Monthly Archives: April 2012
Exclusive: MENA BWN Sneak Peek
More than 350 women from both the private and public sectors gathered today for the opening of Middle East and North Africa Businesswomen's Network...
DGCX to list Copper Futures for Trading
The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) will formally launch trading of Copper Futures on Friday, 20th April
Copper is the third most widely used...
Dubai-based fashion designer shares business insights
Exclusive interview with Meena Rose Fashion Designer
During the Bride Show Dubai 2012, Dubai Chronicle's editor had the wonderful opportunity to review the...
Direct commercial property transaction volumes down in Q1 2012
Direct commercial property transaction volumes reach $75 billion in Q1 2012
Subdued global volumes recorded in Q1 2012 after strong 2011
Preliminary Q1 2012 volumes down...
Dubai-cultivated Haute Couture Catwalk
From the catwalk of Bride Show Dubai, Dubai Chronicle presents the latest haute couture collection of Meena Rose Fashion. The fashion house first opened...
Silver expected to come back in the second quarter
Last week precious metals fell significantly as market players interpreted comments by the Federal Reserve to mean that a third round of quantitative easing...
UAE Entrepreneur of The Year 2011
‘Entrepreneurial Excellence Award’ presented to HH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum
Farouk K. Toukan named UAE Entrepreneur Of The Year 2011
Ernst & Young’s UAE...
“Evolving Influence” – Cultural exchange forum through fashion
Debut fashion event to highlight evolution of traditional abaya
Grace & Garbo, Dubai based lifestyle PR agency has announced the launch of its cultural exchange...
Hedge Funds conclude strong Q1
Gains across Equity, Event & Arbitrage strategies offset Macro declines in March;
HFRI Fund Weighted Composite concludes best 1Q since 2006
Hedge funds performance was essentially unchanged...
Emirates rolls out inflight entertainment innovations
In line with its ongoing inflight product improvements, Emirates airline announces the launch of a new, enhanced, Graphical User Interface (GUI) developed by Panasonic...
Signature building sold in DIFC, Dubai
Significant interest within regional and international property buyers
One of the world's leading real estate investment and advisory firm today announced that it has advised...
Staying in debt or stay alive
The truth is that debts are like heavy burdens on people, and when they carry an excess of debt burden they won't move forward...
Gold rallies as nervousness spreads
Gold futures ended higher Monday, catching some safe-haven as traders were nervous ahead of a busy week for corporate earnings. The yellow metal continues...
Emirates Airline hiring agressive and progressive
UAE national students offered summer Internship opportunities at Emirates Airline
Most of the Dubai based large companies are aggressively hiring in recent days. Stay tuned...
Central Bank warns against gold bullion fraud
The UAE Central Bank has warned public against fictitious or fraudulent documents which some individuals present as power of attorney to a third party...
How to enhance your future by selling yourself right
Numerous people find it very difficult to sell themselves as a product or a commodity, and that is because of modesty, and because they...
Sony to cut nearly 10,000 jobs worldwide
In 2008 Sony axed 16,000 jobs
Sony Corp. plans to reduce its workforce by an estimated 10,000 jobs, or about 6% of its global workforce....
World premieres to kick start 5th Gulf Film Festival
9 films make to the final selection for the festival’s prestigious competition
The final short-list of nine feature films and documentaries vying for the Official...













