Business & Money | Tuesday 1 November, 2016 1:47 pm

Reassurance is Key to a Sustainable Concrete Future

Last year the Dubai government made it mandatory for new buildings to use more eco-friendly Supplementary Cementing Materials (SCMS) replacing old Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC), which can help to reduce carbon emissions. In fact a tonne of OPC produces more than a tonne of carbon dioxide which...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 1 November, 2016 1:44 pm

More than 125,000 international visitors & 7,000 global exhibitors expected over 20 DWTC events

Dubai World Trade Centre’s (DWTC) November calendar of events is poised to attract more than 250,000 visitors out of which more than 50 per cent are expected to be international visitors and exhibitors. The diverse line-up of over 20 events, including Gulfood Manufacturing - the...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 1 November, 2016 1:22 pm

I.ZONE opens its largest store in Riyadh

I.ZONE, Apple’s largest Authorized Reseller chain in Saudi Arabia, has opened its latest store in Riyadh in The Boulevard, on Prince Turki Ibn Abdulaziz Al Awwal Road. I.ZONE now operates 8 stores across the Kingdom, 3 of which are now in Riyadh. The new I.ZONE store will enable shoppers...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 1 November, 2016 1:03 pm

Strengthening the nation’s retail sector

Shopping mall development and management specialists, Line Investments & Property L.L.C (LIP) will announce their latest projects at the upcoming annual RECon ME & North Africa convention that attracts shopping mall owners, developers and suppliers from the region.   The...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 1 November, 2016 12:55 pm

Emirates NBD Asset Management Wins ‘Fixed Income Manager of the Year’ at Global Investor ISF MENA Awards

Emirates NBD Asset Management has been awarded ‘Fixed Income Manager of the Year’ at Global Investor ISF’s 2016 MENA Awards. The award was given in recognition of the exceptional performance of the Company’s range of Fixed Income funds. The award follows receipt of the...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 1 November, 2016 12:41 pm

Education For Employment and Bayt.com Launch Partnership to Support Youth Employment in MENA

With 76% of youth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) indicating that finding a job is the biggest challenge of their generation,* Education For Employment (EFE) and Bayt.com have launched a partnership to support youth employment in MENA.  The collaboration will enable youth...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 1 November, 2016 12:39 pm

SUSE Selects BPS to Build a Capable Cloud Service Provider Ecosystem in Middle East & North Africa

SUSE, a pioneer in open source software, recently announced the signing of BPS, a pure play service provider channel cloud distributor, as a SUSE distributor for the Middle East & North Africa. As part of the agreement, BPS will spearhead the task of recruiting and on-boarding cloud...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 1 November, 2016 8:19 am

Ride-Hailing Service Apps Await Legal Licensing in Jordan

Ride hailing apps in Jordan are facing hassles while authorities are confiscating private cars registered as drivers. The Jordanian ministry of transportation is currently studying the situation with officials, to either legislate or ban these services.   Lately, services working solely...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 1 November, 2016 6:51 am

NEXT IPO CYCLE EXPECTED TO BRING ‘BIG OPPORTUNITIES’, ABU DHABI SECURITIES EXCHANGE’S CEO TELLS GLOBAL PLATFORM

A stronger trading platform and new regulations are supporting a development drive under way at the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) in preparation for an expected turnaround in the global financial market, its CEO, Rashed Al Blooshi, told Global Platform.   Speaking in a wide-ranging ...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 1 November, 2016 6:33 am

Network International encourages growing Emirati art scene

Network International, the leading payment solutions provider in the Middle East and Africa (MEA), today announced that it is offering its building façade as a unique platform for Emirati artists to showcase their talent.   Life sized reproductions of local artwork will be...

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