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Dubai FDI launches first-ever city FDI Monitor

Dubai attracted AED 28.6 billion in green field FDI in 2015 In FT Markets rankings, Dubai climbs to 4th globally in number of projects and...

Top Real Estate Apps for iPhone and iPad

Although the real estate sector tends to be a bit skeptical towards technological innovations, lately it is starting to open up towards mobile apps....

How to Start Travel Agency Business

Travel agents offer different services to their customers. Among them are, for instance, booking hotels and plane tickets, finding cruise packages and many more....

Risk appetite on the rise; Gold to lose luster temporarily

Gold prices are set for a retreat in the week ahead, as investors and traders demonstrate more confidence in placing bets on riskier assets....

90% of Small Business Owners are Their Only Marketers

Running a small business is not among the easiest things you can do. This is because you need to know how to make the...

Email Still Popular, Just Shorter

Communication via email is still very much alive. Despite the invasion of smartphones and messaging apps, many people all over the world continue to...

Disney Characters LEGO Minifigures to Hit Best Toys List

LEGO Minifigures Collection Features 18 Iconic Disney Characters The LEGO Group announced its 18th collection of LEGO®Minifigures starring some of The Walt Disney Company’s most...

When to Buy and When to Sell – Real Estate Cycles

In order to be successful in real estate investing, you should not only pick the right properties, but also pick the right timing. You...

Jafza registers 8% growth in companies on annual basis

Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), the flagship free zone entity of Dubai and the trade and logistics hub for the wider Middle East region,...

2016 Global trade forecast revised downward

The World Trade Organization on Thursday, April 7, revised its 2016 global trade forecast downward by more than one percentage point, warning that a...

Investors turn most bullish in nearly a year

Investors ramped up purchases of stocks and emerging market and inflation-linked bonds in the latest week, turning their most bullish on more risky assets...

5 Myths of Purchasing a Home Today

Everyone knows that purchasing a home today is very different than in the 1950's. But the truth is, home shopping today is completely different...

The Future of Shopping

With the advancement of technology into our everyday lives, more shoppers are turning to online stores and services. But physical retailers will not vanish,...

Top Popular Travel Destinations for Ramadan

With the coming of Ramadan, many people from Muslim countries are planning vacations and while expats from UAE are heading home, others will be...

Depression goes hand in hand with unemployment

Unemployment has long been associated with depression, but now a new survey shows that the longer a person stays out of job, the more...

Tesla Art Car Unveiled at World Art Dubai

A Tesla Art Car, designed and painted by world renowned artist Peter Klasen, is unveiled by HH Sheikh Hasher Bin Maktoum Al Maktoum at...

And the world’s largest retailer is…

If you think Amazon.com is the world's largest retailer, you are wrong, or at least for the time being. Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) says that it became...

Best time to book hotels on the cheap for summer travel

The best time to book hotels is not in the last minute before you trip, although occasionally you might bag a good deal ....