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What We Do

COMMUNITY BUILDING FBCG is connecting a community of like-minded peers by organizing series of local and regional gatherings where our members have opportunities to meet, learn, exchange and network with other family business owners in a safe and confidential environment.
EDUCATION AND AWARENESS Key driver of sustainability is the empowerment of the next generation as shareholders, managers and leaders of their family business, through multiple education programs.
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS FBCG’s research objective is to generate cutting-edge insights and enable effective decision-making on GCC family business issues.

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FBCG announces four new board members
Family Business Council Gulf is pleased to announce the appointment of four new board members, Bader Nasser Al-Kharafi, Dr.Ibrahim Sulaiman Alrajhi, Musaab Sulaiman Al-Muhaidib and Rasha Abdullah Aldarwish
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FBCG and MOE agree on a roadmap to support UAE family businesses
H.E. Abdullah Bin Touq Al Marri: "Family businesses are a main focus area in the ongoing transition to a more resilient and sustainable economy and we have a clear plan to enhance their leadership and competitiveness."
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FBN partners with United Nations
As a first of its kind partnership between the UN and the global family business community, UNCTAD and Family Business Network (FBN) jointly have developed the Global Initiative “Family Business for Sustainable Development (FBSD)”. It invites business families to embed sustainability into their business practices and to mobilize investments in sustainable development, thereby committing to concrete, measurable contributions towards the SDGs. Key components of the FBSD Initiative include signing the sustainability pledge and committing to tracking and reporting of sustainability indicators for family firms.
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New Dubai Family Business Law
In a landmark move, Law No. (9) of 2020 regulating family-owned businesses in Dubai was issued last month. The original bill was prepared by Fadi Hammadeh of Al Futtaim Group in 2013. In an exclusive to the Oath, the General Counsel of Al Futtaim Group provides a comprehensive overview of the new legal framework and how it facilitates protection, expansion and successful transition of family firms.
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FBCG Signs Strategic Agreement with Dubai Chamber
Family Business Council Gulf and Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry have signed a MOU to amplify joint efforts to ensure the continuity of family businesses in Dubai
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Plan for Succession, Build to Last
Contributor: Sara Mohammadi, Advisor Gulf Family Business Council
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Looking ahead for succession planning in GCC family businesses
When family members share a business, it does much to strengthen the family bond. However, passing a business from one generation to the next often affects the solid family bond and results in breaking it.
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Family Business Network GCC releases a legal white paper assessing succession planning legal vehicles available for GCC family businesses
A legal white paper by the Family Business Network GCC provides a set of concrete recommendations and highlights the need to strengthen legal framework across the GCC, after assessing the legal structures available to GCC family businesses for their succession.
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