Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week Opening Ceremony and Zayed Sustainability Prize Awards Ceremony will take place at Expo 2020 Dubai

Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), the global platform for accelerating sustainable development, hosted by Masdar, has today announced a new collaboration, which will bring elements of the Week to Expo 2020 Dubai. The ADSW Opening Ceremony and the Zayed Sustainability Prize Awards Ceremony will take place at the Dubai Exhibition Centre on Monday 17 January 2022. The […]

African Development Bank Group begins consultations for the new Country Strategy for Egypt

The African Development Bank Group and the Ministry of International Cooperation on Monday October, 4th launched consultations for the Bank’s new Country Strategy Paper for Egypt. As part of the consultations the Bank is ensuring its engagement with Egypt is fully aligned with national priorities and will consult with a wide group of stakeholders, including representatives […]

Competition In UAE Banking Intensifies As 66% Of Customers Are Actively Looking For New Offers And More Than Half Would Have No Problems Switching Banks

Competition in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) banking sector is intensifying as customer demands and expectations continue to increase, according to new research announced today by Boston Consulting Group (BCG). The findings from BCG’s “2021 Consumer Sentiment Study in Banking”, in which over 2,000 respondents in the UAE were surveyed to ascertain a further understanding of the evolving […]

World Green Economy Summit 2021 concludes with 7th Dubai Declaration

Under the theme ‘Galvanising Action for a Sustainable Recovery,’ Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and the World Green Economy Organization organised 7th World Green Economy Summit (WGES). It brought together prominent speakers and officials and was centred around four themes: Youth; Innovation and Smart Technologies; Green Economy and Policies; and Green Finance.  WGES concluded with HE […]

New study finds salesforce economy in the UAE will create 20,300 jobs and USD3.9bln in new business revenues by 2026

Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), the global leader in CRM, today announced a new study from IDC that finds Salesforce and its ecosystem of partners in the UAE will create 20,300 new jobs and USD 3.9 billion in new business revenues by 2026. The study also finds that Salesforce is driving immense growth for its partner ecosystem […]

88% of Saudi customers willing to open digital-only accounts and 79% would share their data to improve banking experiences

Competition in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (KSA) banking sector is intensifying as customer demands and expectations continue to increase, according to new research by Boston Consulting Group (BCG). The findings from BCG’s “2021 Consumer Sentiment Study in Banking”, in which over 2,000 respondents in Saudi Arabia were surveyed, ascertain a further understanding of the evolving […]

Bahrain bourse concludes its participation in IOSCO’s 2021 World Investor Week to promote the Importance of financial literacy

Bahrain Bourse (BHB), a self-regulated multi-asset marketplace and an affiliate member of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), has announced its participation in the fifth annual World Investor Week (“WIW”) from 4th October to 10th October, 2021. Parallel to the IOSCO WIW, Bahrain Bourse participated in the World Federation of Exchanges’ annual ‘Ring the Bell for […]