Business & Money | Wednesday 17 August, 2016 2:52 pm

NIELSEN: KSA CONSUMER CONFIDENCE SCORE REMAINS FLAT AT 104, IN SECOND QUARTER

KSA consumer confidence score remains flat from the first quarter at 104, according to consumer confidence findings from Nielsen. At the current level, KSA is amongst the 12 countries globally to reach or exceed a score of 100, which is the optimism benchmark. Job prospect sentiment improved two ...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 17 August, 2016 2:41 pm

Aster delights workers in Dubai with #JoyOfFreedom to celebrate Indian Independence Day

Celebrated annually on 15th August, Indian Independence Day commemorates the end of British rule in India. The occasion is marked with a national celebration of the spirit of unity, freedom, sacrifice and patriotism. To help a group of underprivileged workers in Dubai, who are living away from...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 17 August, 2016 2:21 pm

IKEA launches annual Catalogue in the UAE

  New Catalogue champions a more relaxed life at home   IKEA Al-Futtaim, today launched the brand’s 65th annual home furnishing Catalogue at a media event at its Dubai Festival City store.   ‘Goodbye expectations. Hello you!’ this year’s...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 17 August, 2016 12:36 pm

Modell’s launches the world’s first Snapchat ‘Back to School Campaign’

Marka PJSC (DFM: MARKA), the first public stock retail operator in the UAE, has launched the world’s first Snapchat ‘Back to School campaign’ by Modell’s - a social media initiative that will announce the sports store’s special offers for the new term, and which will...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 17 August, 2016 11:58 am

DEALING WITH THE CYBER THREAT

Since the 2010 discovery of the Stuxnet worm targeted at industrial programmable logic controllers (PLCs), the Middle East has been central to the increased profile of cyber security threats facing industrial enterprises worldwide. The 2012 security breach of a leading oil and gas company in the...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 17 August, 2016 11:30 am

eSecurityDen 2017 Set to Debut in Dubai, UAE

A latest survey of International Data Corporation (IDC) Connect found that organizations in the United Arab Emirates are lacking in efficient security infrastructure.  According to eSecurtiyDen, a UK based organization, even though experts and solution providers worldwide are offering...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 17 August, 2016 10:31 am

Fadi Qassim Appointed CEO of Ewaan Global Residential

Ewaan Global Residential Company, the leading real estate development company in Saudi Arabia, has announced the appointment of Eng. Fadi Qassim as its new CEO, succeeding Mr. Riyadh Al-Thagafi, who decided to vacate the position after a very successful four-year stint at the...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 17 August, 2016 3:51 am

The Big Heart Foundation Gives Cash Grants to Vulnerable Refugees in Egypt

The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF), a global humanitarian charity dedicated to helping refugees and people in need worldwide,  has joined hands with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) to provide cash grants worth US $150,000 (AED 550,000) for refugee women and vulnerable...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 16 August, 2016 4:47 pm

Yahlive extends partnership with BBC to broadcast across the Middle East and South West Asia

Yahlive, the Abu Dhabi-based satellite joint venture between the world leading satellite operator SES and UAE satellite company Yahsat, today announced that it has signed a contract renewal with the BBC World Service. As part of the ongoing agreement, the BBC will continue the broadcast of its ...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 16 August, 2016 4:34 pm

Doha based customer is QAR 1 million richer with MashreqMillionaire draw

MashreqMillionaire has announced Doha based Puthenveetil Suryanarayanan as the winner of QAR 1 million in the recent draw. The longest standing and risk free saving scheme has created more millionaires over the years than any other programme in the Region.  The winner described the winning...

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