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Dubai Ranked 5th in Economic Performance Worldwide

Which cities have the best economics in the world – New York, London, Tokyo, Bangkok or Sao Paulo? In fact, cities in the developing...

A.C. Milan takes-off in Dubai

Michelangelo Albertazzi and Michael Essien turn Captain and First Officer The A.C. Milan team flew on the iconic Emirates A380 from Milan to Dubai to...

Global Smartphone Sales Reach New Heights

The smartphone craze does not show any signs of slowing down. According to a recent report, global smartphone sales and shipments hit a new...

UAE Remains Top Talent Competitive Country in Middle East

Leading international business school INSEAD has released the latest Global Talent Competitiveness Index, which measures nation’s competitiveness based on the quality of talent it...

Global Unemployment to Reach 212 Million by 2019

Global unemployment will rise by 11 million in the next five years, reaching 212 million people, United Nations warned. The latest World Employment and...

Dubai Real Estate Market Declined by Q4 of 2014

Dubai's real estate sector ended 2014 on a quiet note as nearly all segments of the market witnessed subdued growth levels in the fourth...

Retirement in UAE? It’s Not So Simple

Many of the working expats in UAE are facing poverty, or at least an unsatisfactory quality of living when they get retired, according to...

Trust Barometer Heads South

People’s trust in business, government, non-governmental organizations and media has witnessed a steep fall over the past twelve months. This conclusion was made by...

Global Investors Regain Risk Appetite

Global investors have put some of their cash to work in spite of a more downbeat assessment of global growth and corporate profits, according...

Business Lessons from World’s Most Marketable Celebrities

London School of Marketing released an interesting list that includes the names of the most marketable celebrities today. Among them are stars like Taylor...

Made in UAE: Emirates, Dubai Mall and Emaar Highest Ranked...

Emirates is the UAE’s most positively perceived home-grown brand in 2014, followed by Dubai Mall and Emaar, according to YouGov’s first ever Home-Grown Annual...

IMF cuts global growth outlook for 2015

The International Monetary Fund lowered by 0.3 percentage points its forecast for global economic growth in 2015. The organization called for governments and central...

Dubai360 Virtual Tour Project Officially Launched

Dubai360, world’s first virtual interactive city tour, was officially launched on January 19, 2015. Now, everyone wishing to explore the city can enjoy an...

Latest Dubai Guinness Record is Just A-Maze-Ing

Dubai's list of records just expanded with a new achievement – world’s largest vertical maze. Officials from the Guinness World Records officially confirmed that...

Dubai’s New Mid-market Hotel Brand Will Roll out 10 Properties by...

Modern, cosmopolitan, smart and cultural, the essence of Dubai’s identity, finds an unmatched expression in a contemporary new mid-market lifestyle hotel brand, Rove Hotels...

2015 Top New Year’s Resolution? Fitness!

Twice-a-year juice cleanse? Gym membership? Binge-watch the latest TV show everyone’s talking about? It’s January 2015, and that means most people are already several...

Global Risks 2015

The biggest threat to the stability of the world in the next 10 years comes from the risk of international conflict. Interstate conflict with regional...

Dubai Expo 2020: 10 Fun Facts You Didn’t Know

In a few years from now, Dubai - one of the youngest, yet most modern cities in the world, will host the World Expo...