Business & Money | Tuesday 29 March, 2016 12:51 am

Qatar First Bank reports a net income of QAR 66 million in 2015

Qatar First Bank (QFB), Qatar’s leading Shari’ah compliant bank, Authorized by QFC Regulatory authority, offering investment opportunities and innovative financial solutions with local, regional and international reach, reported continued profitability according to their Full Year...

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Business & Money | Thursday 24 March, 2016 9:30 am

Debt May be Defining Issue for Saudi Arabian Economy, say Experts

Managing debt is emerging as a new issue for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on both a national level and for the Kingdom’s enterprises and businesses, according to senior banking leaders set to attend the Euromoney Saudi Arabia Conference in May.    Historically, one of the key...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 22 March, 2016 2:18 pm

SAUDI ARABIA REPORTS LOW SKIN CANCER INCIDENCE BUT SUN-EXPOSED SKIN DISEASES

Despite being in one of the world’s most sun-exposed regions, Saudi Arabia is reporting a remarkably low incidence of skin cancer, according to one of Europe’s leading dermato-oncologists.  Yet Dr. Claas Ulrich, who heads the skin cancer centre at Berlin’s Charité...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 22 March, 2016 9:47 am

Only 47% of Organizations Discover Breaches Internally as Disruptive Attacks Become More Common, According to Latest M-Trends Report from FireEye

FireEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: FEYE), the leader at stopping today's advanced cyberattacks, today announced the release of its annual Mandiant M-Trends® report. Compiled from advanced threat investigations conducted by Mandiant’s leading consultants in 2015, “M-Trends 2016”...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 22 March, 2016 8:36 am

GCC could become the world’s sixth largest economy by 2030: EY

According to EY’s latest Growth Drivers report ‘Strength in unity’, if the GCC were to become one single market instead of six separate ones today, it would be the ninth largest economy in the world today – similar in size to Canada and Russia and not far from India. If it...

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Business & Money | Monday 21 March, 2016 3:44 pm

GBM wins three awards at the Cisco Global Partner Summit

Gulf Business Machines (GBM), the region’s number one provider of IT solutions, has announced that it was been named the winner of three prestigious awards at this year’s Cisco Global Partner Summit. Cisco revealed the winners during its annual partner conference which took place last...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 21 March, 2016 2:24 pm

Colgate Advocates the Importance of Saving Water

In a bid to mark World Water Day – observed on 22nd March, and increase awareness about the importance of using water efficiently, Colgate has announced the launched of its ‘Save Water’ campaign across the UAE. This initiative aims at reminding people of the need to save water by...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 21 March, 2016 7:28 am

Climate not a hindrance for MENA amusement industry: Falaknaz

Hot weather conditions do not affect MENA’s entertainment and amusement industry any more according to Abdul Rahman Falaknaz, Chairman of International Expo Consults (IEC) and organizer of the Dubai Entertainment Amusement and Leisure (DEAL) show. GCC is set to witness a rise in tourism, with ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 20 March, 2016 12:00 pm

Continuous and Active Innovation Essential for Cyber Defense

“This year’s Global Risks Report1 from the World Economic Forum predicted that technology risks - in particular, cyber attacks - are set to continue to rise in both impact and frequency. The 2016 Report has highlighted what we’ve known at Paladion; cyber attacks are becoming...

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Business & Money | Sunday 20 March, 2016 11:23 am

Henkel reports successful fiscal 2015

“2015 was an excellent year for Henkel. We recorded double-digit growth rates in sales, profits, earnings per share and our proposed dividends. All three business units delivered solid organic growth and significantly improved their profits,” said Henkel CEO Kasper Rorsted....

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