Business & Money | Wednesday 27 February, 2019 4:00 am

Visa Global Study Identifies Key Success Factors to Improve Daily Travel, Creating Smarter, More Efficient Cities

Visa (NYSE: V), in collaboration with Stanford University, launched one of the largest global studies examining the growing demand for public and private transportation, and the important role digital commerce plays in driving sustainable growth.   According to the UN, by 2050, 68% of...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 27 February, 2019 1:30 am

Mag Lifestyle Development Records Aed 100 Million in Sales for the First Phase of Mag City in Meydan

MAG Lifestyle Development (MAG LD), the property development arm of MAG Group Holding, recorded sales worth AED 100 million at the launch of MAG City, the first phase of MAG EYE, a fully gated townhouse and residential community in Mohammed Bin Rashid City in Meydan District 7.   MAG...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 26 February, 2019 3:34 pm

Saudia to Feature Two Aircraft On Static Display at the Saudi International Airshow

SAUDI ARABIAN AIRLINES (SAUDIA) the national flag carrier of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, will showcase two of its new aircraft at the Saudi International Airshow, taking place at Al-Thummamah airport from March 12-14. An Airbus A320 aircraft – one of the new retrofits currently flying on...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 26 February, 2019 1:33 pm

SEDCO Holding Scores Big at the 2019 Gulf Sustainability and CSR Awards

SEDCO Holding Group won two top awards at the 2019 Gulf Sustainability and CSR Awards ceremony held recently in Dubai, with SEDCO Holding taking home the awards for the ‘Best Learning and Education Program’ for Riyali financial literacy program, and ‘CSR Team of the...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 26 February, 2019 1:08 pm

Weber Shandwick MENA Named Large Consultancy of the Year at 2019 PRCA MENA Awards

Weber Shandwick MENA, a leading communications and engagement firm, was named 2019 Large Consultancy of the Year at this year’s PRCA MENA Awards.    Celebrating a total of five wins across it’s MENA network, Weber Shandwick MENA also took home honours in the Best...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 26 February, 2019 12:58 pm

Norway to be presented as a world leading ocean nation at Expo 2020 Dubai

Norway will participate at the world exposition Expo 2020 Dubai under the theme “Norway as a world leading ocean nation”.    Norway’s coastline is one of the longest in the world, and the marine areas are more than five times as large as the land. Thousands of...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 26 February, 2019 12:55 pm

Emirates NBD Selects Intellect for End-to-End Digital Transformation of its Transaction Banking Business

Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region, today announced a planned end-to-end digital transformation of its Transaction Banking platform. The transformation is part of the banking group’s AED 1 billion commitment to digitise operations, products and services, enhancing its...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 26 February, 2019 12:00 pm

Disruptive brands come into sharp focus at The Retail Summit in Dubai

Being innovative does not simply mean embracing the latest technology, adopting AI, utilising AR and replacing humans with robots.   That was a recurring message delivered to the 900 senior executives at The Retail Summit held in Dubai in mid-February. The event featured 80 speakers and...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 26 February, 2019 4:51 am

Saudi Cement's shares retreat despite upbeat earnings

Shares in Saudi Cement retreated marginally on Monday, as the second-largest cement company in Saudi Arabia reported improved fourth quarter (Q4) earnings for 2018. The company’s Q4 2018 net profit amounted to 125 million Saudi riyals ($33.33 million) – a 16.8 percent...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 26 February, 2019 4:30 am

Tally Solutions’ Smb Pulse Enlightened Smbs on Effective Ways to Increase Efficiency

Tally Solutions, a leading international accounting and compliance software provider hosted another leg of the successful SMB Pulse in Dubai. The event focussing on the SMB community was attended by around 100 SMBs. The event highlighted the effective measures to increase work efficiency and look...

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