Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 23 February, 2016 2:39 am

INDIA GATE’S 550KG RICE BAG ENTERS GUINNESS WORLD RECORD BOOKS AT GULFOOD 2016

Gulfood – the world’s largest annual food and hospitality trade show – has broken a Guinness World Record for the globe’s heaviest bag of rice. KRBL Limited, the world’s largest rice millers and Basmati rice exporters, has successfully entered the Guinness record...

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Technology & IT | Monday 22 February, 2016 5:18 pm

Toshiba Releases New Partner Site for Overseas Distribution Partners in Semiconductor and Storage Products Businesses

Toshiba Corporation’s (TOKYO:6502) Semiconductor & Storage Products Company today announced the launch of a new dedicated partner site for overseas distribution partners.  One of Toshiba’s strategies for increasing sales of semiconductor and storage products is to enhance...

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Business & Money | Monday 22 February, 2016 5:08 pm

Avaya to Drive Digital Transformation Strategies at Avaya Technology Forum Dubai

Avaya, a global leader in business communications software, systems and services, will showcase its cloud-enabled solutions designed to help public and private-sector organizations achieve their digital transformation objectives at the second annual Avaya Technology Forum 2016 in Dubai, United Arab ...

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Business & Money | Monday 22 February, 2016 4:13 pm

Smarter Use of Digital Skills and Technology Could Boost UAE’s Economic Output by $13.8 Billion by 2020

Optimizing the use of digital skills and technologies could generate $2 trillion of additional global economic output by 2020, according to a new study by Accenture (NYSE: ACN).  The study also reveals the vast role digital plays in economic activity, with more than one-fifth of the...

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Technology & IT | Monday 22 February, 2016 4:05 pm

Sony Mobile introduces an evolution of the XperiaTM brand to redefine communications

Sony Mobile Communications (“Sony Mobile”) today unveiled a new-look XperiaTM brand with the first “X” series smartphones and a vision for the future of communications, with ambient connected devices capable of changing the way you interact with the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 22 February, 2016 3:50 pm

DUBAI FOOD FESTIVAL UNVEILS MOUTH-WATERING CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR CITYWIDE CULINARY EXTRAVAGANZA

Etisalat Beach Canteen, Kite Beach (25 February – 12 March) Families, foodies, fitness fanatics and fashionistas are in for a treat when the revamped Etisalat Beach Canteen returns as the Festival’s free to attend, go-to destination that will serve as the Festival’s official...

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Business & Money | Monday 22 February, 2016 3:45 pm

Hamriyah Free Zone participates in Make in India week, organizes seminar

Hamriyah Free Zone Authority – HFZA - team successfully participated in Make in India Week that concluded in Mumbai recently.  The five-day event, the largest of its kind in India, which was opened by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, attracted government delegations from 49...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 22 February, 2016 3:37 pm

Unlimited Fun and Entertainment with “World Street Festival” at Global Village

Global Village, the region’s leading family destination for cultural shopping and entertainment, is bringing the best of the world’s street acts and performances to Dubai under the World’s Street Festival, elevating the entertainment experience from Feb 25th to March 5th2016. ...

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Technology & IT | Monday 22 February, 2016 3:30 pm

Ericsson and Quanta team up to globally industrialize the cloud

Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and Quanta Computer, one of the world’s leading hardware manufacturer headquartered in Taiwan, have entered a strategic partnership to scale the design, development and manufacturing of an expanded next generation datacenter solution based on the Ericsson Hyperscale...

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Business & Money | Monday 22 February, 2016 3:25 pm

GIB UK’s Emerging Market Opportunities Fund announces a 6.11% return for 2015

GIB is delighted to announce that its Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund (EMOF) achieved a net return of 6.11% in 2015. The fund, which invests in the debt of Emerging Market economies, has managed another year of strong returns in a market beset by macro worries.  Mark Watts, CFA, the...

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