Dishy plates
The Economical issue provided the perfect platform in which to take a look at the most expensive things you could digest. Without further ado, here they are in order of cost:
Domestic endeavour
There may be a quiet revolution taking place among women in the more conservative part of the Arab world, and it involves the right to work. Women, by all accounts, are champing at the bit to contribute to the household financially. Without circumventing tradition, the solution may lie in
Name: Joey Ghazal
Profession: Entertainment entrepreneur Resides in: Beirut Having lived and studied in Canada, Ghazal, 31, flew back to Beirut six months ago and has plans to transform the city’s entertainment scene. He set up Les Enfants Terribles, a company that puts on top commercial events and comes up
Economy class
Summer 2009 saw the launch of what seems set to be the region’s largest low-cost airline. Flydubai has set the standard for budget travel and has ambitious plans for the future.
Get to Know Elie Saab in this Rare and Exclusive Interview
A darling of the red carpet and a purveyor of exquisite style and glamour, Elie Saab – the Middle East’s greatest fashion export – took time off from his busy schedule to talk to Bespoke. WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO WORK IN FASHION? I think working in fashion was more my destiny th…
Black holes
Investors the world over have collectively lost huge amounts either on lifestyle purchases or stock market gambles during the financial crisis. But which were the worst investments? Here, we look at 12 ways in which you could have frittered away your cash.
Vertu reality
As the leading manufacturer of luxury mobile phones, Vertu is at the cutting edge of telecommunications. More than just a phone company, the Nokia subsidiary likes to get close to their clients.
Counting the unaccountable
A recent survey by McKinsey in partnership with a consortium of researchers at New York University, Harvard, Yale, and Innovations for Poverty Action showed just how many people are still unserved by banks. Bespoke investigates what microcredit can do for the world’s poor.
Easy come easy go
Bernard Madoff? Who needs him? If you want to declare bankruptcy anytime soon, simply join one of many Ponzi or Pyramid schemes on the market and, voilà. These dangerous scams, disguised as legitimate systems, not only cost governments untold millions in lost income, but also destroy lives
Recessionistas secrets
Okay these may be trying times but you’d never know it just by looking at the elegantly put-together beauties casually strolling through the streets of Paris, Beirut, Milan or Manhattan. While budgets shrink, homes turn minimalistic (by necessity) and companies consolidate into Lilliputian
Still standing
Most regions have been rocked by the global financial crisis and the Middle East is no exception. But despite suffering some setbacks, countries in this area have proven more resilient than most – the question is why?
Of goose and gander
From pedicures and fake tans to style consciousness and cooking, men today have more in common with women than ever before. But is there a danger that metrosexual man has gone too far?