Business & Money | Sunday 13 December, 2015 1:24 pm

66% of professionals in the MENA feel that their HR department effectively promotes employee wellness

According to a recent ‘The Role of HR in the Middle East and North Africa Workplace’ poll conducted by Bayt.com, the region’s number one job site, Human Resources (HR) practices in MENA are flourishing.    According to 73.4% of polled professionals, in terms of...

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Business & Money | Sunday 13 December, 2015 9:36 am

Deloitte report outlines top 10 issues facing mining companies in 2016

Weak commodity prices, declining grades and a falloff in demand from China will continue global mining sectors’ downward cycle well into 2016. However, regulatory mandates, tax burdens and stakeholder expectations remain as high as ever. This is according to the Deloitte’s Mining...

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Business & Money | Sunday 13 December, 2015 9:33 am

Emirates NBD Dubai Economy Tracker™

November data highlighted a modest rebound in business conditions across the Dubai private sector, with output, new orders and employment all expanding at a faster pace than in the previous month.  As a result, the headline seasonally adjusted Emirates NBD Dubai Economy Tracker Index - a...

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Business & Money | Sunday 13 December, 2015 4:03 am

DEWA signs MoU with Kallman Worldwide to boost US participation in 18th WETEX

HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), President and Founder of Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (WETEX 2016), recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Tom Kallman, President and CEO of Kallman Worldwide, which...

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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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