Business & Money | Sunday 26 June, 2016 3:37 pm

Memac Ogilvy PR voted Middle East PR Consultancy of the Year at 2016 EMEA Sabre Awards

Memac Ogilvy Public Relations was voted Middle East PR Consultancy of the Year during the 12th annual EMEA Sabre Awards. The EMEA SABRE Awards, is the premier showcase for work produced by public relations agencies around the world, recognizing Superior Achievement in Branding Reputation &...

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Business & Money | Sunday 26 June, 2016 3:34 pm

Increased internet penetration in the Arab World leads to exponential growth in GCC online ad spending, says Orient Planet Research Report

Increased internet penetration in the Arab World has led to a jump in the GCC region's online ad spending for this year with internet ads in the GCC set to grow 20 per cent in 2017, according to a market research report recently launched by Orient Planet Research, an Orient Planet Group...

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Business & Money | Sunday 26 June, 2016 2:38 pm

The rise of the Islamic finance industry

 In the present age Islamic Finance is a multinational and multi-disciplinary emerging industry, the size of Islamic finance market is estimated up to USD2 trillion and projected to grow to USD3 trillion by 2018. The Islamic finance assets represent 1% of the global financial market.  The ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 26 June, 2016 2:07 pm

Evonik and the GCC Board Directors Institute sign partnership agreement

Evonik, one of the world's leading specialty chemicals companies, and the GCC Board Directors Institute (BDI), the pre-eminent organisation for Boards and directors in the Gulf, have signed a three-year partnership agreement designed to help develop high-performance boards in the...

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Business & Money | Sunday 26 June, 2016 1:50 pm

Empower to host IDEA International District Cooling Conference 2016

HE Ahmad Bin Shafar, CEO of Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), the world’s largest district cooling services provider, announced that Dubai will play host to the 2016 IDEA International District Cooling Conference for the second time in two years.    The...

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Business & Money | Sunday 26 June, 2016 1:45 pm

Nissan Powers Qatari Rally Champ Adel Hussein Abdulla to World Rally Championship

Nissan Middle East and Saleh Al Hamad Al Mana Co., its exclusive dealer in Qatar, extended their commitment and support to Qatari rally driver, Adel Hussain Abdulla, by sponsoring him as he takes his championship-wining driving to the World Rally Championship (WRC) 2016.    The...

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Business & Money | Sunday 26 June, 2016 1:21 pm

Jawaher Al Qasimi Calls for Zayed Day to be a National Event to Renew the Spirit of Charity and Humanitarian Work

Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, has called for Zayed Humanitarian Day to be a national event. The Wife of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, Chairperson of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs in Sharjah and UNHCR Eminent Advocate for Refugee Children, said that making the...

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Business & Money | Sunday 26 June, 2016 12:43 pm

Doha Bank steps up its digital game with the launch of revamped mobile banking app

Taking a further step forward in its digital transformation plan, Doha Bank has introduced a number of new features to its best-in-class mobile banking application to offer an even more seamless and convenient digital banking experience to its customers. The enhanced app has been launched just...

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Business & Money | Sunday 26 June, 2016 12:40 pm

Gulf Capital Receives International ISO/IEC 27001 Certification from the British Standards Institution

Gulf Capital, one of the largest and most active alternative asset managers in the Middle East, has received the international ISO/IEC 27001 certification from The British Standards Institution (BSI), the world’s first National Standards Body and a founding member of the International...

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Business & Money | Sunday 26 June, 2016 12:25 pm

UAE parents win semester fees with Al Nabooda Automobiles Passat test drive competition

Four winners from Dubai, Sharjah and Fujairah have been presented with cheques totalling one school semester’s fees following their participation in Al Nabooda Automobiles’ Passat test drive raffle in malls across the Dubai and the Northern Emirates.   Parents were able to...

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