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Jun 2024
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INSIDE Forbes | The Top 100 Arab Family ...

Forbes Middle East
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In this month’s Inside Forbes, we unveil the Top 100 Arab Family Businesses for 2024, we find out what it takes to achieve a successful succession, we meet Caroline Fattal, the woman at the helm of the 127-year-old Fattal Group, and we find out how the world’s richest man is tightening the reigns to keep the wealth in the family. Plus, we have an exclusive interview with Jad Hobeika, the rising star leading the Haute Couture house Georges Hobeika into the next generation. Managing Editor Claudine Coletti joins Sally Mousa, Senior Presenter at Forbes Middle East to discuss these stories and more. The March 2024 issue is available now in print and online.

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