Ordering mattresses online – a trend which became popular at the height of the pandemic lockdown, is now here to stay, according to Sleepwell – a leading Asia-based mattress company, which launched earlier this month in the GCC. Sleepwell’s entry into the region comes against a backdrop of the region’s burgeoning eCommerce market, which is […]
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Study: almost 60% of Saudi Arabia consumers choose only digital money-transfer platforms, but choice still matters
Consumers in Saudi Arabia predominantly view digital money transfers as the preferred way to send money now and in the future, according to research commissioned by Western Union. Yet many still want the power to choose between online and retail (in-person) experiences – depending on their convenience and needs. Exclusive insights show that today almost […]
KPMG GCC Female Leaders Outlook: Female leaders in the region optimistic of growth
In view of broadening demand from leaders/organizations in the GCC countries, KPMG Kuwait published the first edition of its flagship publication GCC Female Leaders Outlook 2022. The report is an insightful compilation of the opinions and outlook of more than 60 female leaders from the GCC region on six areas, namely: (i) Growth; (ii) New […]
Cloudflare publishes top internet trends for 2022
Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the security, performance, and reliability company helping to build a better Internet, today published its third annual Year in Review, exploring Internet insights, security trends and the trending online services of 2022. Some of the biggest highlights from 2022 include: Google was the #1 most popular service of the year according to […]
25,000 Emirati women entrepreneurs own 50,000 trade licences valued at AED 60bln in 2021
A recent survey conducted by NAMA Women Advancement, in partnership with UN Women, found that 77.6% of women-owned businesses (WOB) in the UAE are led by those under the age of 40. Of the 1,000 female business owners who took part in the survey, 48.8% are CEOs and 61.4% are sole proprietors, a clear indicator […]
The role of female entrepreneurs and investors in driving economic value
Female investors have a role to play in steering economic sustainability by supporting female entrepreneurs, according to Ghada Abdelkader, Senior VP at Crescent Enterprises, a leading global, diversified business headquartered in the United Arab Emirates. Representing Crescent Enterprises’ corporate venture capital platform, CE-Ventures at the 6th Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival, Ghada Abdelkader said progress is being […]
Zimbabwe Business Council aims to boost trade volume and business relations with Dubai
Dubai Chamber of Commerce has supported the establishment of the Zimbabwean Business Council with a main objective of promoting commercial interests of Zimbabwe and Zimbabwean business in Dubai. The business council also aims to promote Zimbabwean owned UAE registered companies as well as their goods and services in the UAE. The launch of the Zimbabwean […]
Dubai Land Department launches its new strategic plan 2026
In line with the adoption of Resolution No. 81 approved by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai, approving the organizational structure of Dubai Land Department (DLD), and in line with the strategies drawn by the UAE’s wise leadership for […]
Flora D’Lite for Online Gifting launches in Bahrain
The online gifting platform, Flora D’Lite launches its website to the public of Bahrain, which enables customers to book and plan their online deliveries of flowers, cakes, and other gifting choices with ease throughout the country. In addition, Floradlite.com is dedicated to providing the best offers and services which include offering free delivery on all […]
Red Hat helps enterprises modernize at scale with new migration toolkit
Red Hat, Inc., the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced the general availability of Migration Toolkit for Applications 6, based on the open source project Konveyor, aimed at helping customers accelerate large-scale application modernization efforts. The toolkit enables customers to better assess, prioritize and modernize their applications across hybrid cloud environments on […]










