Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the MENAT (Middle East, North and Turkey) region and a Premier Partner and the Official Banking Partner for Expo 2020 Dubai, has unveiled a new ‘Future of Investing’ experience at ‘Future Banking by Emirates NBD and Emirates Islamic’ at Expo 2020 Dubai. The exhibit continues the banking group’s […]
Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd., a leading provider of cyber security solutions globally, has released findings from a new assessment carried out amongst 1,200 IT security professionals globally, which examines how the shift to remote work changed organizations’ security practices around users, devices, and access. As the threat landscape evolves and cyber-attacks become increasingly more […]
Dubai International Chamber’s board of directors recently approved a new strategy for the next three years (2022-2024), which aims to strengthen Dubai’s position as a global trade hub, attract multinational companies to the emirate and support local companies with international expansion. The virtual meeting was led by His Excellency Sultan bin Sulayem, Chairman of Dubai […]
The UAE cut its working week to four and a half days, moving its weekend from Friday-Saturday to Saturday-Sunday, in a major shift designed to align business with western makers and improve work-life balance. The study – based on the views of 1,000 people in the UAE- revealed more than half (53%) of United Arab […]
Assets under management (AUM) in Islamic mutual funds have increased substantially, says Fitch Ratings in a new report. AUM peaked at end-2Q21 at around USD130 billion, before falling to around USD120 billion at end-2021. Fitch estimates that the growth rate of Islamic funds (84% nominal/13% annualised) has exceeded that of the broader global mutual fund […]
The winners of the latest Siemens MindSphere Future World Series hackathon challenges were announced today (9 February) at Expo 2020 Dubai. After four days of coding, mentoring and working on apps, the teams – who came from start-up companies around the world – made their final pitches, before judges presented the winning teams with certificates at […]
Enterprises in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have taken significant strides towards providing better health and well-being benefits to employees post-COVID, new research by Aetna International reveals. However, the study which polled over 1,000 employees across the UAE shows that work remains to be done to improve internal communication among some organizations and their workforces, […]
India Innovation Hub, a project of the India Pavilion at EXPO 2020 Dubai, and Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), the integrated freezone technology park, joined hands as they signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to support the startup ecosystem in both countries. As part of the engagement, unicorns from India will be brought to Dubai where […]
The Austrian SAN Group has chosen Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ) as the platform for its green hydrogen and farming subsidiary SAN Enertech. The company will construct a fully integrated sustainable hydrogen production unit, plant, and fish farming on a land plot of 8,470 m2 in RAKEZ Al Hamra Industrial Zone with an investment of AED […]
HE Noura Al Kaabi, UAE Minister of Culture and Youth, and HE Mariam Al Mheiri, UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment, yesterday celebrated the “On Foraging: Food Knowledge and Environmental Imaginaries in the UAE’s Landscape” exhibition at the UAE Pavilion at Expo 2020. Commissioned by Warehouse421, a home-grown arts and design center dedicated to showcasing […]
