’s Manging Director, Pierre Sironval, discusses the steady growth Six Construct has had throughout the years, as well as the unique portfolio the firm has built up over time.

Speaking of building up a portfolio, Meinhardt Group have accumulated 60 years’ worth of trust, innovation and engineering excellence around the world. Providing an insight into the impressive scope of the firm’s work is Meinhardt Group’s CEO, Omar Shahzard, who reveals how the company have been a key player in emerging markets and Asia, since the 1970s.

In recent news, MetLife announced it has signed a 3-year sponsorship agreement, MDRT (Million Dollar Round Table). The agreement will provide participation and support for the ongoing education, skills development alongside the exchange of marketing and sales practice for MetLife Asia’s financial services professionals and MDRT members in the Asia Pacific region.

Elsewhere in this edition, we discover how the leading shopping mall, communities, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, Majid Al Futtaim unveiled the results of a first of its kind neuroscience study in the region on 10th September 2017. The study is designed to identify the most powerful drivers behind emotional attachment to urban developments and communities.

Here at MEA Markets, we truly hope you hope you enjoy reading this issue and look forward to hearing from you.

Welcome to the September edition of MEA Markets Magazine, providing the latest news, deals and developments across the Middle East and Africa.

Gracing the pages of this issue is the well-established business company, Aluman Group. The group’s CEO, Mr Manuel Angel Pose Palleiro, talks us through how the company has evolved over the years and how they have established themselves as a global solutions provider in the world of enclosure.

Speaking of well-established groups, Meinhardt Group have accumulated 60 years’ worth of trust, innovation and engineering excellence around the world. Providing an insight into the impressive scope of the firm’s work is Meinhardt Group’s CEO, Omar Shahzard, who reveals how the company have been a key player in emerging markets and Asia, since the 1970s.

In recent news, MetLife announced it has signed a 3-year sponsorship agreement, MDRT (Million Dollar Round Table). The agreement will provide participation and support for the ongoing education, skills development alongside the exchange of marketing and sales practice for MetLife Asia’s financial services professionals and MDRT members in the Asia Pacific region.

Elsewhere in this edition, we discover how the leading shopping mall, communities, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, Majid Al Futtaim unveiled the results of a first of its kind neuroscience study in the region on 10th September 2017. The study is designed to identify the most powerful drivers behind emotional attachment to urban developments and communities.

Here at MEA Markets, we truly hope you hope you enjoy reading this issue and look forward to hearing from you.

Welcome to the July edition of MEA Markets Magazine.

On the 4th May, Aviation Capital Group LLC announced it had signed a long-term lease agreements with EL AL Israel Airlines for two new B787-9s aircraft from ACG’s order book commitment with Boeing. Alongside this, they also have announced two new B787-8s on a sale and lease-back agreement. February 2018 is when the fist aircraft is expected to be delivered.

With drive and ambition, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of CarInsight.com, Rahul Kulshreshtha discusses with us how the company are all about making a new car buying experience, the most informative and transparent experience possible.

Ever since 1979, Al Moammar Information Systems Co. have been following up with evolution of information technology, and bringing in value added solutions with local expertise. Taking the opportunity, we interview CEO of the Year – Saudi Arabia award winner, Khalid Al-Moammar to learn more.

I truly hope you enjoy reading this bumper edition.

Flying high above the competition, is the recipient of the MEA Markets accolade, CEO of the Year for Oman Air, Paul Gregorowitsch. Taking time to discuss the airline and how it’s role would always have been to create air bridges between the beautiful Sultanate of Oman and the rest of the world

Welcome to the May edition of MEA Markets.

In recent news, Analogic Corporation announced the Middle East debut of ConneCT(TM), a breakthrough in checkpoint security scanning technology. ConneCT is designed to dramatically improve security, lower airport screening costs, and increase passenger throughput using an upgradeable computed tomography (CT) platform that makes it easy for airports and regulators to respond to changing security and operational requirements.

In business news, Aviation Capital Group LLC on May 4th announced it has signed long-term lease agreements with EL AL Israel Airlines for two new B787-9s aircraft from ACG’s order book commitment with Boeing and two new B787-8s on a sale and lease-back agreement. The first aircraft is expected to be delivered in February 2018.

I hope you enjoy reading this issue.

Jonathan Miles, Editor

Welcome to the April edition of MEA Markets.

As concerns of water scarcity intensify across the globe, we learn that nations in the Gulf consume an average 816 cubic metres of water per person per year, which is 65% more than the world average. At the same time, the region is widely recognised for being the vanguard of new technology adoption, deploying thermal desalination, reverse osmosis (RO) membrane desalination, and eco-friendly and solar-powered desalination plants for example.

In other news, Research and Markets found that the motor vehicle sector is an important contributor to the Egyptian economy, representing around 3.7% of Egyptian manufacturing output and 1.8% of manufacturing employment annually.

I hope you enjoy reading this issue.