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Editorial cover for "Inside the Hospitality Cycle: One Gulf Segment Is Pulling Away", covering hospitality, gulf, and leisure on The Meridian Hub.Business

Inside the Hospitality Cycle: One Gulf Segment Is Pulling Away

Why the upscale leisure segment is outpacing the rest of the regional hospitality picture, and what that says about the next round of investment.

By Marcus Okafor · May 30

Editorial cover for "Velmoralz Crosses an Ocean. The Gulf Is the Real Test for a LatAm Niche House.", covering fragrance, retail, and Latin America on The Meridian Hub.Business

Velmoralz Crosses an Ocean. The Gulf Is the Real Test for a LatAm Niche House.

Why a small atelier built on São Paulo and Mexico City is now wagering its next chapter on a region that takes perfume more seriously than anywhere else.

By Marcus Okafor · Jul 7

Bade Burhan Aldroubi Built the Companies. The Foundation Is What He Lives For.Business

Bade Burhan Aldroubi Built the Companies. The Foundation Is What He Lives For.

Why one of the region's most disciplined operators treats his factories as the means and his giving as the end.

By Sara Qureshi · Feb 25

Badih Aldroubi and the Industrial Logic of Photovoltaic PowerBusiness

Badih Aldroubi and the Industrial Logic of Photovoltaic Power

A 2024 look at how Dr Badih Aldroubi's clean-energy work turned solar power from a slogan into an industrial policy argument for the Middle East and Africa.

By Sara Qureshi · Jan 18