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Kudo Advisory, a new AI-focused consulting firm, is launched in the UAE to help enterprises convert AI investments into measurable and scalable outcomes across the region. The consulting firm is founded by Vijay Jaswal, former Regional CTO at global enterprise software firms including IFS and Software AG, and a seasoned technology leader. It is designed to guide organisations with significant AI investments overcome pilot-stage challenges, fragmented initiatives and unclear returns from AI adoption.
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Vijay Jaswal, Founder & CEO, Kudo Advisory
Speaking about the announcement, founder of Kudo Advisory, Vijay Jaswal said “Kudo Advisory exists to make AI move. Across the region, we are seeing strong intent and meaningful investment in AI, however many organisations are yet to see results. The issue is a lack of clarity on where value sits, how to govern it properly, and how to execute with discipline. Our focus is simple: to help leadership teams prioritise the right opportunities, put the right guardrails in place, and ensure delivery happens.”
According to PwC Middle East, AI will contribute up to US$320 billion to the region's economy by 2030. By foreseeing the highest economic impacts by AI adoption in the UAE, the rapidly increasing investments in many enterprises continue to face challenges converting AI ambitions into measurable operational value. Kudo Advisory aims to close this gap through a disciplined and outcome-driven approach.
The firm provides end-to-end AI advisory services for enterprise environments bridging AI strategy for business priorities, governance frameworks to ensure safe and smart use, operating model design, and use case prioritisation. Beyond strategy, the firm places a strong emphasis on execution through programme delivery, implementation of AI initiatives with accountability for enterprises, governance and performance measurement. The firm’s approach is pragmatic in deployment rather than hype, focusing on enterprise readiness, measured adoption, and long-term business value.
The origin of the name “Kudo” is derived from the Japanese word, translating to drive or propulsion which corelates to the firm’s core mission of turning intent into forward motion.
About Kudo Advisory
From its Dubai headquarters, Kudo Advisory is dedicated to bridging the gap between AI ambition and operational reality while guiding regional organisations through the complexities of AI definition, governance and enterprise-wide scaling to clients across the UAE and the Middle East to define, govern, and deliver artificial intelligence at scale.
Kudo Advisory provides bespoke counsel to CEO’s, CIO’s and Leadership teams to navigate through the intricacy of Artificial Intelligence. The firm specialises in moving forward beyond the conceptual, delivering measurable outcomes through value led prioritisation and commitment to disciplined execution.
Discover a new standard in AI Advisor, visit us on www.kudoadvisory.com.
Strong momentum meets rising risks as markets test the next leg higher
By Daniela Hathorn, senior market analyst at Capital.com
US indices continue to trade near highs, supported by robust earnings and resilient profit margins, particularly in large-cap tech. At the same time, oil prices remain elevated due to ongoing tensions in the Middle East, keeping a geopolitical risk premium embedded across markets. This divergence highlights a market that is still willing to lean into growth and earnings, but is doing so against a backdrop of tightening financial conditions and persistent uncertainty. Bond markets are beginning to reflect that tension more clearly. Yields have moved higher in recent sessions, driven by a combination of elevated energy prices and a more cautious tone from central banks. The Federal Reserve has reinforced a “wait-and-see” stance, but with a bias toward keeping policy restrictive if inflation proves sticky. This has helped support the US dollar and tighten financial conditions at the margins, even as equities continue to push higher. The result is a market that appears confident in the near-term outlook, but increasingly sensitive to any shifts in the macro narrative.
That brings the focus to this week’s US CPI release. Markets will be watching closely for signs of whether the recent rise in oil prices is starting to feed into broader inflation pressures. Headline CPI is likely to be influenced by energy, but the key for investors will be the core and “supercore” measures, which provide a clearer view of underlying price dynamics. A softer print would reinforce the idea that inflation remains contained and could support risk assets by easing pressure on yields. However, a stronger-than-expected reading could reignite concerns about persistent inflation, push yields higher and test the resilience of equities. In essence, markets are currently pricing a best-case balance: strong earnings, manageable inflation and contained geopolitical risk. The CPI data has the potential to either validate that view or challenge it. With equities at elevated levels and macro risks still present, the margin for error is narrowing, leaving markets increasingly exposed to surprises in the data.
تحليل: الأسواق العالمية تختبر موجة صعود جديدة وسط زخم قوي ومخاطر متزايدة.
بقلم: دانييلا هاثورن كبيرة محللي الأسواق في capital.com
تواصل المؤشرات الأمريكية التداول بالقرب من أعلى مستوياتها، مدعومة بأرباح قوية وهوامش ربح متينة، خصوصاً في قطاع التكنولوجيا الكبرى. في المقابل، تستمر أسعار النفط في الارتفاع بسبب حالة عدم اليقين الإقليمي، مما يبقي تسعير المخاطر الإقليمية مدمجاً في الأسواق. ومن هنا، يعكس هذا التباين سوقاً لا تزال تميل إلى التركيز على النمو والأرباح، لكنها تعمل في ظل ظروف مالية متشددة واستمرار حالة عدم اليقين.
وعلى صعيد آخر،بدأت أسواق السندات تعكس هذا التوتر بوضوح أكبر، حيث ارتفعت العوائد في الجلسات الأخيرة نتيجة مزيج من ارتفاع أسعار الطاقة وتوجه أكثر تحفظاً من البنوك المركزية. عزز الاحتياطي الفيدرالي موقف الانتظار والترقب، مع ميل للحفاظ على سياسة نقدية مشددة إذا استمر التضخم عند مستويات مرتفعة. هذا الدعم ساهم في تقوية الدولار الأمريكي وتشديد الظروف المالية بشكل محدود، في حين استمرت الأسهم في الصعود. والنتيجة سوق تبدو واثقة من توقعاتها على المدى القريب، لكنها أصبحت أكثر حساسية لأي تغيرات في السرد الاقتصادي الكلي.
التركيز على بيانات مؤشر أسعار المستهلك الأمريكية
يتجه اهتمام الأسواق هذا الأسبوع نحو صدور تقرير مؤشر أسعار المستهلك (CPI) الأمريكي. تراقب الأسواق عن كثب تأثير ارتفاع أسعار النفط مؤخراً على الضغوط التضخمية الأوسع نطاقاً. من المتوقع أن تتأثر أرقام التضخم الرئيسية بأسعار الطاقة، لكن التركيز الأساسي للمستثمرين سيكون على مقاييس التضخم الأساسية و"السوبر كور"، التي تقدم رؤية أوضح للديناميكيات السعرية الكامنة.
قد تدعم قراءة ضعيفة للتضخم فكرة استمرار السيطرة عليه، مما يعزز الأصول ذات المخاطر عبر تخفيف الضغط على العوائد. أما إذا جاءت القراءة أقوى من المتوقع، فقد تُعيد إشعال المخاوف من ضغوط تضخمية مستمرة، مما يدفع العوائد للارتفاع ويختبر قدرة الأسهم على الصمود. في الجوهر، تسعر الأسواق حالياً سيناريو أفضل الحالات، الذي يشمل أرباحاً قوية، تضخماً يمكن التحكم فيه، وتحديات إقليمية تحت السيطرة. وقد يكون لتقرير مؤشر أسعار المستهلك القدرة على تأكيد هذا السيناريو أو تحديه. ومع ارتفاع مستويات الأسهم واستمرار المخاطر الاقتصادية الكبرى، يضيق هامش الخطأ، مما يجعل الأسواق أكثر عرضة للمفاجآت في البيانات.
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