Business & Money | Wednesday 20 May, 2020 3:08 am

Economies that prioritize payment digitization best placed for GDP growth and citizen well-being, reveals Mastercard report

Countries that prioritize digitized payment economies are better placed to mitigate the associated adverse impact of unemployment, financial exclusion, fraud, theft, cost of cash, and corruption. This was the key takeaway of a new Mastercard white paper titled ‘Cashing Out: Economic Growth...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 19 May, 2020 7:35 pm

STARZPLAY partners with Zain to boost customer acquisition and make access to content even easier

 STARZPLAY, the region’s leading subscription video on demand service, has partnered with Zain, the pioneer in mobile communications and data services in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), to offer even easier payment options for existing and would-be...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 19 May, 2020 4:33 pm

Emirates Islamic launches free international money transfers campaign during ongoing COVID-19 situation

Emirates Islamic, one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the UAE, today announced the launch of a campaign offering free international transfers for all individual customers during the ongoing COVID-19 situation. As part of the campaign which runs until 11 August 2020, customers...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 19 May, 2020 4:03 pm

Mubadala Healthcare Launches Remote Care Plan For Suitable Covid-19 Patients

As part of the Remote Healthcare digital platform initiative by the Department of Health - Abu Dhabi (DoH), Mubadala Healthcare, in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Public Health Center (ADPHC), and under the guidance of DoH, has launched last month its Remote Care Program, providing a sustainable...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 19 May, 2020 4:00 pm

ADDED completes cancellations of fines and violations, urges owners of economic licenses to proceed with renewals or cancellations

  The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) has revealed that it has completed the cancellations of all violations and fines incurred by the delay in license renewals for all licenses that have expired until 16 March 2020. The measures have benefitted more than 72,000...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 19 May, 2020 4:00 am

Uber Supports Healthcare Workers with the Launch of Uber Medics in Saudi Arabia

Uber announced today the launch of Uber Medics in the Kingdom. The initiative will see Uber provide healthcare workers with discounted trips, as part of the company’s continued support to communities, and helping to flatten the curve.  Healthcare workers across Riyadh, Jeddah and...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 19 May, 2020 3:22 am

Chevrolet Launches Upgraded ‘Shop.Click.Drive.’ Tool, Taking the Service Fully Online

Chevrolet has launched the upgraded Shop.Click.Drive. online shopping tool for UAE customers, allowing them to browse and purchase a vehicle at the click of a button. Taking the service fully digital, Chevrolet has partnered with Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the MENAT (Middle East,...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 19 May, 2020 2:46 am

Tetra Pak launches its first complete processing line for white cheese

Tetra Pak Arabia launches its first complete processing line for feta type white cheese products, with a fully automated and integrated solution to ensure the highest standard of food safety and speed to market. Leveraging more than 45 years of experience in cheese processing, Tetra Pak is...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 19 May, 2020 2:15 am

Procter & Gamble to produce and donate masks and hand sanitizers as part of its “Protect Our Heroes” Covid-19 relief mission

P&G supports Saudi Health Endowment Fund donates over 1MM masks and over 100,000 hand sanitizers to heroes on the frontline in Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 18 May 2020 – Procter & Gamble (P&G) is stepping up as a Force for Good and announced a series of holistic, inclusive...

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Business & Money | Monday 18 May, 2020 5:47 pm

Nearly a third of employees spend more time working than they did before, new Kaspersky study reveals

 As social distancing measures become common and workers adjust to their new professional environments, even from their own living rooms, there is potential for private and working life to blur into one. Kaspersky’s new How COVID-19 changed the way people work report reveals how quarantine...

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