Business & Money | Monday 11 July, 2016 4:59 pm

International Real Estate & Investment Show 2016 to Run from 27 - 29 October

The eighth edition of International Real Estate & Investment Show (IREIS 2016), the only dedicated real estate event in Abu Dhabi that targets investors and consumers rather than trade visitors, will run from 27 - 29 October, 2016 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), event...

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Business & Money | Monday 11 July, 2016 4:10 pm

J.P. Morgan Names Tara Smyth Private Bank Middle East Head

J.P. Morgan announced last week that Tara Smyth has been named head of the Private Bank’s Middle East market.  Ms. Smyth will oversee the firm’s Middle East wealth management operations and drive its overall strategy and growth for the market. Ms. Smyth, who succeeds Jonathan...

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Business & Money | Monday 11 July, 2016 4:04 pm

Mass Gatherings & Disaster Management Conference to Debut in Riyadh in August 2016

In partnership with the Ministry of Health, Saudi Society for Emergency Medicine (SASEM) and the Global Center for Mass Gatherings Medicine, Mövenpick Hotel Riyadh will play host to the inaugural Mass Gatherings & Disaster Management Conference, August 15-16 2016, it has been...

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Business & Money | Monday 11 July, 2016 2:42 pm

Dubai Silicon Oasis Completes Student Accommodation Complex

Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), the regulatory body for Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), the integrated free zone technology park, has announced the completion of construction work on a 10,000 square meters student accommodation complex built at a total investment value of AED56...

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Business & Money | Monday 11 July, 2016 8:40 am

An abbreviated trading week as regional markets closed for Eid Holidays- Al Masah Capital weekly investment report

Al Masah Capital the alternative investments house in the MENA region released its weekly report that indicated the market reaction in the coming weeks and regional economies performance. An abbreviated trading week as regional markets closed for the Eid holidays. Any activity in the two days that...

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Business & Money | Monday 11 July, 2016 5:55 am

Emirates NBD UAE PMI™

 In line with the recent trend, the UAE’s non-oil private sector expanded at a steady pace in June. Higher output and new orders were key factors behind the overall improvement in business conditions. That said, the respective rates of growth were subdued compared to those seen over the...

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Business & Money | Monday 11 July, 2016 5:51 am

AFS bags certificate for the latest version of PCI DSS (3.2)

Arab Financial Services (AFS), the leading provider of electronic payments and consumer finance outsourcing services, became the first Payment Processor in the Middle East to achieve the prestigious PCI DSS certification on its latest version release 3.2 "AFS is proud to be among a handful...

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Business & Money | Monday 11 July, 2016 5:28 am

95% of Middle East professionals think that networking and maintaining relationships has been important to their career success

Career success consists of a number of different components and insights from MENA professionals illustrate how closely connected these factors may be. But a few key elements prevail, as shown by a recent poll entitled “The Bayt.com Secrets of Career Success in the MENA” poll, conducted ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 10 July, 2016 3:00 pm

‘Worker Welfare’ is of paramount importance: Dubai Chamber

The Dubai Chamber Sustainability Network partnered with Dulsco to co-host a highly interactive ‘Worker Welfare’ session along with key industry stakeholders from UAE’s corporate sector. The country is home to a large workforce, spread across different nationalities. Workers are ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 9 July, 2016 5:54 am

Brexit batters UK consumer confidence

British consumer confidence suffered one of its biggest drops in 21 years and the country's largest department store expressed concern over the pound's fall, in the strongest evidence to date of the challenges Britain's economy faces after the Brexit vote. The vote to leave the...

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