Business & Money | Thursday 28 July, 2016 1:05 pm

QFB announces half year results

Qatar First Bank L.L.C. (Public), a leading Shari’ah compliant bank based in Qatar and listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE), has released its financial results for the half year ended 30 June 2016 recording revenue increase by 46% to QAR 353 million (US$ 97 million) and net profit to QAR...

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Business & Money | Thursday 28 July, 2016 1:01 pm

Q2 2016 Middle East cross-border deal-making steady despite global decline: Baker & McKenzie Report

Global cross-border M&A volume and values were subdued in Q2 2016, as investors held their breath, but the Middle East region saw an increase in both inbound and outbound cross-regional activity in the first half of 2016, according to global law firm Baker & McKenzie’s...

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Business & Money | Thursday 28 July, 2016 12:30 pm

The Exhibition Industry in Transformation

Small changes can have big impacts, and can travel fast and far. UFI, the Global Association for the Exhibition Industry will tackle these issues which define what’s next for our industry.   Up to 600 international exhibition experts are expected to join UFI’s Annual Congress ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 27 July, 2016 6:50 pm

UAE Holiday Makers are Set to Spend Nearly Half Their Time on Their Smartphone

Huawei honor, the no 1 smartphone e-brand, predicts that holidays-goers this summer will spend up to a staggering 26 hours a week on their smartphone. A third of UAE residents will spend upwards of an hour a day taking pictures on their phones, with more than one third spending between 20 to 40...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 27 July, 2016 12:27 pm

Security Analytics – Does your security operations need it?

 I frequently get asked by clients whether they should invest in security analytics projects. Over a period of time, I have built up a conceptual framework to put security analytics in the context of overall security operations. Although there are many areas for applying analytics, including...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 27 July, 2016 11:19 am

Cisco 2016 Midyear Cybersecurity Report Predicts Next Generation of Ransomware

The Cisco® 2016 Midyear Cybersecurity Report (MCR) finds that organizations are unprepared for future strains of more sophisticated ransomware. Fragile infrastructure, poor network hygiene, and slow detection rates are providing ample time and air cover for adversaries to operate. According to...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 27 July, 2016 11:12 am

Korea – Now Top 2 in UIA’s Global Meetings Ranking

Korea has been ranked the world’s top 2 destination for global congresses hosted in 2015, according to the latest International Meetings Statistics Report, released this week by the Union of International Associations (UIA). The findings show Korea achieving 2nd place behind the USA with 891...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 27 July, 2016 11:10 am

UAE TO REPRESENT 90% OF MIDDLE EAST LEISURE TOURISM MARKET BY 2020

The UAE is forecast to make up 90% of the leisure tourism market in the Middle East by 2020, according to research by Team Leisure LLC ahead of The Leisure Show Dubai 2016. Phil Taylor, Director at Team Leisure LLC, said: “The UAE is just about to take a huge step on to the world leisure...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 27 July, 2016 7:07 am

Travel to and from KSA to grow by 36% in 2017

A recent study estimated that growth in travel to and from Saudi Arabia will rise in 2017 by 25 percent in 2016, to about 36 percent, out of the total of travel bookings in the Middle East. The study pointed out that the Kingdom enjoys the highest travel rates in the region, with the average trips ...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 26 July, 2016 6:50 pm

Two Million People Benefiting from GSMA M4D Utilities Projects

The GSMA Mobile for Development Utilities programme (M4D Utilities) released a new report outlining progress in using mobile technology to deliver energy, water and sanitation services to underserved communities. The latest M4D Utilities annual report, ‘Unlocking access to utility...

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