Monthly Archives: July 2011
Gulf Bond Fund shows consistent performance of 3.29% for H1 of...
GIC’s Gulf Bond Fund has the longest track record in GCC
Largest GCC bond fund provides weekly subscription and redemption schemes
84% of...
Superbrands Tribute Event to honour UAE’s Strongest Brands
To announce the ‘Brand of the year’ award in addition to launching the seventh edition of the Superbrands UAE book
Superbrands, the independent authority...
Emirates’ Inflight Entertainment continues to be the World’s Best
Emirates ice system wins Skytrax Award for the seventh year
For the seventh year in a row, Emirates Airline’s ‘ice’ inflight entertainment system has been...
UAE 34th on INSEAD’s Global Innovation Index 2011
INSEAD, the leading international business school, today announced the findings of The Global Innovation Index (GII) 2011 edition. Switzerland topped this year's GII...
Lexus tops latest J.D. Power Ratings
Lexus drove to the top spot in the 2011 J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Study (IQS) released in the US last week, giving...
The Address Dubai Marina hosts Iftar and Sohour this Ramadan
The Address Dubai Marina is offering a special Iftar package this Holy Month of Ramadan in Dubai. The spacious Constellation ballroom, located on the...
Regional office of Islamic Corp for Insurance of Investment and Export...
An agreement regarding the establishment of a regional office for the Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) was signed...
DGCX H1 volumes climb 52%, aggregate contracts US $69.1 billion
First half (H1) Volumes on the Exchange Climb 52% to Aggregate 1,417,223 Contracts valued at US $69.1 Billion
Exchange also Records Highest Ever Monthly...
Dubai Duty Free posts 16.6% sales increase in first half of...
Sales topped US $698 million
The Dubai Duty Free has reported record first-half year sales of US$698 million, a 16.6% increase in year-on-year performance. Such...
UAE Consumers on Spending Sprees
Deposits decreased, loans increased
The UAE Central Bank today announced that money supply M0 (currency in circulation + currency at banks) increased by 0.4%, from...
Meet Michelle: Entrepreneur starting Dubai’s newest Social Club
Michelle McDonald is just about to host the first event of Gooseberry, members-only networking club for like-minded professionals. She is not a newcomer...
Have you ever dreamed about starting your own business?
In 2011, the ADCB Ambition Award is back for its third year, as part of the Emirates Woman, Woman of the Year Awards. Last...
Emirates Green Building Council offers seminars and workshops
Emirates Green Building Council (Emirates GBC), an organisation aimed at conserving the environment by strengthening and promoting green building practices in the UAE, has...
Inflationary pressures likely to drive silver prices
Silver declined for the 5th consecutive week, as precious metals and commodities in general decreased in values on broader based risk-off sentiment.
“Silver fundamentals remain...
Gold likely to remain under pressure
Gold prices declined further on weekly basis as sentiment tended more towards risk. Trades were influenced by the passing of an austerity plan in...
Markets likely to perform on the upside
Saudi shares climbed for a third day on Saturday, led by petrochemical companies and banks, after U.S. stocks posted the biggest weekly rally in...
Employers to cancel Labor Cards online
The Ministries of Labour and Interior will jointly implement the Electronic Cancellation Service of Labor Card with effect from Sunday, reports the official news...
Farmville’s creator Zynga files for IPO
Zynga Inc. announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to a...













