Business & Money | Wednesday 28 January, 2015 9:50 am

Network International and PayPal launch Middle East’s first e-Merchant Portal for Payment Transfers

• New portal allows local merchants speedier access to cash withdrawal; enables them to transfer PayPal funds to a UAE bank account as often as they like• Strategic partnership expected to help MENA e-commerce grow exponentially and encourage new online business start-ups– Network...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 28 January, 2015 9:05 am

ETIHAD AIRWAYS TO OFFER JOBS TO MORE THAN 6000 UAE NATIONALS

Etihad Airways has announced plans to boost the number of UAE nationals employed in the airline substantially as part of its award winning UAE national development strategy. More than 6,000 Emiratis will be offered jobs that span the spectrum of the airline’s operations over the next five years....

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Business & Money | Wednesday 28 January, 2015 8:59 am

Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone Shares Business Set-Up with Investors from the Philippines

Peter J Fort, CEO, Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone (RAK FTZ), led a delegation to the Philippines seeking to enhance trade between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Philippines. The mission sought to create new investment relationships between the two countries and share the free zone’s...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 27 January, 2015 2:42 pm

Windtracer Lidar System to Help Dubai Air Navigation Services Make Landings More Efficient

Bayanat Airports Engineering & Supplies LLC, the leading airport solutions provider in the Middle East, in collaboration with Lockheed Martin, has successfully commissioned and put in operation three WindTracer systems. Dubai Air Navigation Services (DANS) is analyzing wake data from WindTracers to ...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 27 January, 2015 8:06 am

84.1% of hiring companies in the Middle East consider reference checks to be critical

The Bayt.com ‘Skills and Hiring Trends in the MENA’ poll, recently conducted by Bayt.com, the Middle East’s leading job site, sheds unprecedented light on the workforce strategies of companies operating in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region today. The survey revealed that a...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 27 January, 2015 12:10 am

Certification Trio for GAC Global Hub Services

GAC’s Global Hub Services (GHS) has been awarded a trio of certificates after successfully completing independent integrated audits by DNV GL, the world’s leading ship and offshore classification society. GHS was awarded the ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004, and OHSAS 18001:2007 certificates for...

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Business & Money | Monday 26 January, 2015 4:03 pm

ADNEC Gears up for Busy Week with Four Scheduled Events

Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) is gearing up to host four leading industry events this week, including Elite Real Estate Exhibition 2015, Tank Storage Middle East, the Bride Show 2015, and Beyond Beauty Arabia Abu Dhabi.Set to run from 26 to 29 January at Hall 2, Elite Real Estate...

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Business & Money | Monday 26 January, 2015 3:30 pm

NAMSHI.COM OPENS NEW WAREHOUSE TO ACCOMMODATE GROWTH

Recently recognised as one of the most popular ecommerce sites in the Middle East, leading online fashion destination, Namshi.com, has announced the opening of a new and expanded warehouse facility in order to accommodate its ever-increasing growth in orders.Eight times larger and with the...

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Business & Money | Monday 26 January, 2015 2:02 pm

DAE and Azul announce completion of Sale Leaseback Transactions

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd. and Azul Brazilian Airlines announced today that they had recently completed the delivery of 5 ATR 72-600s to the airline.DAE Managing Director Khalifa H. AlDaboos said: “We are delighted to include AZUL as one of DAE’s new clients in Latin America. We look ...

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Business & Money | Monday 26 January, 2015 8:41 am

2015 Ford Expedition Earns Highest Vehicle Safety Rating

The 2015 Ford Expedition earned a five-star Overall Vehicle Score from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the U.S. government’s highest possible overall rating.The New Car Assessment Program is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s evaluation program for new...

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