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These will be the world’s megacities in 2030

Rapid urbanization is one of the major forces shaping our global economic future. A century ago, it was almost unfathomable that any person would want to...

Abu Dhabi Fund for Development Discusses Investing in Digital Economy

Fund supports WGS 2019 as strategic partner ADFD honoured by Global Council for Sustainable Development Goals for its efforts in achieving SDGs Abu Dhabi...

Four UAE Foodies to be the Voice of Marriott International’s Brand-New...

Four passionate UAE foodies and content creators have been selected by Marriott International and an esteemed panel of judges* to be the voice of...

Trading activity to be driven by movement in global markets, oil...

The global markets witnessed mixed sentiments during the week on the back of concerns over global growth and disappointing earnings season. Further, ongoing trade...

Middle East Arthritis Foundation hosts UAE’s largest walkathon

The Middle East Arthritis Foundation (MEAF) is challenging people with its ‘Walk for Arthritis’ event on 22nd February, to get moving in an effort...

Twitter launches region-first activation in MENA: #ElevatorTweets

Twitter unveiled its innovative campaign, #ElevatorTweets. A region-first, the activation saw Twitter turn an everyday work journey into an enriching and educative experience, with curated,...

Dubai cruise terminal welcome 2.3 million tourists since 2014

Total tourist number increased by 172% as 633 thousand passengers via 120 Cruise vessels in 2018. DP World with a world class infrastructure and a...

World Government Summit 2019: Track National Progress Beyond GDP

A new report compiled by Boston Global Consulting Group (BCG), titled ‘Towards A Broader View of National Performance’, prepared in collaboration with the 2019...

Boeing Forecasts Middle East Aviation Services Market at $745 Billion

Increasing services needs driven by growing air passenger traffic and aircraft in the regionIncreasing services needs driven by growing air passenger traffic and...

Khalid Yousuf wins his 4th UAE Presidents Cup

The Emirates Golf Federation (EGF) hosted the 2019 UAE Presidents Cup at Yas Links Abu Dhabi. Sponsored by HSBC, the 7th edition of the...

Chinese New Year festivities continue across Dubai

Chinese New Year celebrations continued across Dubai last weekend with residents and visitors enjoying an array of activities. Visitors to Dragon Mart 1 and...

2019 Enterprise Mobility Trends

Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, has identified specific technologies that will be game-changers in 2019 in the enterprise mobility space. Modern technologies like...

Central Park Towers at DIFC welcomes key tenants

Central Park Towers, one of Dubai’s leading commercial, retail, and residential destinations in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has been tremendously successful in attracting...

Research Reveals UAE Consumers Demand ‘SuperService’

Four-in-Five UAE consumers want an immediate response from the organizations they contact UAE consumers want organizations to deploy new technologies such as voice...

FAB Global Investment Outlook forecasts global equity market rebound in 2019

UAE markets also expected to recover amid Abu Dhabi stimulus plan and a more favourable global market background, as geopolitical risks subside and interest...

The Big Brands Carnival Sale over to New Location

The much-awaited shopping event, the ‘Concept Big Brands Carnival’, popularly known as CBBC, makes its mall debut at Al Ghurair Centre. Shoppers can get...

Luxury Network International Gala Awards to Take Place in Dubai

The Luxury Network announces Dubai, UAE as the site for the 2019 International Gala Awards The Luxury Network International has set its sites on...

‘Consumer Friendly Standards’ to improve relations between traders and consumers

First-of-its-kind standards in the region will be announced in Q1 2019 itself Open to all businesses in Dubai; submissions will be received online ...