Technology & IT | Monday 10 October, 2016 10:40 am

Mobile Technology Makes the Financial Services Sector More Loyal, Productive and Satisfied – EIU Research

Nearly a third of workers (31%) in the financial services sector report that the use of mobile technology in and out of the workplace increases their loyalty to their employer, according to research conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and sponsored by Aruba, a Hewlett...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 10 October, 2016 10:23 am

Summertown Interiors: Dubai Municipality’s green rating system set to improve corporate sustainability

The Dubai Municipality’s decision to introduce Al Safat, a green building rating system for new buildings in Dubai is set to improve corporate sustainability, according to Summertown Interiors, the UAE’s leading fit out contractor specialising in green interiors.   The...

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Beauty & Style | Monday 10 October, 2016 4:08 am

Your Guide to Fashion Forward Dubai Spring/Summer 17

When is Fashion Forward? Fashion Forward is a biannual event that takes place in October and April. Now in our 8th season, Fashion Forward Dubai, Spring/Summer will be taking place from October 20th to October 23rd, 2016 At Hai at Dubai Design District. Who can attend Fashion...

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Business & Money | Sunday 9 October, 2016 3:19 pm

Number of visitors to Qatar passes 2 million mark

Qatar has received 2.182 million visitors so far this year, with visits of GCC nationals continuing to increase in September, a Qatar Tourism Authority report has shown.   The growth in year-to-date (January to end of September) visitor arrivals from the GCC was dominated by visits from...

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Business & Money | Sunday 9 October, 2016 8:07 am

Why Enterprises in the UAE Need a Multi-Layer Approach to Public Cloud Security

Security has long been the principal fear that weighs on cloud investments. While perceptions are improving, Intel Security’s recent State of Cloud Adoption study found that data breaches remain the biggest concern of companies deploying Software as a Service (SaaS), Infrastructure...

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Business & Money | Thursday 6 October, 2016 4:26 pm

Appetite is back as gold gets slammed

Written by Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM Asian equities received a boost Thursday morning as oil traded near highest levels in 4-months and the Yen fell for 7 consecutive days.   European stocks also indicated a positive open after slipping back yesterday on reports...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 5 October, 2016 5:03 pm

Emirates NBD Saudi Arabia PMI™

Saudi Arabian non-oil private sector growth continued in September, although the rate of improvement in business conditions was much reduced compared to previous years. The main reason for this was slower growth of new business – the latest rise was among the least marked ever recorded by the ...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 4 October, 2016 3:22 pm

Islamic Economy Food and Lifestyle Sector Expenditure to reach US$3 Trillion by 2021

For the fourth consecutive year, Thomson Reuters, the world's leading provider of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, in partnership with the Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC), and in collaboration with DinarStandard present the key findings from the State...

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Business & Money | Monday 3 October, 2016 10:29 am

Saudi Arabia’s move towards an innovation ecosystem creates new jobs for Software, Hardware and Telecom professionals

According to the latest Monster Employment Index, the demand for Software, Hardware and Telecom professionals in Saudi Arabia has grown by 29 per cent in August 2016, when compared to the same period last year. The latest figures mirror the Kingdom’s drive for progress and transformational...

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Business & Money | Monday 3 October, 2016 10:04 am

The September Meetings of the Bank of Japan and the US Federal Reserve: Indirect Implications and How Consensus May Be Underestimating Inflation

Rarely do central bank meetings attract so much attention, but in a world of low interest rates and subdued inflation, the attention is warranted. The September meeting of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the Federal Reserve (Fed) were watched by market participants as harbingers for future indications...

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