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Interviews & Viewpoints | Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi, President and Director, Sharjah Art Foundation (SAF): Interview from The Report: Sharjah 2021
Articles & Analysis | Sharjah’s health and education sectors during and after the pandemic from The Report: Sharjah 2021
Quality education and health services is important to ensure growth and productivity. With regular activities severely disrupted in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, schools had to shift quickly to online learning and integrate new health protocols when in-person instruction resumed. Quick adoption helped the emirate maintain its position as a regional centre for education....
Interviews & Viewpoints | Hana Saif Al Suwaidi, Chairperson, Environment and Protected Areas Authority (EPAA): Interview from The Report: Sharjah 2021
Articles & Analysis | What is the post-pandemic future of global Islamic banking? from The Report: Sharjah 2021
While Islamic banks emerged relatively unscathed from the 2008 global financial crisis, Covid-19 is having a deeper impact. Compared to conventional financial institutions, Islamic banks are more exposed to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), microfinance and retail lending – particularly in Asia. The industry was on track for strong growth in 2020, but due both to the...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Abdulla Ali Al Mahyan, Chairman, Sharjah Health Authority (SHA): Interview from The Report: Sharjah 2021
Articles & Analysis | Medical tourism destinations position for post-pandemic rebound from The Report: Sharjah 2021
Prior to the outbreak of Covid-19, medical and wellness tourism was a significant growth industry in many emerging economies. The last decade saw a boom in medical tourism: by 2018 the global market was generating $58.6bn annually, and in 2019 it was forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 11.7% to reach more than $142.2bn by 2026. While the pandemic represents a...