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Hisham Farouk, Managing Partner of Grant Thornton, a leading global advisor to family-owned businesses talks about the first six months of 2014.

Two in five mid-market businesses around the world either currently outsource a back-office process, or plans to in the near future.

Hisham Farouk, Managing Partner of Grant Thornton, a leading global advisor to family-owned businesses talks about the how family managed businesses need to embrace the ever changing environment.

The economy expanded by an estimated 4.5% in 2013, the fastest rate since the financial crisis. Oil and gas remain central to the success of the economy – the price of oil remains well above US$100 per barrel and the UAE is thought to have the seventh largest reserves in the world (98bn barrels) – accounting for close to 50% of total exports.

Dynamic businesses at the forefront of M&A activity highlights an increasing importance for M&A in driving growth. There is a clear acknowledgment from the 12,500 businesses surveyed that acquisitions will be needed to supplement existing operations.

24%: that is the proportion of women holding the most senior roles in businesses across the globe.

Developers, property companies, investors and homeowners suffered disproportionately during the financial crisis. But now, finally, expectations for profitability, jobs and orders are all on the rise.

Hisham Farouk, Managing Partner of Grant Thornton, a leading global advisor to family-owned businesses talks about the global and local trends in relation to women in leadership.

Drawing on data and insight from the Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR), the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), The global economy in 2014 answers these questions and more.

Hisham Farouk, Managing Partner of Grant Thornton, a leading global advisor to family-owned businesses discusses the year ahead for the UAE economy.

Hisham Farouk, Managing Partner of Grant Thornton, a leading global advisor to family-owned businesses shares his thoughts on the recent Expo 2020 win.

Hisham Farouk, Managing Partner of Grant Thornton, a leading global advisor to family-owned businesses discusses the results of the latest IBR which finds businesses in the UAE in a highly optimistic.

Hisham Farouk, Managing Partner of Grant Thornton, a leading global advisor to family-owned businesses talks about the ever changing and competitive market in the UAE.

Presidential elections in some of the world’s largest economies, the sovereign debt crisis and the US fiscal cliff have all contributed to a global sense of economic uncertainty. How are major and developing markets faring in the face of these developments and what does the year ahead have in store?

Hisham Farouk, Managing Partner of Grant Thornton, a leading global advisor to family-owned businesses discusses the latest findings from the Global Dynamism Index.

Hisham Farouk, Managing Partner of Grant Thornton, a leading global advisor to family-owned businesses talks about supporting dynamic entrepreneurs.