Sami Mahroum

Sami Mahroum is the chief executive and founder of Spark X, a Dubai-based AI company that develops policy intelligence tools

Egyptian women celebrate the news of the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak, AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill

Chance to establish fair and open Arab states for all

The elections planned in Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen (and eventually Libya) will bring new groups to power, but can the euphoria of the revolutions last sobering reality?

BusinessJuly 18, 2011

A tangle of power lines hang over a tea stall in Gurgaon, India. Investments in infrastructure should focus on more than short-term growth. Bloomberg

Growth requires more than just three pillars

Some agreement has been reached on steps to take for economic development. But this cannot be used by individual countries as a blueprint for success.

BusinessFebruary 03, 2011