Flagship cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTCUSD) has made gains over the festive season for the last five years according to stocks, shares and cryptocurrency website ADVFN. Investors looking for trading opportunities during the so-called ‘Crimbo limbo’, when traditional equity markets are either closed for trading or experiencing a festive lull, will find plenty of action in the cryptocurrency […]
NAILBITER, the leading Behavioral Videometrics Consumer Research Platform, announced today the closing of a $13.3 M raised by U.S. Boston Capital Corporation as placement agent. The raise will be used to accelerate global expansion, strengthen the company’s Augmented Reality Technology and create new eCommerce data products to replace traditional market research. “We are truly blessed with the […]
Indonesian startups are taking the center stage at the country’s Pavilion at the Expo 2020 Dubai. Around 30 top Indonesian startups are showcasing their companies at the expo, bringing into view the potential of Indonesia’s startup market landscape and the opportunity for growth in the industry that investors can tap on. Indonesia is a home to a growing […]
In recognition of his exceptional achievements in the field of business leadership and his role in bringing foreign investments to the oil and gas sector, Eng. Mohamed Fouad, Founder and CEO of Egypt Oil and Gas (EOG), was awarded the first Alya Society International Award. Handed in a spectacular ceremony attended by multiple international entrepreneurs […]
By 2023, at least 85% of governments without a total experience (TX) strategy will fail to successfully transform government services, according to Gartner, Inc. Governments that continue to focus on citizen and employee experience initiatives separately will miss out on essential synergies to effectively transform their services. “Over the past two years, most governments increased their […]
In a special report on the 10th anniversary of the DHL Global Connectedness Index, DHL and the NYU Stern School of Business highlight strong links between global connectedness and prosperity. The United Arab Emirates is among the five countries that the report examines (other being Mexico, The Netherlands, Sierra Leone and Viet Nam,)which have stood out […]
Bentley Motors, the British luxury car manufacturer, has announced a special mentoring programme designed to support women in the fields of technology, engineering, design and business. Kicking off in the United Arab Emirates, the initiative will comprise a series of bespoke Extraordinary Women mentorships that will be organised in various countries around the world, with […]
STEPPI, the homegrown, dual-language health and wellbeing software platform, is delighted to reveal the incredible results of its partnership with the Dubai Fitness Challenge (DFC) 2021. During its second year as the activation’s official app partner, STEPPI recorded that participation was up by 124% compared to the DFC 2020, with participants being 40% more active […]
With the MENA ecosystem seeing more investment activity than ever before, with exits like those of Careem, Anghami, and swvl making headlines more frequently, a lot of eyes have been opened to the region, especially as one with great untapped potential. For Ahmed Nasser Al Nowais, who has been an entrepreneur in the UAE since […]
Seera Group, the region’s leading travel and tourism company, is transforming its portfolio to create the largest travel business in the Middle East with the integration of its diverse verticals under the umbrella of Almosafer. Almosafer will serve as the single umbrella travel brand under Seera Group managing not only consumer travel but also dedicated corporate […]
