Samana Developers breaks ground for DH 130mln ‘Park Views’ project in Arjan

Samana Developers, a top-ranked real estate company in Dubai, today broke ground for Dh130 million Samana Park Views project in Arjan. The project has close proximity to a community park, Dubai Miracle and Butterfly Gardens, the two major tourist attractions.  The ground-breaking ceremony was attended by Mr Muhammad Farooq, Chairman of Samana Group, Mr Imran […]

Rierino launches intelligent commerce platform to ‘grow on’ online retailers

Rierino, the commerce technology company headquartered in Istanbul, announced today the launch of its API-first headless platform targeting online retailers with big growth ambitions. From product information to pricing, recommendations, search, sort and cart management, the platform offers key functionalities as micro-composable components. The low/no-code interface empowers business as well as technology users to easily […]

DAMAC Group gears up to enter the metaverse

Leading UAE-based business conglomerate, the DAMAC Group – the parent company of global property development company DAMAC Properties, data centre firm Edgenex, luxury jeweller de-Grisogono and fashion house Roberto Cavalli – is announcing plans to embark into the world of the metaverse and build its own digital cities, becoming one of the pioneers in the […]

DCD holds workshops on licensing services for third sector institutions

The Department of Community Development (DCD) in Abu Dhabi organised nine virtual workshops on licensing of third sector institutions. Held over two weeks, these workshops were attended by 105 civil associations and institutions of public interest. Commenting on DCD’s regulatory responsibility, His Excellency Mubarak Salem Al Ameri, Executive Director of the Licensing and Control Sector […]

Sharjah’s economy grows 4.8% in 2021, DSCD economic survey reveals

Sharjah’s gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by an annual 4.8% in 2021, as per official data released by the emirate’s Department of Statistics and Community Development (DSCD). With nearly AED 130.5 billion in GDP earnings last year compared to AED 124.6 billion in 2020, the emirate’s economy, particularly the non-oil sectors, accelerated reinforcing its growing status as a regional hub for business, […]

Daman Investments creates a tailor-made fixed maturity fund plan and raises $120mln for well-known GCC bank

Daman Investments has raised a USD 120 million fixed maturity plan as it expands across regional markets, creating a tailor-made fund for one of the GCC’s leading regional banks, The tailored fixed maturity plan comes as Daman Investments significantly extends its reach across GCC countries and outside of its home market in the UAE by […]

Aldar Investment launches logistics real estate vertical through the acquisition of Abu Dhabi Business Hub

Aldar Investment, the region’s leading real estate investment platform with more than AED 22 billion of assets under management, has completed the acquisition of a 70% equity interest in Abu Dhabi Business Hub, valuing the company at more than AED 500 million, with the remaining 30% owned by a strategic partner. The acquisition marks the […]

Middle Eastern resilience: Improving economic activity and defensive characteristics

Proactive Pandemic Response Boosts Economic Activity MENA governments were proactive in establishing a proper framework and guidelines to deal with COVID-19 early on, having initiated aggressive vaccine rollouts. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) leads the way, boasting a vaccine rate of more than 95% for a two-dose protocol.1 The remainder of GCC countries are expected to […]

Motive Offshore and Hiretech bring enhanced decommissioning technology to the Middle East

Marine and lifting equipment specialists Motive Offshore Group (Motive) and subsea and decommissioning equipment rental specialists Hiretech Limited (Hiretech) have joined forces in the Middle East to bring superior technology and service solutions to a burgeoning market. Harnessing its UAE hub and existing catalogue of subsea marine and lifting equipment services, Motive is bolstering its current suite with Hiretech’s […]