The Executive Accelerator Programme, launched earlier this year by the Dubai Business Women Council (DBWC) in partnership with New Metrics, a specialized consultancy firm, and Reach Digital Works, has successfully concluded. A closing ceremony was organized by the DBWC to honor participants in the six-weeks programme. During the event, attendees had the opportunity to reflect […]
H E Abdullah Ahmed Al Hamrani, Director-General of the Department of Economic Development in Ajman (Ajman DED), inaugurated the 2nd edition of the “Entrepreneurship Week”. The Ajman DED organizes, in cooperation with the Ajman Tourism Development Department (ATDD), the Ajman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), and the Municipality and Planning Department, the “Entrepreneurship Week” […]
Proptech companies are creating a strong footing in the UAE real estate due to strong start-up ecosystem, government support and high demand for SMART solutions in one of the most promising markets of the world, according to a report. Over the past five years, proptech start-ups have raised more than $100 million in funding in […]
Syrve, already operating in 54 countries, established an Egypt office in Cairo, the country’s capital. The company is planning to expand innovative food tech solutions for restaurant automation throughout the country. Egypt has been chosen after several rounds of research within the MENA region. The current stake is taken on the cost of entrance, hunger […]
The UAE’s top brands accelerated their digital transformation to improve engagement with customers during and after the pandemic, with Emirates, IKEA and Lulu Hypermarket overtaking a majority of retail brands with stellar customer experience. This is according to KPMG’s 2022 Customer Experience Excellence (CEE) report, which captured the views of more than 89,000 customers on […]
Al Khayyat Investments (AKI), one of the UAE’s prominent family-owned conglomerates, has broken ground on its largest fulfilment centre to date which will support the company’s next phase of expansion in the UAE and the wider region. The state-of-the-art distribution hub located in Dubai Industrial City, a member of TECOM Group PJSC, will provide AKI […]
Microsoft and SAP have jointly announced the launch of RISE with SAP on Microsoft’s hyperscale cloud datacenter region in Qatar. SAP customers in Qatar can now host RISE with SAP on Microsoft Azure, expanding the opportunities for building a cloud-first economy in Qatar, the GCC and the MENA region. Microsoft and SAP made the announcement […]
Reflecting the MENA region’s fast-growing start-up ecosystem, in5, a member of TECOM Group PJSC, witnessed more than a 31% year-on-year (YoY) jump in new start-ups in 2022. More than 160 new start-ups joined in5 since 2022, bringing the grand total of start-ups supported by the incubator since its inception to over 750. The Dubai-based incubator, […]
Hope Ventures, the investment arm of Hope Fund and producers of Beban TV show, co-invests USD 1m in Parcel alongside the private sector on the eighth episode of Beban Season 2, which can be streamed on the region’s first and biggest video-on-demand platform, Shahid, for free, or watched at 6 PM on Bahrain TV and […]
Dubai International Boat Show is getting ready to welcome more than 30,000 visitors to the seafront district Dubai Harbour, when the region’s largest, and most established marine and lifestyle event in the Middle East will get underway from 1-5 March. More than 175 yachts and watercraft from globally renowned shipyards such as Azimut, Ferretti, Gulf […]
