Business & Money | Saturday 6 August, 2016 7:13 am

Worst flooding since 1998 leaves $33bn economic toll in China, according to Aon catastrophe report

Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield's catastrophe model development team, today launches the latest edition of its monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report, which evaluates the impact of the natural disaster events that occurred worldwide during July 2016. Aon...

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Business & Money | Friday 5 August, 2016 8:42 am

Timeshare's Dh14 billion boost to Dubai's economy by 2020

Global timeshare industry is awaiting the release of the Timeshare Law in Dubai, which will propel the industry on a growth path, according to an industry player. “We are hoping that the Timeshare Law in Dubai will be released as early as end of the year. We, along with the timeshare...

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Business & Money | Friday 5 August, 2016 4:06 am

A Soft Stone Born from the Sea Concept by Giulio Delvè

To inaugurate the series of MARBLE STORIES, I believe that one should start from the very beginning, from 50 million years ago, from the Eocene-Oligocene geological epochs during which the protagonist of this year’s edition was born: Vicenza stone, also called ‘soft...

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Business & Money | Thursday 4 August, 2016 1:32 pm

mCarbon, world’s largest supplier of mobile airtime credit solution chooses Dubai as its Middle East hub

mCarbon, India’ leading mobile technology service provider, is the largest supplier of airtime advance and credit in the world and has established itself as a clear leader in the space. The company has chosen Dubai as its Middle Eastern headquarters. With 8 million transactions a day, the...

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Business & Money | Thursday 4 August, 2016 1:20 pm

Business Confidence in the Middle East on the Rise

 The latest Global Economic Conditions Survey (GECS) from ACCA and IMA, suggested positive signs for businesses in the GCC but a stark forewarning of how the shock of Brexit will hit a fragile recovery in global business confidence.  Responding to the findings, Lindsay Degouve de...

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Business & Money | Thursday 4 August, 2016 1:14 pm

Ajman donates proceeds of auction to Humaid Bin Rashid Al Nuaimi Foundation

Proceeds from the auction of non-winning date fruits at the recently concluded Liwa Ajman Date Festival were donated to Humaid Bin Rashid Al Nuaimi Foundation to support its charitable and humanitarian projects.   A total amount of AED19,650 were handed over to the Foundation by Saud Al...

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Business & Money | Thursday 4 August, 2016 1:05 pm

First edition of “Marble Stories” #M16 Creating today the history of tomorrow

After 110 years from its foundation, a time during which it has become a hallmark of world architecture, Margraf has inaugurated the first edition of Marble Stories in Chiampo, near Vicenza. It is an international exhibition, which will focus every year on art, design and...

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Business & Money | Thursday 4 August, 2016 12:40 pm

The Hotel Show Dubai presents a masterclass in partnership with MODUL University Dubai

From a survey of UAE hoteliers, organisers of The Hotel Show Dubai discovered that a strong digital marketing strategy is at the top of the agenda. Undertaken by dmg events to identify which topic would be of the most interest to UAE hospitality industry professionals in an external training...

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Business & Money | Thursday 4 August, 2016 12:25 pm

Siemens ships its first "Made in KSA" gas turbine to power Jazan Economic City

In line with the Saudi Vision 2030 and Saudi Aramco’s In-Kingdom Total Value Add (iktva) program, Siemens delivered the first shipment of its locally produced gas turbines to the Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) power plant in Jazan. This is the world’s largest power plant...

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Business & Money | Thursday 4 August, 2016 7:06 am

Green buildings and sustainable urban planning in Kuwait: a wealth of business opportunities to be explored

A Chartered Energy Engineer with a PhD in the physics of energy in urban environments, shortlisted into the final three for the ‘Engineering of the Year - ME Architect Awards 2014’ and for the ‘Engineering of the Year - CW Qatar Awards 2014’: Dr. Ioannis Spanos is a point of ...

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