Business & Money | Tuesday 27 October, 2015 3:36 pm

Hamriyah Free Zone CFO Ramesh Named CFO of the Year

TV Ramesh, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Hamriyah Free Zone Authority (HFZA) has won the CFO of the Year award in the public sector for the MENA region The CFO Award ceremony  was staged at the end of the two-day CFO Strategies Forum MENA  with a think tank of experts from...

More Details

Business & Money | Tuesday 27 October, 2015 3:30 pm

London still remains a key investment destination for Qatari investors: Chestertons

London remains a key destination for Qatari property investors as per Chestertons, the international property agency established in 1805. In line with this statement, to get Qatari investors acquainted with London’s prime property projects, Chestertons will be unveiling a key premium project. ...

More Details

Business & Money | Tuesday 27 October, 2015 3:27 pm

Pacific Controls and Cummins Connected Diagnostics Launch Innovative Service Delivery on the Galaxy 2021 Cloud Platform

Pacific Controls Inc., a leading provider of Internet of Things (IOT) managed services solutions globally and Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI), a leading independent manufacturer of diesel and natural gas engines, today announced that Cummins Connected Diagnostics application is available to industrial and ...

More Details

Business & Money | Tuesday 27 October, 2015 3:23 pm

Abu Dhabi Finance and INJAZ UAE launch first global financial literacy program

Abu Dhabi Finance (ADF), one of the UAE’s premier providers of transparent residential and commercial mortgage products to the local market, has teamed up with a non-profit business education organisation, INJAZ UAE, a member of Junior Achievement Worldwide, in an initiative to boost...

More Details

Culture & Education | Tuesday 27 October, 2015 3:12 pm

Registration for SIBF 2016 opens a year early due to high demand for space

Registration for next year’s Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) will open next week, a full year ahead of the 35th edition due to overwhelming demand from publishers to reserve space at the fair. The announcement comes as the SIBF is about to launch its 34th edition, taking place from...

More Details

Technology & IT | Tuesday 27 October, 2015 3:09 pm

ERICSSON innovation applies 5G concept for up to 50% higher speed on 4G LTE smartphones

While standards for 5G are yet to be established, it is clear that the technology will employ ultra-lean design; improving the signaling schemes both to save energy and to enable the dense builds required by the expected new 5G spectrum. Ericsson’s (NASDAQ:ERIC) proprietary Lean Carrier...

More Details

Government | Tuesday 27 October, 2015 2:52 pm

Dubai Customs devises action plan to meet MBR Smart Majlis goals

A new action plan has been devised by Dubai Customs’ Strategy and Corporate Excellence Department to keep pace with the Mohammed bin Rashid Smart Majlis initiative. The MBR Smart Majlis is the largest smart and integrated platform in Dubai connecting 30 entities that will receive...

More Details

Technology & IT | Tuesday 27 October, 2015 1:59 pm

AstroLabs Opens First Google-partnered MENA Tech Hub

Entrepreneurship platform AstroLabs yesterday inaugurated the Middle East and North Africa’s only Google-partnered tech hub, AstroLabs Dubai, enabling top startups from around the world to set up in Dubai’s DMCC Free Zone while taking advantage of Google for Entrepreneurs’ global...

More Details

Business & Money | Tuesday 27 October, 2015 9:35 am

(Taqeem) organizes “The Reality and Future of Business Valuation in KSA”

The Saudi Authority for Accredited Valuers (Taqeem) launches its conference "The Reality and Future of Business Valuation in KSA" on the 3rd of November in cooperation with the International Institute of Business Valuation IIBV, which will last for two days at the Ritz-Carlton,...

More Details

Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 27 October, 2015 9:02 am

GCC TOURISTS TAKE LUXURY LIFESTYLE ABROAD

With increasing wealth in the region, GCC tourists are willing to pay more than other holiday-makers on luxury experiences abroad.    A 2014 study by the Travel & Tourism Intelligence Center revealed that GCC outbound expenditure is expected to reach USD100 billion by 2018, up...

More Details