Emirates NBD Capital, the investment banking arm of Emirates NBD, one of the leading banking groups in the MENAT (Middle East, North Africa and Turkey) region, marks a record year of debt capital transactions. The investment bank’s Debt Capital Markets (DCM) team successfully completed c. 60 transactions in 2020 across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), […]
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The UAE Tops MENA Region Rankings In World Bank’s ‘Women, Business And The Law’ 2021 Report
The UAE has topped the Middle East and North Africa region rankings in the World Bank’s newly released 2021 ‘Women, Business and the Law’ (WBL) report. The country’s ratings in the World Bank report saw a significant leap by virtue of ground-breaking legislative reforms implemented over the past few years. Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint […]
COVID-19 Cash Burn Continues -Urgent Preparations For Restart-
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released new analysis showing that the airline industry is expected to remain cash negative throughout 2021. Previous analysis (November 2020) indicated that airlines would turn cash positive in the fourth quarter of 2021. At the industry level, airlines are now not expected to be cash positive until 2022. Estimates […]
UAE Women Leaders More Optimistic About Revenue Growth And Digitalization Than Global Peers, While Striving To Make A Positive Impact, KPMG Report Reveals
The UAE’s female leaders are embracing digital, are motivated to make a positive impact on the world and optimistic about the growth of their business despite pandemic-related challenges. This, according to the third edition of KPMG’s UAE Female Leaders Outlook.The report examines economic and business outlooks, risks and opportunities, as well as career and gender […]
Emerging Digital Solutions For Life After COVID Is Likely To Be Worth Over $3 Trillion By 2025: UNCATD
With an estimated market value of $350 billion today, the array of emerging digital solutions for life after COVID is likely to be worth over $3 trillion by 2025, according to UNCTAD’s Technology and Innovation Report 2021, which examines the crucial issue of technological change and inequality. It warns of serious implications for developing countries […]
Approximately 70 Percent Of Organizations Are Faced With Challenges In Their Digital Transformation Journey
Over the last decade, the evolution of high-speed connectivity and the pace of changing preferences across demographics have driven the demand for services and solutions that are delivered faster and easy to access. However, the impact of the ongoing pandemic on businesses has been felt across every sector and the majority of companies are experiencing […]
Omnichannel Solutions For Retail
Technology has revolutionized retail, yielding higher interactivity for customers, more retailer conversion rates, and much more traffic on numerous retail channels. In the market, omnichannel retailing has now become the routine and users demand direct exposure to retailers at their convenient time via various channels. As clients accept innovative technology and its various access points, Omni-channel retail […]
Dubai Startup Hub Launches Eight Guides To Support Entrepreneurs And Startups
The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Dubai Startup Hub initiative has launched eight guides to help startups in the UAE do business, as the Chamber concluded its fifth and final ‘Networking Series’. Organised in cooperation with Virtuzone, the Series target startups and entrepreneurs and ran from mid-October to mid-December 2020. The new guides cover […]
Expo 2020 Dubai poses the question: is new tech a friend or foe?
With the Fourth Industrial Revolution firmly upon us, and technology deeper and more pervasive than ever, how can we better understand its role in connecting us and its power to change how we live, work and interact with our surroundings? These complex questions were addressed by leading tech experts during Expo 2020 Dubai’s latest virtual […]
Funny Women Around the World
Pack your bags to celebrate International Women’s Day with Funny Women To celebrate International Women’s Day, leading female comedy community Funny Women is running the inaugural Funny Women Around The World. This exciting and hilarious virtual free event will showcase comedy and entertainment from every corner of the globe to launch the Funny Women Awards. Taking […]