Irina Kovaykina – Student of the American University of Sharjah On November 12, I had the privilege of attending a panel discussion on “Global Trends, Collaboration and Advances in Fighting

The Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime was a great opportunity to not only gain valuable knowledge, but also to interact with individuals coming from different backgrounds and of different

The 32nd annual Cambridge Symposium on Economic Crime was a great educational development opportunity. The seven-day symposium featured a wide range of workshops, seminars, lectures and discussions on various crime

As a winner of the case study competition organized by Pearl Initiative, I had the opportunity to attend the Thirty-Second International Symposium on Economic Crime at Jesus College in the

Students across the UAE have returned to class this week for the beginning of a new academic year. If you asked each of them to identify their personal role models,

As GCC economies continue to grow post-crisis, we are seeing evidence of increasing integration with the global economy, in terms of trade and capital flows, often as a result of

Hani Ashkar, Middle East Senior Partner at PwC, talks about the PwC 2014 Middle East Economic Crime In this week’s guest blog, Hani Ashkar, Middle East Senior Partner at PwC,

In this week’s guest blog, Lance Croffoot-Suede, Head of the International Governance and Development Practices at Linklaters LLP, talks about principles-based governance. ‘Tick-the-box’ and rules-based approaches to governance are no

The Pearl Initiative works closely with the UN Global Compact and I recently participated in their Working Group task force meeting on the 10th Principle against Corruption. As a result,