Business & Money | Saturday 1 October, 2016 5:07 am

Sharjah eGovernment highlights its efforts to provide easy-to-access services for the elderly

The Sharjah Department of eGovernment (DeG) concluded its participation on Wednesday September 28th, 2016 in the ‘Elderly Services Forum 2016’, which was organised by the Sharjah Department of Social Service in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO), as part of its...

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Business & Money | Saturday 1 October, 2016 3:38 am

Interface And OFIS Host New Designlabs For Middle East Architects

Global modular flooring manufacturer, Interface, has launched the DesignLab; a series of VIP workshops for architects and designers centred on the principles of biophilic design.    Held at The Green Planet in Citywalk, Dubai, the Middle East’s first bio-dome that recreates a...

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Business & Money | Friday 30 September, 2016 9:23 am

Deloitte predicts further decline in residential sale prices in Dubai in 2016

Dubai’s residential and hospitality markets have rebalanced towards a “new normal” in the first six months of 2016, according to Deloitte’s new report “Deloitte Real Estate Predictions 2016 – H1 Review.” The report predicts that residential sale prices ...

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Business & Money | Friday 30 September, 2016 6:37 am

Kingdom official country partner for Dubai Gitex Technology Week

Saudi Arabia has become the official country partner for the Gitex Technology Week, which begins in Dubai on Oct. 16.  This follows an agreement signed between Abdullah Al-Ghamdi, deputy director for technical affairs at the National Information Center, and Ahmed Al-Khaja, senior vice...

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Business & Money | Friday 30 September, 2016 5:35 am

Nahdi gets into Guinness for serving pilgrims

The local firm Nahdi Medical Company has been doing its share in contributing to the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 plan by fulfilling its responsibility to society. For this and other humanitarian endeavors, it has been included in the Guinness of World Records, indubitably a signal honor in...

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Business & Money | Friday 30 September, 2016 5:30 am

DAE announces closing of Joramco acquisition

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd. announced today that it had closed the acquisition of 80% of Jordan Aircraft Maintenance Limited from The Abraaj Group. The agreement to purchase was previously announced on 20 September 2016.   Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd is a globally...

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Business & Money | Friday 30 September, 2016 4:33 am

Luxury property brokerage Tamleek Real Estate Co. to recruit 240 by year end

Dubai-headquartered Tamleek Real Estate Co. has sold properties worth over 2 billion Dirhams in a short span of six months after recently winning exclusive partnerships with Al Habtoor City, Kempinski Residences Business Bay and Adagio by Al Manazil.   Business is booming and following...

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Business & Money | Friday 30 September, 2016 1:31 am

STME Wins ‘SMB Client Security Implementation of the Year’ Award

STME, the Middle East’s leading IT solutions provider and systems integrator (SI), headquartered in Dubai, won the ‘SMB Client Security Implementation of the Year’ award at the recently concluded inaugural SMB Innovation Awards.   STME received its award for the...

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Business & Money | Thursday 29 September, 2016 4:16 pm

Philanthropist awarded Special Recognition Award by CEO Middle East

Dr Ahmed Samerai, Founder of SAHARA and the Samerai Foundation, was recently presented with the Special Recognition Award at the CEO Middle East Awards 2016 for his philanthropic work around the world.    Held at a gala dinner with more than 400 business leaders in attendance at the ...

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Business & Money | Thursday 29 September, 2016 4:08 pm

Energy stocks lead markets higher on OPEC surprise deal; Commodity currencies surged

Written by Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM When most traders thought an agreement to cut production was a mission impossible, OPEC surprised on Wednesday by announcing a preliminary deal to reduce output by about 700,000 barrels a day.    Battered finances of major ...

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