Business & Money | Sunday 13 December, 2015 2:54 am

GOIC: WOQOD, Gold Sponsor of the 1st GMF

The Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) announced that Qatar Fuel (WOQOD) is a Gold Sponsor of the First Gulf Metrology Forum and Exhibition held in collaboration with Qatar’s Ministry of Environment, the GCC Standardisation Organization (GSO) and GULFMET under the patronage of ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 13 December, 2015 2:00 am

MOBIbucks rebrands itself as ‘Quisk’

MOBIbucks, a global payments technology company specializing in digitizing cash, has now rebranded itself as Quisk across all global markets, including the UAE and the Middle East.   “As our solution is different and unique, we wanted our brand name to be different as well. Our new ...

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Business & Money | Friday 11 December, 2015 2:15 pm

SES-9 Arrives at Cape Canaveral for Mid-January Launch

SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced today that SES-9 has safely arrived at Cape Canaveral, Florida, and is being processed for a mid-January 2016 launch on board SpaceX’s newly upgraded Falcon 9 rocket.  SES-9 will be positioned at 108.2 degrees East and provide both...

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Business & Money | Friday 11 December, 2015 5:54 am

Al Masah Capital Ltd reviews 11.9% CAGR for GCC Real Estate markets

Hinting at positive growth rates for the real estate markets in the GCC; Al Masah Capital Ltd, region’s leading investment firm published its report announcing a booming GCC economy at USD 1.65 trillion in 2014 as compared to USD 535.7 billion a decade ago. The reports were in comparison...

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Business & Money | Thursday 10 December, 2015 4:51 pm

Deloitte works with Greater Amman Municipality to improve internal management practices to deliver better services to residents of Amman

This week marks the completion of the CityPerform pilot project, a joint initiative by the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) and Deloitte Consulting that is striving to bring data to internal city management decisions to improve service delivery. Amman was chosen as the pilot city for this...

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Business & Money | Thursday 10 December, 2015 3:02 pm

New DIFC Court Ruling Grants Al Khorafi Family in Excess of $70 Million

The Courts of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) have, once again, ruled in favour of the Al Khorafi family to the tune of $70 million plus costs and interest. This comes after the Court of First Instance published its judgment in November 2015, where the first and...

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Business & Money | Thursday 10 December, 2015 3:27 am

Jawaher Al Qasimi opens "Souq Anwan" in Dibba Al Hisn and inaugurates "Jeel" business incubators for women entrepreneurs

Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Wife of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah and Honorary Chairperson of the Sharjah Business Women Council (SBWC), yesterday (Tuesday) opened "Souq Anwan" and inaugurated business incubators under "Jeel" initiative. The...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 9 December, 2015 4:36 pm

On-board catering stars get their gongs at SIAL’s Mercury awards

Leaders in on-board catering from around the world have been honoured at the 34th annual Mercury by SIAL Group, during a ceremony attended by the crème de la crème of the global travel catering industry.      The awards recognise the very best in on-board catering ...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 9 December, 2015 2:21 pm

Fuel Systems Manufacturer Plans Global Expansion with New Facility in the UAE

Stanadyne, a fuel injection system developer based in Windsor, Connecticut, today announced plans to open a facility in the UAE in spring 2016. The announcement follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Millat Tractors Ltd. that outlines a long term partnership to supply fuel...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 9 December, 2015 12:49 pm

GCC plastics producers deliver solutions for climate change

Plastics producers in the Arabian Gulf region are taking strides forward in doing their part to contribute to climate protection, says the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association, on the sideline of the 21st edition of the Conference of Parties (COP21) climate talks underway in Paris from 30...

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