Facility management sector to grow significantly
In its Vision 2040, Oman has drafted a plan to boost and develop the Sultanate society into a knowledge-based economy, able to compete on a global scale. Oman’s finance and economy were both...
The impressive growth of Turkey
Readers that follow my weekly column, might have noticed that over the past month I have temporarily moved from talking about SME to a more global scale of economy and finance.The reason for this...
Is inflation coming to stay?
Inflation is growing in most parts of the world. In the US inflation jumped from around 1.5 per cent early this year to nearly 5 per cent recently. One of the key reasons seems to be the stimulus plan...
How the smartphone market has evolved
It is always fascinating to me to look back down memory lane and notice how the smart-phone market has evolved in just a little less than 15 years. It was 2007 when my friend Gabriele called me on my...
The weight loss industry’s transformation
The weight loss industry has evolved in a long-term business relation, as such, in 2020, the market value in the US contracted to $71 bn. In the early 2000, it was estimated that 1 in 4 people in...
New stage of maturity for Decentralised Finance
When Bitcoin’s white paper was released by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto more than 12 years ago (yes, it has been that long ago!) an important cornerstone brick was laid. That was something that...
Inflation concerns in the United States
The long-awaited stimulus cheque that citizens in the USA received as part of the Covid recovery bill, might have caused some unintended consequences.But first, a curious fact that I would like to...