Business & Money | Wednesday 22 April, 2020 1:38 pm

Unity is Essential to Maintain Global Food Supply Chains to mitigate the COVID-19 risks on Food Security

Unity is essential if the global community is to continue ensuring supplies of food during the current coronavirus crisis – that was the message delivered by Her Excellency Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, UAE Minister of State for Food Security at an extraordinary virtual meeting held yesterday...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 22 April, 2020 1:05 pm

Chalhoub Group implements remote working solutions to ensure business continuity

Chalhoub Group, the leading partner for luxury across the Middle East, has announced that it will implement remote working solutions by leveraging platforms such as Microsoft Teams to ensure business continuity across its operations and functions. The move will enhance communication within...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 22 April, 2020 12:10 pm

ADDED orders all licensed money exchange and transfer shops in Abu Dhabi to apply social distancing measures between customers

The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) issued a new circular directing all owners and managers of licensed money exchange and money transfer shops in Abu Dhabi to apply social distancing measures between its customers and staff. The move falls in line with the precautionary and...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 22 April, 2020 11:50 am

Bayt.com to Host the Largest Regional Virtual Business Event on Surviving COVID-19

Bayt.com, the Middle East's #1 job site and global provider of AI-powered recruitment technology, is hosting a Virtual Business Expo between 26/04/2020 and 07/05/2020, in order to help all businesses navigate this time of major disruptions.  The Bayt.com Virtual Business Expo is ...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 22 April, 2020 4:23 am

DHL launches dedicated air freight service from China to Africa and Middle East

DHL Global Forwarding has launched a dedicated 100-tonne weekly air freight service for organizations and governments shipping goods from China to Africa and Middle East. Capitalizing on Dubai’s strategic geographical location as the gateway to countries in the region, the leading international...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 22 April, 2020 2:13 am

Visa introduces ‘Visa Secure’ – a new program for frictionless payments and improved online experience

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V), the world leader in digital payments, introduced Visa Secure (previously known as Verified by Visa), an updated program to help make online payments more secure. Available across the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMEA) region, Visa Secure...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 22 April, 2020 12:44 am

Coronavirus measures should not disrupt global food supply: G20 agriculture ministers

Agriculture and food ministers from the Group of 20 countries under the presidency of Saudi Arabia held a virtual meeting on Tuesday to discuss challenges to global food supply in the wake of coronavirus outbreak.The ministers underscored the need to work together to maintain global food supply...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 21 April, 2020 1:00 pm

Moro Hub Reinforces Commitment to Customers as DESC Certified Cloud Service Provider

Moro Hub (Data Hub Integrated Solutions LLC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), has announced that it is now a Dubai Electronic Security Center (DESC) certified Cloud Service Provider (CSP) in the UAE.  DESC has developed a CSP Security Standard,...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 21 April, 2020 2:44 am

Saudi Customs Postpones Payment of Due Customs Fees on the Imported Goods

The Saudi Customs has postpones the payment of due customs fees on the imported goods to the Kingdom with no condition of any guarantees for low-risk importers.This step came within the initiatives launched by the wise leadership to mitigate financial and economic implications on the private sector ...

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Business & Money | Monday 20 April, 2020 2:14 pm

Empower becomes the first District Cooling company in the region to launch e-registration

Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), the world's largest district cooling services provider, has become the first district cooling company in the region to launch e-registration for its customers. The new online registration service enables new registrants and customers to...

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