Former head of Russian Yukos oil company Mikhail Khodorkovsky (C) looks from a cage after the reading of his verdict in the Khamovnichesky district court in Moscow. EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV
Former head of Russian Yukos oil company Mikhail Khodorkovsky (C) looks from a cage after the reading of his verdict in the Khamovnichesky district court in Moscow. EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV

'The Romanov tsars sent dissidents to Siberia'



Analytical, informative and provocative, commentators featured in The National's Business section have much to say.

Here is your interactive guide to some of most eye-catching content of the day. Simply click on the author to read the stories behind the quotes:

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"The Romanov tsars sent generations of dissidents, revolutionaries and liberals to Siberia, and look what happened to their regime." Frank Kane - The National

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"When national interest conflicts with global ambition, there are bound to be fireworks." Adam Courtenay - Foreign Correspondent

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"They are flexing their muscles. The regulators are taking on the role they should be playing." Nick Nadal, a director at Hawkamah Institute for Corporate Governance.

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"I would compare it to some of the leading icons that cities are using all over the world." Ian Michael, a professor of marketing at Zayed University in Dubai.

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"Landlords are absolutely starting to negotiate." Linda Loughnane, the managing director of LLJ Property, an Abu Dhabi property firm.

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"For more than 20 years, Coca-Cola products were sold for the same price; there are no other consumer products which kept the same price for more than two decades." Antoine Tayyar, the public affairs director for Coca-Cola in the Middle East.

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"Liquidity appears to be gradually returning to the sector." Majed Azzam, an analyst at Alembic HC Securities.

Three ways to boost your credit score

Marwan Lutfi says the core fundamentals that drive better payment behaviour and can improve your credit score are:

1. Make sure you make your payments on time;

2. Limit the number of products you borrow on: the more loans and credit cards you have, the more it will affect your credit score;

3. Don't max out all your debts: how much you maximise those credit facilities will have an impact. If you have five credit cards and utilise 90 per cent of that credit, it will negatively affect your score.

UPI facts

More than 2.2 million Indian tourists arrived in UAE in 2023
More than 3.5 million Indians reside in UAE
Indian tourists can make purchases in UAE using rupee accounts in India through QR-code-based UPI real-time payment systems
Indian residents in UAE can use their non-resident NRO and NRE accounts held in Indian banks linked to a UAE mobile number for UPI transactions