TikTok has announced the launch of the What’s Next Report 2023, the company’s third annual trend forecast. The global report, which includes data from the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, is designed to help marketers understand how consumer wants and needs will change this year, and what that will mean for their strategies, both […]
Microsoft for Startups Middle East, in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), today graduated the latest cohort of tech startups from its GrowthX Accelerator program. The conclusion of the cohort was celebrated during a Demo Day event, hosted at Abu Dhabi’s financial centre, Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), with attendees including startup founders, […]
The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has discussed economic cooperation and ways to boost business relations with a high-level business delegation from the Arab Colombian Chamber of Commerce. The discussions were held yesterday during the Sharjah-Colombia business forum organized by the Chamber on the sidelines of the Colombian business delegation’s visit to the […]
UAE-headquartered Global Hotel Alliance (GHA), the world’s largest alliance of independent hotels brands, has become a founding member of the new international loyalty entity, Global Loyalty Organisation (GLO). Launched this month, UK-based GLO is a global professional network of specialists in loyalty, rewards, consumer engagement and loyalty innovation, uniting companies across travel, hospitality, retail, finance as well as […]
Consumer spending power in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia remains strong despite concerns about the global macro-economic environment. This is according to local research by leading management consulting firm, Kearney, exploring consumer sentiment and purchasing habits. 79% of those surveyed highlighted concerns about global market volatility and rising inflation, and 72% noted an increase in […]
Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 has published a research on PurpleUrchin, a freejacking campaign that has primarily targeted cloud platforms offering limited-time trials of cloud resources to perform cryptomining operations. Executive Summary Unit 42 researchers perform a deep dive into Automated Libra, the cloud threat actor group behind the freejacking campaign PurpleUrchin. Automated Libra is […]
SICO BSC (c), a leading regional asset manager, broker, and investment bank (licensed as a wholesale bank by the CBB), has been recognized for the exemplary performance of its asset management and brokerage teams by the Global Investor Group MENA Awards 2022. SICO was named MENA ’s Best Sukuk Manager, as well as Bahrain’s Asset […]
W7Worldwide, the leading award-winning communication consultancy agency, leads the Saudi PR industry by taking home several awards and nominations. It was the only homegrown Saudi agency that competed with the region’s leading agencies and went on to win several MEPRA awards and nominations including a gold at the 2022 MEPRA awards. The independent consultancy agency […]
Students representing 12 nationalities from 21 schools, 10 cities, and 4 countries across the GCC have received life-changing mentoring from Ivy League college students, as part of the Harvard Youth Lead the Change (YLC) program, staged recently in Dubai. Organized by university admissions counselling institute, UniHawk, it was the first time that the highly selective youth leadership development conference has […]
DMCC – the world’s flagship free zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise – has announced that it achieved its best-ever year for new member company registrations, attracting 3,049 new businesses to Dubai in 2022. An increase of 23% year-on-year, this breaks the previous record set in 2021 when DMCC registered […]
