Monthly Archives: July 2016
Rising Demand for Online Courses Hampered by Shortage of Supply
Low oil prices and slow job market are boosting demand for online courses
Shortage of locally developed online courses has left the market open...
Poor Customer Service Drives Away 60% of Consumers
Delighting customers is not the key to consistently satisfying customer service. One, it’s hard to do consistently. Two, if you do it consistently, it...
Dubai property transaction values drop 12.4% in the first half of...
Dubai Land Department's (DLD) Transactions Report, issued by Real Estate Research and Studies Department, has announced that the total amount of real estate transactions...
Companies continue to expand to Dubai South, Al Maktoum International Airport
Demand in Dubai’s industrial market remained buoyant in the first six months of 2016, with occupiers moving and expanding their operations in greater numbers...
Dubai sees increase in new and renewed business licenses in Q2...
The Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai saw a marked increase in the number of transactions related to business licenses as well as...
2016 Sovereign MENA Art Prize Launches in UAE
The Sovereign Art Foundation has announced the launch of its coveted Art Prize in the MENA region, the most prestigious art prize for contemporary...
UAE economy projected to grow by 2.3% in 2016; Inflation set...
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has reviewed the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Article IV Mission to the United Arab Emirates report, which evaluates the...
Your beginner guide to ‘Pokémon Go’
There are still plenty of people who have yet to capture their first Pidgey. At least a few billion of the world's population will...
How to profit form Pokemon Go hysteria
Can a single individual with no extra disposable income find a niche to profit from Pokemon Go?
Yes, indeed, the opportunities are unlimited and some...
Dubai Real Estate Market Q2 Overview and Forecast
JLL, the world’s leading real estate investment and advisory firm, today has released its Q2 2016 Dubai Real Estate Q2 Overview report that evaluates...
Future Filmmakers Summer Camp to kick off in The Dubai Mall
Participants to create their own one-minute short film during the three and a half week ‘Future Filmmakers Summer Camp
• Films will be screened at...
Dubai Inflation Index Rose 0.76% June 2016
The monthly inflation in the prices of goods and services, part of consumers' basket in the Emirate of Dubai, rose by 0.76 percent in...
UAE Embassy urges its citizens in Turkey to remain indoors
The UAE Embassy in Ankara and its Consulate in Istanbul have urged all UAE nationals currently in Turkey to stay in their residences and...
A consultancy firm says Dubai property prices are bottoming-out
The second quarter 2016 real estate review issued by a local consulting firm ValuStrat –has shown that after 12 relative stable months, their residential...
Dubai gears up to execute 3D printing building technology
Dubai Municipality has amended building rules to execute 3D printing technology in construction sector, a top official said.
Essa Al Maidour, Deputy Director of Dubai...
Types of Entrepreneurs – Which One are You
By definition, an entrepreneur is a person who sets up a business (businesses) and takes on financial risks in order to make profits. Usually,...
Nouriel Roubini: Limited Risk of Global Recession and Financial Crisis
Global recession and financial crisis unlikely following Brexit fallout, but mediocre growth is the new normal
Rise of nationalism and populism worldwide threatens...
Travel Warnings – More Frequent and Worrisome
Three countries have recently issued travel warnings for their citizens to stay on guard when visiting U.S. cities rocked by sometimes violent protests and...