Business & Money | Tuesday 12 July, 2016 5:36 pm

Dubai Municipality Maps Road to Success and Innovation with DM Smart Search

Dubai Municipality - working towards pioneering a sustainable and smarter city by embracing the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai - has, with the help of Microsoft SharePoint, launched DM Smart Search,...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 12 July, 2016 5:29 pm

Three New Global Business Leaders Join the B Team

The B Team announced today that Oliver Bäte of the Allianz Group, Andrew Liveris of The Dow Chemical Company and Arif Naqvi of The Abraaj Group will join co-founders Richard Branson, Jochen Zeitz, and 18 other global leaders from business and civil society in their collective effort...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 12 July, 2016 5:23 pm

Aon empowers cat modellers to run any model on its enhanced ELEMENTS 10 platform

Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s catastrophe model development team, has launched ELEMENTS 10 – its complete catastrophe modelling platform to enhance strategic business decisions. Aon Benfield is the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon plc...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 12 July, 2016 4:57 pm

Emirates NBD enables customers to make charitable donations via digital and social platforms

Emirates NBD, one of the leading banking groups in the region, is enabling customers in the UAE to make donations to philanthropic causes through its digital and social platforms. The bank has in place a ‘Donation’ feature on its online and mobile banking platforms and has now...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 12 July, 2016 4:45 pm

QNB Financial Results For the Six Months Ended 30 June 2016

QNB Group, the leading bank in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, announced its results for the six months ended 30 June 2016. For the first half of 2016, Net Profit reached QAR6.2 billion, (USD 1.7 billion) up by 12% compared to last year. Total assets increased by 36% from June 2015 to...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 12 July, 2016 2:30 pm

DAMAC Properties Launches ‘The Beach at Navitas Hotel & Residences’

DAMAC Properties today announced the launch of ‘The Beach at Navitas Hotel & Residences,’ an inspiring new collection of golf and beach-style living apartments set within the award-winning AKOYA Oxygen master development in Dubai.    A collection of five towers,...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 12 July, 2016 2:25 pm

ENOC’s custom-made idea to refuel Boeing 737s wins Ideas Arabia Competition 2016 in Health and Safety category

Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) has won the Ideas Arabia Competition 2016 in the ‘Health & Safety’ category for its innovative idea in the design and deployment of specialised jet refuelling hydrant servicers for the smaller-sized Boeing 737 aircraft.    The...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 12 July, 2016 9:59 am

GCC Bankers participate in the Hosted Bankers Program at the Region's Largest Banking Innovation Summit to be held in Dubai

The banking sector in the Middle East has grown tremendously over the past few years. With a great deal of emphasis laid on technology adoption in the banking sector, the ever-changing banking landscape has seen a consistent growth in demand for innovative technology and services. According to...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 12 July, 2016 7:18 am

Brexit - Implication for Asian equities: higher risk premiums no longer justified

The Brexit decision came as a significant surprise as Sterling had appreciated and European equities rose prior to the referendum, leading to a precipitous sell-off following the ‘out’ vote. Short-term uncertainty, particularly around the legality of the United Kingdom’s formal...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 12 July, 2016 7:00 am

Etihad Airways Becomes The Official Airline Sponsor of WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017

Etihad Airways has been announced as the official airline sponsor of WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017 - the biggest vocational education and skills excellence event in the world. The event will bring more than 3,000 competitors and industry experts from up to 75 countries to the Abu Dhabi National...

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