Business & Money | Monday 5 September, 2016 11:12 am

Your first furnishing checklist

Moving into a new apartment or villa involves numerous and tiresome tasks that revolve around sorting, shopping, planning and packing. When you set up your first home as an adult, or as a newlywed couple, it can become particularly daunting as you decide between items that have to be bought...

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Business & Money | Monday 5 September, 2016 10:50 am

GCC Delivers on USD 2 Trillion Mega-Projects with European Best Practices

European best practices in mega-projects are key for the GCC to deliver on its USD 2 trillion project pipeline, industry experts announced today in the build-up to Cityscape Global. The GCC hosts a mega-project pipeline worth USD 2 trillion, especially in mega-projects tied to Expo 2020 in...

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Technology & IT | Monday 5 September, 2016 6:09 am

Global Wearable Shipments to Double by 2020

Wearables Can Pave Gateway to Seamless Interaction with Internet of Things; GCC Smart Cities Well-Positioned to be Global Wearable Leaders, Says Robert Scoble, Silicon Valley Futurist and GITEX Speaker Dubai, United Arab Emirates Demand for seamless connection to the Internet of Things...

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Business & Money | Sunday 4 September, 2016 5:33 pm

Report: Disruptive technologies to evolve GCC real estate sector

The GCC real estate market has witnessed remarkable growth over the past years, with the sector remaining resilient despite the effects of oil price fluctuations. In the UAE alone, the local industry is expected to climb at a compound annual growth rate of 6.4 per cent from 2015 to 2019. Despite...

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Business & Money | Sunday 4 September, 2016 12:48 pm

Saudi and Dubai Markets perform well in comparison to regional counterparts- Al Masah Capital Weekly Report

Qatar witnessed profit taking from investors now that the market has absorbed the FTSE inclusion news, with the market’s major index going down by 2.7%, to be the worst weekly performer among its peers. Abu Dhabi and Kuwait also ended the week in the negative territory with each going down by ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 4 September, 2016 12:46 pm

Assets Under Management in the Middle East Decreased by a Staggering 10% in 2015, BCG Study Finds

 The global growth of asset management stalled as the industry in 2015 recorded its worst year since the 2008 financial crisis, according to a report by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Growth in assets under management (AuM) stalled—or in the case of the Middle East declined...

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Business & Money | Sunday 4 September, 2016 12:38 pm

Assets Under Management in the Middle East Decreased by a Staggering 10% in 2015, BCG Study Finds

The global growth of asset management stalled as the industry in 2015 recorded its worst year since the 2008 financial crisis, according to a report by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Growth in assets under management (AuM) stalled—or in the case of the Middle East declined 10%—and...

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Healthcare | Thursday 1 September, 2016 1:33 pm

Hajj can facilitate rapid amplification and dissemination of disease among pilgrims

With globalization, pilgrim burden at the Hajj is set to rise as more people perform the pilgrimage each year. Currently, almost 3 million Muslims stay around the Holy Mosque in Makkah (Mecca) for at least 4–7 days.6 To encourage adoption of timely prevention measures against infectious...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 1 September, 2016 12:30 pm

How to find your couple style

It may come as a surprise that there is just one rule when two people are setting up home together: if you are not the only person who is going to live in it, then yours cannot be the only opinion that counts.    Your new home must reflect inputs from both you and your spouse...

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Business & Money | Thursday 1 September, 2016 10:53 am

Middle East & Africa PC Decline Slows, with Return to Growth on the Horizon

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) PC market experienced a 13.3% year-on-year decline in shipments in the second quarter of 2016 to total 2.9 million units, according to global technology research and consulting firm International Data Corporation (IDC). While this is a continuation of a long-running ...

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