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World Forum for FDI concludes with series of critical recommendations
Business & Money | Sunday 15 February, 2015 12:57 am
A series of recommendations issued by the 12th edition of the World Forum for FDI which concluded in Sharjah lately, called for committing to and respecting contracts signed with investors, even in the time of change of governments. This will increase confidence in governments and trust in their...
Teradata Acquires RainStor
Technology & IT | Sunday 15 February, 2015 12:49 am
Teradata Corp. (NYSE: TDC), the big data analytics and marketing applications company, today announced that it completed the acquisition of RainStor, a privately held company specializing in online big data archiving on Hadoop. This acquisition strengthens Teradata’s enterprise-grade Hadoop...
Enjoy Traditional Vietnamese Culture at Global Village
Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 15 February, 2015 12:38 am
A visit to Global Village gives guests a chance to travel all over the world while still being just a short drive from home and for anybody who has not had a chance to visit Vietnam – the pavilion at Global Village offers a chance to experience the amazing shopping and fantastic culture of this...
CIOs in UAE Need to Look at Five Areas to Control Data Risk
Technology & IT | Sunday 15 February, 2015 12:03 am
Data protection has always been a challenge, even when data flow was, more or less, confined to a closed network system. Now, we have the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) era in which your employees and contractors basically feel they should be able to use whatever device they want to create...
Naturalization and Residency Delegation Visits Children with Cancer at Khalifa Hospital
Government | Saturday 14 February, 2015 12:05 pm
A delegation from the Naturalization, Residency and Ports Affairs visited children with cancer who are currently recovering at the Short Term Residential Treatment Facility of the Sheikh Khalifa Medical City in Abu Dhabi. The visit comes in line with the annual humanitarian and community...
Capture Your Signature Moment with Samsung NX500
Technology & IT | Saturday 14 February, 2015 12:01 pm
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd announced the launch of its new camera, NX500, combining industry-leading design and technology for everyday use, with the capabilities that professional photographers can rely on. Featuring advanced technology such as high resolution 28MP BSI APS-C sensors, 4K and UHD...
Saudi listed retail firms’ profits rise 10% to $2.7bn
Business & Money | Saturday 14 February, 2015 11:42 am
Net profits of the listed retail firms grew by 10 percent to SR2.7 billion by the end of 2014 compared to SR2.5 billion in 2013, according to a financial report.The profit growth was mainly driven by the increased profits of five companies, namely Jarir Marketing, Saudi Automotive Services Co....
Microsoft targets more mobile-productivity app purchases
Business & Money | Saturday 14 February, 2015 11:36 am
Microsoft CEO Officer Satya Nadella has a new strategy to make the company a purveyor of popular mobile applications: Acquire them.The software company is planning over the next few months to buy mobile-productivity applications that work on Apple and Google operating systems, according to people...
NCB Capital Launches AlAhli Freestyle Saudi Equity Fund
Business & Money | Saturday 14 February, 2015 11:01 am
NCB Capital, the region’s leading wealth manager and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s largest asset manager has launched the AlAhli Freestyle Saudi Equity Fund. The fund is an open-ended Shariah-compliant fund that aims to achieve superior growth in capital through a more concentrated investment...
Over 100 waste collection trucks in UAE to run on biofuel by 2015 end
Environment & Energy | Friday 13 February, 2015 8:23 am
Municipal solid waste is being converted into fuel for vehicles in the UAE, thereby considerably minimising carbon emission from fossil fuels and the negative environmental impact of waste.A prominent waste management company in the capital has started using biofuel in six trucks and its entire...
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