3M Named One Of The World’s Most Ethical Companies By Ethisphere Institute For 9th Consecutive Year

Ethisphere Institute recently recognized 3M for ethics and integrity in business conduct and compliance for the ninth consecutive year. 3M is one of only seven industrial companies worldwide to be honoured this year. “For the past 120 years, 3M has built its reputation on doing things ethically,” said Michael Duran, 3M senior vice president and chief […]

Gartner Identifies Three Imperatives Driving The Top Trends In Data And Analytics For 2022

Data & analytics (D&A) leaders should embrace three imperatives when leveraging the top D&A trends for 2022 in their enterprise, according to Gartner, Inc. The three key areas are: Activate Dynamism and Diversity, Augment People and Decisions, and Institutionalize Trust. “This year’s top D&A trends represent business, market and technology dynamics that will help organizations […]

Announcement of increase in number of shares offered to retail investors in DEWA IPO

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority PJSC (“DEWA” or the “Company”) today announces that, following approval from the UAE Securities and Commodities Authority (the “SCA”), it has exercised its right to increase the number of shares offered in the First Tranche (“Retail Tranche”) of its initial public offering (“IPO”). Following significant demand and oversubscription from retail […]

NBK bank to partner with Turkish Airlines

National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) signed a partnership agreement with Turkish Airlines under which it provides the Miles&Smiles loyalty program in the redemption options of KWT Points earned on all payments made using NBK KWT Visa Infinite Credit Card. This partnership is the first between Turkish Airlines and a Kuwaiti bank. It also enriches NBK […]

IFZA joins recognition of women leaders

Attended by Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher Bint Khalfa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, the Awards are spearheaded by the Diaspora Africa Forum Foundation (DAFF), a USA-based organization headquartered in Ghana to recognize women and men of distinction who have made an enduring impact to international political, social, and economic growth. Recognized at the IFZA Polo VIP […]

Egyptian fintech Khazna raises $38mln in Series A

Khazna, a Cairo-based fintech company has raised $38 million in a Series A round led by Quona Capital. Other investors participated in the equity and debt funding round included Speedinvest, Nclude, Khawarizmi Ventures, Algebra Ventures, Accion Venture Lab, Disruptech, AB Accelerator by Arab Bank, and CVentures, among others. The company’s debt financing is provided by Lendable, […]

YallaMarket: The demand for grocery delivery in Dubai increased by 330% in Q1 of 2022

Dubai-based 15-min grocery delivery service YallaMarket unveils the most popular product categories customers order via the service’s mobile app. According to the company data, energy drinks, dairy and fruits became the most ordered items.  YallaMarket Dubai data represents that daily orders rose by 330% since the Q4 of 2021. Beverages is the top-1 category in YallaMarket mobile […]

Sharjah unveils opportunities for stable and long-term investment in future sectors at Annual Investment Meeting

Sharjah FDI Office (Invest in Sharjah), the investment promotion arm of the government of Sharjah, Exhibited with seven prominent government entities at the 11th Annual Investment Meeting (AIM 2022), that concluded recently at the Dubai Exhibition Center (South Hall) at Expo 2020 Dubai, from the 29th to the 31st of March. The Sharjah pavilion included […]