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Context is everything.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Corporate consultants bring expertise, but in their bid to please their clients (read governments), they often cross an ethical line, which works against the principles of good public policy.
The best corporate consultants are storytellers. They play the role of the courtier in a ruler’s court, mirroring their sovereign’s (client’s) thoughts, trying to stay in favour (and not get fired) and occasionally taking the risk of spinning a fantastical tale that can capture the court’s (company’s/government’s) imagination. Sometimes, they provide useful insights, too. Whether it is selling fantastical dreams of the exploding Indian middle class and their consumptive power in the early 2000s, or trying to attract international investment into India’s sputtering oil and gas block auctions, big consulting firms have been at the forefront of selling India’s …
ADNOC’s strong numbers underline a strategy built on higher output, shipping gains and new routes that sidestep the risky Strait of Hormuz.
The popular super app startup is seeing widening losses, Dubai’s financial zone wants more wealth and Aramco’s big quarter.
The oil giant’s chief says the ongoing Mideast conflict and the consequent Strait of Hormuz disruption could have catastrophic consequences; a look at the conflict’s effect in Bahrain.
