The Bazaars Project has launched its peer-to-peer marketplace app in the Apple App and Google Play stores. The app allows users to buy and sell goods, property, and vehicles with cryptocurrency. This milestone is significant for the Bazaars Project’s mission to create a proof-of-stake blockchain network and a decentralized peer-to-peer marketplace. “The crypto market value […]
Microsoft UAE today announced the appointment of Naim Yazbeck as the General Manager, Microsoft UAE starting from July 1, 2022. Yazbeck is the successor to Sayed Hashish, who served in the role since 2016. Yazbeck has served as Microsoft Regional Director: Enterprise and Partner Group (EPG) since 2016, where he led Microsoft’s efforts to accelerate […]
The Labour Fund (Tamkeen) announced the launch of the first cohort of the Cyber Security Training Program in partnership with the world-renowned provider of cybersecurity training, SANS Institute. This follows the recently announced strategic partnership between Tamkeen and SANS Institute with the purpose of training and reskilling hundreds of Bahrainis in the field of cybersecurity, […]
Retailers in the Gulf countries are adopting technology and innovation to adapt to the new norm where well-informed and demanding customers want better experience in shopping and want products to be delivered faster and more seamlessly. As a result, the retail landscape has been undergoing a digital transformation for the last few years. While a […]
Fashinza, the AI-driven B2B marketplace and real-time global supply chain platform for fashion brands and retailers, today announced the appointment of Sumit Saxena as the company’s first President of Revenue and Strategy. The appointment comes after a USD $100M Series B round of investment with investors primarily from the UAE, India, and the US, as […]
Cityscape, a key regional real estate exhibition, is set to make its Bahrain debut later this year as one of the first major shows at the new Exhibition World Bahrain. The launch is in light of an agreement inked by Informa Markets, Cityscape organisers, and the Kingdom’s Real Estate Regulatory Authority at the Cityscape Global […]
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) announced that it has listed Invictus Investment Company, a trading firm specialising in agro-food commodities, raw materials for industries and finished goods, and a subsidiary of Invictus Holding Limited. The company made its trading debut on Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange’s Growth Market as it takes steps to broaden the products […]
In accordance with the Central Bank of Bahrain’s (CBB) objective to provide an appropriate level of protection to users of the financial system, as well as promoting transparency and market discipline, and the CBB’s keenness to evaluate clients’ experiences in order to achieve the required quality standard of insurance services within the Kingdom of Bahrain, […]
Microsoft for Startups, in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), graduated 21 startups from the second GrowthX Accelerator program during a Demo Day on Tuesday, 28 June in Abu Dhabi. The ceremony was attended by startup founders, corporate partners, investors, government officials and other stakeholders from the regional startup ecosystem. During the 12-week […]
More than 200 regional and global business leaders and inspirational women from all walks of life attended the 12th edition of Women in Management Top50 Global Conference and Awards in Dubai earlier this week. Being held in the UAE for the first time, this year’s event theme Resilience and Reinvention, was tackled by several globally renowned […]
