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This year we have seen an increase in the number of e-commerce roles arsing across the Middle East and we expect this trend to continue into 2020. Following this year's OEC we have spoken with a number of organisations who have exciting and sizeable growth plans. If you are a digital marketer within e-commerce or your organisation is hiring, contact Olivia Roberts to underst...

Investor Relations Talent in MENA There is a shortage of experienced IR professionals in the MENA region which up until recently has not been a concern. However, as the importance and recognition of the IR function is growing more globally, this is having an effect and starting to put pressure on boards to adequately resource this function. Additionally, there is the pressur...

As part of the 2019 MEIRA Practitioners Report produced in conjunction with Carter Murray, several interview with leading Investor Relasions leaders were conducted. Below is an extract from the interview with Kay Bommer, General Manager - German Investor Relations Association. To access the full report, please complete the form below. From your perspective, what constitutes ...

As part of the 2019 MEIRA Practitioners Report produced in conjunction with Carter Murray, several interview with leading Investor Relasions leaders were conducted. Below is an extract from the interview with Dalal Al Dousari, Deputy General Manager, Investor Relations, Gulf Bank​. To access the full report, please complete the form below. What are your thoughts on IR in the...

As part of the 2019 MEIRA Practitioners Report produced in conjunction with Carter Murray, several interview with leading Investor Relasions leaders were conducted. Below is an extract from the interview with Marco Simi - Senior Manager, Investor Relations – Etihad Aviation Group. To access the full report, please complete the form below. What are your thoughts on the views ...

The 2019 MEIRA Practitioners Report produced in conjunction with Carter Murray is a leading report in the region. It identifies the key opportunities and challenges facing the IR function, particularly given some of the changes in the Middle Eastern capital markets. In addition the report looks at the survey results to identify trends in career backgrounds and aspirations, s...

We are delighted to present the third edition of the Middle East Investor Relations (IR) Practitioners Survey, produced by the Middle East Investor Relations Association (MEIRA) and Carter Murray. Carter Murray, part of The SR Group, is a global marketing, communications and IR recruitment consultancy. With consultants working out of 8 offices worldwide Carter Murray are abl...

As an existing partner, we are delighted to announce our involvement with today’s launch of the DIFC FinTech Hive Programme: AccelerateHer. The programme is promoting female leadership in Financial Services and runs from April to November 2019. Ian Jenkins Carter Murray’s Head of MENA is involved in leading the initiative and the breakfast launch today. Firms have nominated ...

Earlier this month, my Emirates ID and UAE Residence Visa expired after my first three years in the country. It seemed like a natural prompt to reflect on my experience of living in this wonderful, mad city. This article follows one I wrote a year into my time in the UAE where I reflected on the reality of being an expat here versus my expectations. The reasons I moved to Du...

How do you define confidence, particularly in the workplace? Cambridge dictionary defines the word as “the quality of being certain of your abilities or of having trust in people, plans, or the future”, however I believe it means much more than that. I believe confidence is knowing and believing in myself (my strengths as well as my weaknesses) and knowing that I am capable ...