A local businesswoman has been selected out of thousands of applicants to represent Google across the Middle East. As a Women Techmaker Ambassador, Dawn Kubicek, CEO of Leaders in Digital, will support women in the industry to learn, grow and innovate through a series of events and community-building campaigns. Google’s global initiative to empower women […]
Her Excellency Hessa Bu Humaid, Minister of Community Development, today opened the region’s largest beauty and wellness trade show, Beautyworld Middle East, at Dubai World Trade Centre. Launching the show, Her Highness said: “It is an honour to open Beautyworld Middle East which has become a highlight of the calendar in the region and provides […]
Kissflow, an easy-to-use, low-code platform, has been identified as a Sample Vendor for Citizen Developers technology in three Gartner® Hype Cycle™, 2024 reports. Hype Cycle for the Future of Work, 2024 Hype Cycle for Workforce Transformation, 2024 Hype Cycle for Digital Workplace Applications, 2024 Gartner Hype Cycles provide a graphic representation of the maturity and […]
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) of Dubai has hosted a delegation of education leaders from India and China to discuss the future of experiential learning in bridging the gap between high school and university. The two-day Educreator forum, staged at the university’s internationally renowned Innovation Center, also showcased the growing reputation of Dubai as a […]
Interiors fit-out company Eire Gulf has announced the appointment of Douglas Drummond as the company’s new Managing Director for the UAE. Douglas joins the team with over 20 years of international experience in the design and fit-out sector, including 10 years in the UAE working for the global design practice Perkins & Will, followed by […]
Leading shareholders in Gulf Islamic Investments (GII), plus new investors, have added an additional $100 million growth capital to the group’s balance sheet to develop private equity opportunities across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the GCC, ahead of the forthcoming Financial Investment Initiative (FII8) in Riyadh on 29-31 October 2024. The new raising, which […]
Investcorp, a leading global alternative investment firm, is pleased to announce a commercial partnership with Awaed, the first commission-free Saudi trading platform. Under the terms of the partnership, Awaed will enable their clients to invest into Investcorp’s Saudi Pre-IPO Growth Fund (“the Fund”). Investcorp is one of the first global asset manager to set up […]
Mubadala Capital, the wholly owned alternative asset management subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company, and Seviora Holdings, a Singapore-based asset management group, wholly owned by Temasek, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a strategic partnership between both organisations. This partnership represents a significant milestone in the growing relationship between Mubadala […]
Modon Holding PSC (“Modon Holding”) announced today that it has partnered with LuLu Retail, a leading retail chain in the Middle East, to develop and operate hypermarkets and other retail facilities in the UAE and Egypt. Modon Holding will leverage its expertise in large-scale project development to ensure the provision of community retail in the […]
Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy, one of the three chambers operating under Dubai Chambers, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Geneva Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Services. The agreement aims to strengthen collaboration between private sector companies in Dubai and Geneva and promote investment opportunities in promising business sectors including digital technologies, […]
