The impact of the 4.5-day work week

The impact of the 4.5-day work week

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Is the UAE's exit the beginning of the end for Opec?

The UAE's decision to leave Opec is the biggest exit the organisation has faced since 1960. As the group's third-largest producer and one of the few members with real spare capacity, the departure of the Emirates raises urgent questions about the future of global oil markets and ...  Show more

How the UAE's Aleria is partnering with Nvidia to own its AI future

As global supply chains face sustained disruption, the UAE is pressing ahead with a plan to build sovereign AI infrastructure, technology and data that the country can control without relinquishing intellectual property to foreign providers. In this week's Business Extra, recorde ...  Show more

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