The Long Game: Gulf’s Bet on The AI Stack
On the evening of 11 June, bankers at Goldman Sachs priced the largest initial public offering ever attempted. SpaceX opened on Nasdaq the following morning at $135 a share, raised…
NOT ALL PIVOTS ARE EQUAL: HERE IS HOW TO TELL THEM APART
platform. The business was reasonable enough in its conception — audio content was growing, and the tools for navigating it were primitive. Then Apple added podcast management to iTunes in…
Why Learning in Five-Minute Bursts Is Working
Micro-habits and bite-sized on-demand learning are replacing structured professional development as the dominant mode of skill-building in 2026. The science behind why short, frequent exposures compound more effectively than intensive…
Bangladesh Retail Congress 2026 : Transforming Retail Through Knowledge
Retail in Bangladesh has never been a simple business. It is a landscape shaped by fragmentation, price pressure, shifting consumer loyalties, and a distribution infrastructure that stretches from organized urban…
The Squeezed Consumer: How Rising Costs Are Permanently Changing Buying Habits
There is a particular kind of arithmetic that takes hold in a household when money gets tight. It begins with small decisions — the branded cereal swapped for the supermarket's…
Why the “Always-On” Hustle Is Fading and Outcome-Focused Work Is Taking Hold
This morning, after my first coffee, I was scrolling through email and observed how quickly we still prejudge commitment by response time. That habit, which is part of our formative…
Venezuela and the New Cold War Economics: Oil, Debt, and the Maduro Capture
The United States fundamentally reshaped the geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere on January 3, 2026, when Delta Force operators seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a predawn raid on Caracas.…
Designing Affordable Premium: How Brands Win Through Small Luxuries: The strategic intersection of aspiration and accessibility reshaping consumer markets from New York to Dhaka
The Rise of Treatonomics In an era defined by economic uncertainty, a counterintuitive consumer behavior has emerged as one of the most powerful forces reshaping global retail. While high-end luxury…
Why Weather-Triggered Ads Are Becoming Marketing’s Next Competitive Edge
On an unusually rainy Wednesday evening in Dhaka last September, a local café chain triggered a push notification promoting hot lattes and cozy seating just minutes after showers began. The…
Global Tech Investment Trends in 2026 Where Capital Is Moving and Why
The global tech investment landscape has reached its third-highest levels on record, with total venture capital deployment ranging from $425-512 billion in 2025—a 30-47% surge from 2024. Artificial intelligence has…
Vodcast vs Short Ads: Which One Delivers Better ROI for Brands in 2026?
The marketing world has split into two camps, each armed with compelling data. On one side stand the advocates of vodcasts—video podcasts that combine the intimacy of audio storytelling with…
COP 30 in the Amazon: Climate Diplomacy at a Crossroads
The first climate summit held in the world's largest rainforest delivered a verdict as mixed as the ecosystem surrounding it. COP 30 convened in Belém, Brazil, November 10-21, 2025, producing…
BRI’s $124 Billion Comeback: The Economics Behind China’s Biggest Global Push Yet Domestic economic pain, geopolitical competition, and the race to build a parallel global order drive Beijing’s trillion-dollar gambit
The Belt and Road Initiative hit record investment levels in 2024–2025, not despite China's economic troubles but because of them. As domestic growth stagnates and Western decoupling accelerates, Beijing is…
Inside ICEBTM 2025: Prof. Mamun Habib on Research, Relevance, and Global Reach
In an era marked by accelerating technological change, economic uncertainty, and rising sustainability challenges, the value of research-led dialogue and cross-sector collaboration has become increasingly evident. Against this backdrop, the…
Leading with Purpose: Zaved Akhtar on Building Future-Ready Leaders
The inaugural session of C-Suite Dialogue 2025, jointly organized by Bangladesh Brand Forum (BBF) and Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), took place on August 18 at the IUB campus. The dialogue…