[This is an extract from an article in the National newspaper on 5 August 2013] Family firms are the engine of our global economy. Many of the largest multinational corporations

In this week’s blog, Elaine Dezenski of the World Economic Forum talks about transparency and the way forward after the G8 summit. While the message from this week’s G8 was

Bribery and corruption – it can all start with the smallest of gifts. This may seem like a very simplistic way of tackling one of the most serious issues facing

At the Pearl Initiative we dedicate a lot of time to engaging with the business community on providing actionable insight into raising the bar for corporate accountability and transparency. However,

I was involved, last week, in a thought-provoking debate amongst regional experts, on the need for more robust governance and risk management practices in companies, and in particular where we

Here at the Pearl Initiative we are always looking for new ways to gain fresh insight into the thinking of the business world, in order to understand how best to

Future leaders are an important constituency for us if we are to effect a change in corporate culture that is sustainable and long term. As such, we want new entrants

It is striking that there is currently such a lack of available research on corporate governance issues, development and implementation in the Middle East. We are doing what we can,

As we launch into a new year of activities, I would like to take the opportunity to reflect on 2012, a year in which we celebrated our two year anniversary

This week marks the launch of our latest research report “Family Matters, Governance Practices in GCC Family Firms” – a piece of research jointly conducted by ourselves and PwC. Over