In line with the Year of Giving in 2017, Dubai implemented the Endowment Law to enable the charitable acts of individuals and businesses in the UAE. The law stipulates that

The Pearl Initiative’s Business Pledge programme was launched to call upon Senior Business Leaders in the Gulf Region to make a public commitment to adhere to principles of ethical and

At the Pearl Initiative, we regularly meet business leaders from SMEs across all sectors in the region. Often, we find that the challenges they face are the same. Most SMEs

In this week’s guest blog, Jamal Fakhro, Managing Partner for KPMG in Bahrain and Qatar, Chairman of the Board of KPMG Middle East and South Asia sub region & Board

The Anti-Corruption Summit, hosted in London by UK Prime Minister David Cameron on 12th May 2016, demonstrated international political commitment to tackle corruption.Government leaders from across the world gathered in

At the Pearl Initiative, we aim to inspire the dialogue needed to build the ethical foundations of business in a globalised world. We recognise that corporate accountability and transparency are

Imelda Dunlop, Special to Khaleej Times In a landmark decision, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced that five women ministers would be added to the UAE cabinet,

In this week’s guest blog, Badr Jafar, Chief Executive of Crescent Enterprises and founder of the Pearl Initiative, talks about Corporate transparency and how vital it is in today’s digital

Neil Stevenson, Managing Director – Global Implementation, IIRC. Corporate reporting, and the thinking that has to accompany it, are boardroom issues. This is where strategy, performance and the development and