Business & Money | Monday 15 July, 2019 11:27 am

Rent-to-own: an alternative way to finance your own home in the UAE

The UAE property market has been coined a ‘buyers-market’ over the past 18-months, however, buyers are spoilt for choice. According to fäm Properties, in 2019, apart from the overdue projects, there are around 59,976 properties scheduled for delivery, and new projects constantly...

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Business & Money | Monday 15 July, 2019 10:15 am

While emerging market debt has always been a diverse asset class, it continues to expand its boundaries.

Alongside solid investment grade companies, which can be benchmarked against the best de- veloped market peers, there are also less established – but equally as impressive – smaller companies. Some of these are from newer geographies or making their bond market debut. Together, these...

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Business & Money | Monday 15 July, 2019 9:39 am

Ministry of Labor increases the efficiency of managing its projects and public facilities by cooperating with Mashroat

The Ministry of Labor “MOL” and the National Program to Support the Management of Projects in Public Entities “Mashroat” have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to appoint Mashroat as the enabling arm to support infrastructure projects. Mashroat will provide...

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Business & Money | Sunday 14 July, 2019 11:17 pm

KAFD launches new investment fund

The Oasis 500, the entrepreneurial arm of the King Abdullah II Fund For Development (KAFD), announced the launching of the Second Oasis Fund with the support and funding from the KAFD, the Jordan Fund for Entrepreneurship and the Arab Bank. The fund aims to create a social and economic impact by ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 14 July, 2019 1:19 pm

Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development reveals details of new ‘Tech Licenses’ initiative

The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) expressed confidence in the newly launched ‘Tech Licenses Package’ initiative, which demonstrates the department’s leading strategic vision to be at pace with the latest technologies and developments to help drive in...

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Business & Money | Sunday 14 July, 2019 1:13 pm

UAE Delegation Discusses Deeper Cooperation, Connectivity at Annual Meeting of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Governors

A UAE delegation attended the fourth annual meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), the leading national entity for international development aid, is mandated to represent the UAE at the Bank’s meetings and...

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Business & Money | Sunday 14 July, 2019 11:28 am

Zaki Nusseibeh opens the exhibition of UAE-Norwegian relations

HE Zaki Nusseibeh, Minister of State and HE Jens Eikaas the Norwegian Ambassador to the UAE attended the opening of the exhibition Norway-UAE: +40 Years of Culture in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. This exhibition was previously on display at MESH – The Nordic...

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Business & Money | Sunday 14 July, 2019 11:01 am

IT Managers are Inundated with Cyberattacks from All Directions and Struggling to Keep Up, According to Sophos Global Survey

a global leader in network and endpoint security, today announced the findings of its global survey, The Impossible Puzzle of Cybersecurity, which reveals IT managers are inundated with cyberattacks coming from all directions and are struggling to keep up due to a lack of security expertise, budget ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 14 July, 2019 10:56 am

First results from Arc Skills’ programme show how gamification can transform education in UAE

Arc Skills, the world’s first lifelong learning company, has developed a unique gamified programme to teach a comprehensive set of 21st century skills in UAE schools, and it is showing its first, extremely positive, results. Every one of the 1,200 children taught across nine UAE schools...

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Business & Money | Sunday 14 July, 2019 10:46 am

Terra Drone Sets Up Joint Venture with NDTCCS, the Largest NDT Inspection Services Provider in the Middle East

One of the largest providers of industrial drone solutions in the world, Tokyo-headquartered Terra Drone Corporation, has entered into an investment agreement with NDT Corrosion Control Services Co. (NDTCCS), a leading Saudi company which has been providing nondestructive testing and inspection...

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