The presentation was named “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – Doing Business in the United Arab Emirates & the Gulf”. The presentation was focussed on understanding the current climate we work in & how to overcome all the obstacles whilst trying to make safe profitable sales. Key discussion points including the challenges Accountants

Guest Lecture at the American University in Dubai QUOTE FROM AUD Dear Mr Yiacoumi, On behalf of the School of Business Administration and the American University in Dubai, we would like to thank you for accepting our invitation to present as a guest speaker on the 16th of March 2016. Your presentation on “Managing Sales and

Andy Yiacoumi now working with the Impact Hub Dubai as a business mentor

VIP Panellist – Andy Yiacoumi, CMS Credit Management Services LLC How can a business profit in a changing economic climate? How can it understand the key windows of opportunity and seize the moment as a catalyst for change and positive growth? The answers are presented here – in a critical keynote panel discussion raising the

Maintaining a positive relationship and frequent communication with the sales department is not a novel concept—doing so has become fundamental for virtually any successful credit professional. Whether based domestically or throughout the globe, credit and sales teams simply must continue searching for ways to increase sales, profit and cash flow while minimizing risk. As noted

Collecting debt in any country can be a challenge­, but when it comes to doing business in the Middle East, the risks for credit managers can be even greater, as was noted at FCIB’s recent International Credit and Risk Management Summit in Madrid. Opportunity is present and growing in the market, but doing business there on credit can

Examining country risk from a banker’s perspective and optimizing working capital were two of the main topics discussed at FCIB’s annual International Credit and Risk Management Summit, April 19-21 in Madrid, Spain. Credit professionals from around the globe traveled to the chic Hesperia Hotel, located near Madrid’s city center, to share knowledge and experiences. Conference

Andy Yiacoumi – Guest speaker during the annual FCIB Conference held in Madrid, Spain.   Collecting debt in any country can be a challenge­, but when it comes to doing business in the Middle East, the risks for credit managers can be even greater, as was noted at FCIB’s recent International Credit and Risk Management Summit in Madrid.

When Arvind Mani (name changed) ditched his Dubai home loan during the meltdown of 2009 and fled back home to India, marketing professional Satish Pillai (name changed), who had signed up as a guarantor for Mani’s home loan, saw the noose tightening around his neck. Within two months, Pillai had also packed his bags and

For this month’s getting finance column, we approached one of the top finance experts in the region – Andy Yiacoumi, Partner, Credit Management Institute Middle East FZ LLC. Here, we ask him to address a tough, yet crucial, question – as the market starts to turn around, how should an SME approach credit?