Business & Money | Wednesday 25 May, 2016 10:37 am

Twitter Announces Faster, Easier & More Expressive Tweets

Twitter today announced it will simplify Tweets in the coming months, making it faster and easier for people to express themselves with more room in their 140-character Tweets. The simplified Tweet rules will make conversations faster and more intuitive for people who come to Twitter everyday and...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 25 May, 2016 10:32 am

Keolis to operate Shanghai metro line 8-3, the city’s first automatic metro

Shenkai, the joint venture between Shanghai Shentong Consulting (51%) and Keolis (49%), is confirmed as the future operator of phase 3 of Shanghai’s existing metro line 8 (also known as Line 8-3), following the signing of a contract with Shanghai Shentong Metro Group on 27 April 2016. The...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 25 May, 2016 5:28 am

Saudi-Egyptian alliance on $3.6 billion property project

The $3.6 billion Mountain View iCity has been announced, Egypt’s biggest upcoming project that is a joint venture between the Egyptian Mountain View and Saudi Sisban Holding. The venture has been billed as a boost to investment relations between the two nations. “Today we are...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 25 May, 2016 2:29 am

Saxo Bank announces landmark partnership with Lufax

Saxo Bank, the online multi-asset trading and investment specialist, has today announced a new white label partnership with Lufax, China’s largest internet finance company.   The partnership, expected to launch within the next three months, will see Lufax leverage the trading...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 25 May, 2016 2:00 am

Paris Gallery Opens first store in the Sultanate of Oman A signature shopping experience

In the presence of His Excellency Sayyed Saud Bin Hilal Bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Minister of State and Governor of Muscat, Mr. Mohammed Abdul Rahim Al Fahim, CEO of Paris Gallery Group of Companies, and Mr. Salim Bin Abdullah Al Rawas, Chairman of Oman Luxury LLC, VIP guests and valued members of the...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 24 May, 2016 1:02 pm

Peter Brun appointed as Chief Communications Officer for VFS Global

In line with the company’s ongoing growth and its further expansion plans, VFS Global has appointed Peter Brun, a senior communications and media professional, as Chief Communications Officer effective 01 July 2016.  In this role Peter will be responsible for Corporate Communications,...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 24 May, 2016 12:54 pm

DUBAI Inaugurates The First Smart Recycling Centre in GCC

Averda and the Municipality of Dubai have commissioned the first Smart Recycling Centre in Dubai, the first project of its kind across the GCC. The Centre is located in Al Manara Center parking, Al Safa 2 and high ranking officials of Dubai Municipality and Averda have attended its...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 24 May, 2016 12:46 pm

GOIC signs a Memorandum of Understanding with ASTM

The Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ASTM, globally recognized leader in the development and delivery of international standards and technical information. The MoU aims at fostering cooperation and coordination between the two...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 24 May, 2016 12:28 pm

Centrepoint Launches Special Gift Zones in-Store For Ramadan

Centrepoint has a fabulous collection of season’s gifts that are perfect for this Ramadan. The region’s largest family fashion retailer has created an exclusive Gift Zone in-store; stocked with delectable gift sets, home accessories, and bath and body ranges that not only make Ramadan...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 24 May, 2016 12:13 pm

Henkel reports good sales and earnings performance in first quarter

Düsseldorf – “Henkel had a good start into the fiscal year 2016. We further grew sales and earnings and significantly increased adjusted return on sales to 16.8 percent. All three business units contributed to the overall good performance. We delivered strong organic growth again...

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