Revealing Pathways to Parity
The Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) agenda has gained significant traction over the years, to become one of the key strategic aspects of any business. It is imperative that all organisations, irrespective of industry sector, engage with their stakeholders and prioritise ESG practices to unlock sustainable growth opportunities.
Grant Thornton UAE proudly won the Quality Award 2023 in our global member firm ‘Go Beyond Awards’ ceremony in Tokyo, which celebrates achievements and excellence across the Grant Thornton Network. Our firm stood out with superior inspection results, completing the quality trifecta: passing a UK regulator inspection with no findings, a PCAOB inspection with no findings, and a GTAR with a clean opinion.
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region maintained strong momentum throughout 2023, reaching a total deal value of $86 billion, even as global M&A activity decreased by 15 per cent during the same period.
Hisham Farouk may have been working with Grant Thornton UAE for 24 years now, serving as CEO since 2012; however, as he tells The CEO Magazine, that doesn’t mean he’s feeling any less inspired. Far from it, in fact.
These SWFs, with a more strategic approach to asset management, are reshaping the investment world. They are serial acquirers of high-profile global tech companies, trading billions of dollars in overseas stocks while launching myriad companies in their home country and bringing companies to their shores to support domestic development.
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