Business & Money | Sunday 26 June, 2016 12:15 pm

Deloitte: Mobile consumers check their phones over 80 billion times a day

Deloitte’s Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) practices highlight the increasing trends for connectivity and mobile phone usage across the board in Deloitte’s  latest report entitled: Global Mobile Consumer Trends. Both intensity in usage and ownership rates are...

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Business & Money | Sunday 26 June, 2016 12:04 pm

Brexit - Two major shocks for UK -comment by Villamin and Gautry of UBP

 Economics: Brexit should drive the economy into a technical recession in H2-16 and in 2017 (-3%/-1% range), due to lower consumption and a fall in capex. The unemployment rate is expected to rise next year (by probably 1/1.5 point from the current 5%). As the current account deficit is...

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Business & Money | Saturday 25 June, 2016 3:25 pm

Barwa Bank joins seniors for Iftar at Qatar Foundation for Elderly Care

In line with the spirit of the Holy Month and its values of solidarity and togetherness, Barwa Bank, Qatar’s most progressive Shari’ah-compliant services provider, has organized an Iftar event for the residents at the Qatar Foundation for Elderly People Care (Ihsan), as part of its...

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Business & Money | Saturday 25 June, 2016 3:20 pm

Doha Bank Upgrades Card System to Improve Customer Experience

Doha Bank today announced it had successfully updated its card payments and processing system and is now running on the latest version of advanced technology of Prime. The successful implementation of the system follows months of rigorous, round-the-clock testing in order to provide faster system...

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Business & Money | Saturday 25 June, 2016 3:04 pm

Emirates Insolaire gets strong enquiries at Intersolar Europe

Emirates Insolaire LLC, a pioneer in the development of new solar technologies and a joint venture of Dubai Investments PJSC and SwissINSO Holding Inc., is expecting strong growth for its sustainable, energy-efficient coloured solar panel technology amidst surging demand for Building-Integrated...

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Business & Money | Saturday 25 June, 2016 3:19 am

Qatar First Bank and Novus Aviation Capital partner in an aircraft lease deal to acquire two Boeing 737s

Qatar First Bank L.L.C.(Public) (“QFB”), a leading Shari’ah-compliant bank based in Qatar and listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE), and Novus Aviation Capital, one of the world's long standing and fastest growing aircraft leasing platforms, have invested in the global...

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Business & Money | Saturday 25 June, 2016 1:23 am

Tokyo Star Bank deploys Avaya contact center solutions to provide omni-channel service

The Tokyo Star Bank, Limited (TSB) and Avaya Japan, Ltd (Avaya) announced today that TSB deployed Avaya’s solutions to renew its contact center systems. By centralizing Avaya’s scalable solutions with TSB’s customer relationship management (CRM) system, TSB can further improve...

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Business & Money | Friday 24 June, 2016 4:45 pm

Britain votes to leave EU

Britain voted to leave the European Union, forcing the resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron and dealing the biggest blow to the European project of greater unity since World War Two. Global financial markets plunged on Friday as results from a referendum showed a near 52-48 percent split...

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Business & Money | Friday 24 June, 2016 9:44 am

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Celebrate Iftar with Cab Drivers In Amman

Yesterday, Starwood Hotels & Resorts celebrated Iftar with taxi drivers across Amman, Jordan as a part of its seventh annual ‘Iftar for Cabs’ and its ongoing commitment to the Holy Month of Ramadan. This year’s initiative brought 48 hotels, including Sheraton Amman Al Nabil,...

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Business & Money | Friday 24 June, 2016 5:04 am

The Bigger Picture: Dubai International as Viewed from Space

Dubai International (DXB) makes an indelible impression even when viewed from outer space with the addition of Concourse D. Concourse D, which is the last major facility that DXB has space for, has boosted the airport’s annual capacity to 90 million passengers. But the lack of space is not...

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