Business & Money | Sunday 13 March, 2016 3:08 pm

GOIC: Oil Prices… Repercussions and Available Options

The Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) has issued an economic report on the Repercussions and Available Options in the face of oil prices decline, noting that Oil is the main source of income and the backbone of GCC economies, as its share of the GDP is approximately 47%. Without...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 13 March, 2016 3:00 pm

NEW ALLIANCES FORMED AT GESF 2016 TO TACKLE EDUCATION’S BIGGEST CHALLENGES

Three new international groups comprising experts from leading private businesses, academia, government and the third sector have been launched and met for the first time at the Global Education and Skills Forum 2016 (GESF) in Dubai as they began work on drawing up recommendations on how to address ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 13 March, 2016 2:51 pm

UAE fresh food sales expected to reach 3.6 million tonnes in 2019

Youssef Jammal, a regional hospitality expert based in the UAE and head of hospitality and retail in ‘The H Holding Enterprise’, a leading investment group, said that local investment in new F&B outlets and the active franchise market in the UAE both indicate that the F&B...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 13 March, 2016 2:48 pm

EXPERIENCE PASCAL AUSSIGNAC’S GOURMET MENU FOR A LIMITED TIME AT BURJ AL ARAB JUMEIRAH

This March, Burj Al Arab Jumeirah welcomes the widely acclaimed chef, Pascal Aussignac of Michelin-starred Club Gascon restaurant to showcase a specially crafted menu for four days.  The multi-award winning restauranteur, who hails from Toulouse in south-west France is residing at the hotel ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 13 March, 2016 1:45 pm

Samsonite appoints Shaheen Jamil as Business Head for Middle East, Africa

Samsonite International S.A., the world’s largest manufacturer and leading luggage brand for more than 100 years, has announced the appointment of Shaheen Jamil as the Business Head covering the Middle East, Africa, Commonwealth of Independent States [CIS] and South Asian Association for...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 13 March, 2016 1:42 pm

INNOVATIVE EDUCATION PROJECTS RECEIVE SHARE OF NEW US$200,000 FUND

A project that helps displaced Syrian refugee children receive an education is one of four programmes to be awarded an equal share of a new US$200,000 fund.  The first ever awards under the Varkey Foundation Challenge Fund, which was announced at the Global Education and Skills Forum 2016...

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Business & Money | Sunday 13 March, 2016 1:36 pm

MasterCard Start Path on a Mission to Engage Best Startups from Middle East and Africa

Technology and data are transforming the way consumers and businesses interact with each other, driving a need to bring new ideas to market with greater speed. The right corporate-startup partnership gives startups an accelerated path to scale innovative solutions.    The MasterCard ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 13 March, 2016 1:07 pm

Dubai Food Festival 2016 bids adieu after successful 17-day culinary showcase

The third edition of the Dubai Food Festival concluded on Saturday, 12 March after a successful showcasing of the emirate’s diverse culinary offerings during a 17-day run across the city that further enhanced Dubai’s position as the regional capital of gastronomy.   The...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 13 March, 2016 1:02 pm

VITO AG wins Gulfood Award for innovative and sustainable technology

The VITO AG received the Gulfood Award 2016 at one of the most reknown Trade shows in the world – the Gulfood in Dubai. The company which is located in Tuttlingen, near the Lake of Constance is just celebrating its 15th year anniversary and convinced the jury with finesse and quality...

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Business & Money | Sunday 13 March, 2016 12:54 pm

BECO Capital Expects a Regional Boom in Startups and Venture Capital, if Oil Prices Linger at Their Current Levels

BECO Capital, a regional Venture Capital firm that invests in technology startups, expects entrepreneurship and VC activity in the Arab region to surge if the global and regional economies continue to slow down. There is a strong positive correlation between a weak economy and a booming tech...

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