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...Sama decided to take a break from the industry when her business passed the £1mn mark in sales. It’s a point after which many independent brands struggle to sustain growth, according to Seara....
...“If you lock me in a cage with Mark Zuckerberg now, I feel I’ll die fighting,” he said. Now there was a flicker of hope....
...By contrast, Motaung was fired from Sama after demanding better pay, working conditions and mental health support. Sama claims Motaung violated company policy....
...One, Alok Sama, SoftBank International’s former chief financial officer who was a critic of the WeWork investment, left in April....
...(FT) Due Diligence is written by Arash Massoudi, Javier Espinoza and Robert Smith in London, James Fontanella-Khan, Ortenca Aliaj, Sujeet Indap, Eric Platt, Jennifer Bissell-Linsk, Lindsay Fortado and Mark...
...Mr Sama declined to comment. Mark MacDougall, a lawyer at Akin Gump representing Mr Sama, said: “Alok was clearly the subject of a sophisticated and vicious attack on his reputation....
...Then nearby, after paying a fee to Sama-Bajau sea gypsies who turned up, armed with bows and arrows, on a covered bamboo raft that was their floating home, we swam in a little lagoon crammed full of giant...
...The domestic bond programme marks a shift in strategy as the sustained slump in oil prices takes its toll on Saudi finances....
...“The Algerian authorities do not like Emaar’s business model in which properties are sold off-plan,” says Jon Marks, North Africa specialist and chairman of Cross-Border Information....
...Yet the successes cannot mask the trials and tribulations the fledgling carrier has faced as it has sought to make its mark in a market where the rules are far from even....
...Until now, SAMA’s investment policy has been conservative and largely limited to investment in bonds, especially US Treasuries, and shares....
...The SAMA had subsequently announced that it held rates steady to combat domestic inflation, he said....
...Rebrand, rethink Dubai International, the state-controlled property group with big plans to expand overseas, decided to become Sama Dubai (sama being the Arabic for “sky”) to reflect its broader remit....
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