Business & Money | Wednesday 27 April, 2016 6:46 am

Leatherworld Middle East 2016 opens in Dubai as global and local players take aim at MENA’s US$4.6 billion leather market

International and local tanneries, designers, suppliers, and leather manufacturers are sharing centre-stage this week, as the Middle East’s only dedicated leather industry trade show opened in Dubai today. The exhibition was inaugurated by HE Butti Saeed Al Kindi, Second Vice Chairman of...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 27 April, 2016 5:42 am

BSI lays down guidelines for tapping into eco tourism

BSI, the world-leading business standards company and respected international certification body, provided a compelling case for organisations in the region to adopt international best practice standards and certifications during an interactive seminar session on day one of Arabian Travel Market...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 26 April, 2016 6:07 pm

Win a Dream Home worth AED 820,000

Shop for AED 1000, enter the raffle draw and stand a chance win a dream home worth AED 820,000. That just explained the latest ‘Win a Dream Home’ campaign by the building materials giant Danube Group.  ‘Win a Dream Home’ campaign begins on April 19th 2016 and will...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 26 April, 2016 4:58 pm

Tenzin/Riaz book berth at the Xerox Corporate Golf Challenge’s Grand Final

Xerox Corporate Golf Challenge (XCGC) 2016 held its third qualifying round at Almouj Golf Club, Muscat, Oman, on Friday, April 22.     Tenzin Tsarong and Faiz Riaz, from team Tenzin/Riaz, scored 41 points to be declared the winners. William Welsh and Danny Renihan, team Toon Army...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 26 April, 2016 4:18 pm

Empower to sponsor Umrah trip for 85 employees

The first batch of employees of Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), the world’s largest district cooling services provider, left on Wednesday 20 April to Mecca to perform Umrah, as part of Empower’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 26 April, 2016 3:25 pm

Doha Bank wins top honor at The Asian Banker International Excellence in Retail Financial Services Awards 2016

Adding yet another accolade to its growing awards tally, Doha Bank has won the award for “Product of the Year- Mobile Banking Experience” at The International Excellence in Retail Financial Services Awards 2016 hosted by The Asian Banker. The award was presented at a ceremony held...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 26 April, 2016 3:23 pm

MoI Staff Member Wins the Arab Police Championship Half Marathon

Ministry of Interior’s staff member, Badr Abbas Al Hosani, ranked first in the Arab Police Championship Wheelchair Half Marathon. The championship recently took place at the Dead Sea, Jordan, with the participation of Arab male and female athletes, representing 12...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 26 April, 2016 3:19 pm

Saif bin Zayed Reviews a Distinguished Certificate from NYPD Police Academy

Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, received in his office at the Ministry of Interior, First Lieutenant Hamed Salim Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, who obtained a distinguished certificate in the police and security fields from the NYPD Police...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 26 April, 2016 5:25 am

GULF INTERNATIONAL BANK B.S.C. RAISES SAR2 BILLION THROUGH AN OVERSUBSCRIBED BOND ISSUE

Gulf International Bank’s (GIB) latest bond issue met with strong demand as the bank on 19th April, 2016 successfully priced its senior unsecured SAR2 billion 5-year Floating Rate Notes issuance at a spread of 140 basis points above three-month SAIBOR.   The issuance was well...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 26 April, 2016 5:17 am

Gulf railway to create 80,000 jobs

The GCC Railway, which link the six member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council by 2018, is expected to create more than 80,000 direct and indirect jobs, said Abdurrahim Naqi, secretary-general of GCC Chamber of Commerce and Industry. “This is a strategic and vital project for the...

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