Business & Money | Sunday 23 August, 2015 1:59 pm

DIFC and DUBAL Make Late Charge to Secure Top Spots in Bonds

DIFC and DUBAL made late charges in the closing hours of voting on Monday, 17 August 2015 to book their slots in the final round of Global Financial Conference’s Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Middle East 2015 Awards.  DIFC started the day in sixth position for the ‘Investment Grade...

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Business & Money | Sunday 23 August, 2015 1:57 pm

Centaur Group Finance Launches the 'Centaur Natural Resources Bond 3'

Centaur Group Finance Ltd ("CGF") is a wholly owned subsidiary of Centaur Holdings Ltd ("Centaur"), a global investment holding company with interests and investments ranging from asset management, wealth management, private equity, venture capital, mining and...

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Business & Money | Sunday 23 August, 2015 1:54 pm

Capital Assured Announces Strategic Partnership with Florida Lifestyle and Business Exhibition in Dubai

Real estate investment, management and development firm Capital Assured is to become the strategic partner for the Florida Dubai Link: Lifestyle and Business Exhibition in Dubai, September 6-7th 2015. With a new direct daily flight...

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Business & Money | Sunday 23 August, 2015 12:53 pm

Business confidence falls in Middle East

Business confidence in the Middle East continued to fall in the second quarter of 2015, but not as quickly as it had in the first three months of the year, according to the to the Global Economic Conditions Survey (GECS) organised by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and IMA...

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Business & Money | Sunday 23 August, 2015 12:39 pm

61% of Dubai Residents’ Homes are Uninsured

Over 6 out of 10 (61%) of Dubai residents do not have home insurance, according to a recent poll conducted by MoveSouq.com, a Dubai-based online home services marketplace, and RSA, a leading provider of insurance services in the region. The results were based on an online survey of more than 200...

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Business & Money | Saturday 22 August, 2015 2:39 pm

More than 80% of Dubai Residents Faced Maintenance Issues during H1 2015

MoveSouq.com, the leading online portal that connects residents in the UAE to home service providers including maintenance companies, conducted an online survey regarding maintenance issues faced by Dubai residents. The survey was run in partnership with Imdaad, a leading provider of Integrated...

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Business & Money | Thursday 20 August, 2015 2:32 pm

ZTE Applies for Over 50 New Core Patents for Its Flagship Axon Phone

ZTE, a leading global mobile device maker, today announced that it has applied for over 50 new core patents for its global flagship Axon phone. ZTE Axon versions are currently available in the U.S. and China, and have reinforced ZTE’s position as the most successful Chinese manufacturer in...

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Business & Money | Thursday 20 August, 2015 1:21 pm

Department of Statistics and Community Development marks World Humanitarian Day

World Humanitarian Day, which is observed every year on August 19th, has been marked by the Sharjah Department of Statistics and Community Development (DSCD) in collaboration with ‘Light Mark’ on Wednesday with visits and mementos for Sharjah’s blue collar workers.  The event ...

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Business & Money | Thursday 20 August, 2015 10:15 am

Rimini Street Increases Investment in Latin America, Appoints Industry Veteran to Lead Market Expansion

Rimini Street, Inc., the leading independent provider of enterprise software support for SAP AG’s (NYSE:SAP) Business Suite and BusinessObjects software and Oracle Corporation’s (NYSE:ORCL) Siebel, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, E-Business Suite, Oracle Database, Hyperion and Oracle Retail...

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Business & Money | Thursday 20 August, 2015 9:13 am

Afton Chemical Receives Approval to Expand Their New Singapore Manufacturing Facility

Afton Chemical Corporation has received approval from the NewMarket Corporation board to begin construction of the new second phase of its chemical additive manufacturing facility on Jurong Island, Singapore. The construction of the first phase (previously announced in July, 2012) is scheduled to...

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