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FAB Issues Five-year USD 500 Million Sukuk
Lowest-ever yield on any five-year MENA bank USD issuance
Issued at MS+90bps (all-in yield of 1.411%)
Three times over-subscribed with total orderbook of circa USD 1.5...
COVID-19 and Working from Home
Since the Early news of COVID-19 in the beginning of January 2020 started appearing and gradually set the stage to change for lifestyle. Early...
Dubai South Welcomes 650 New Companies
Dubai South, the largest single-urban master development focusing on aviation, logistics and real estate, announced that its Business Park succeeded in attracting 650 new...
Dubai’s Higher Education Sector Optimistic About 2021
Dubai International Academic City, Dubai Knowledge Park expect the UAE to enhance its position as a leading hub for higher education in the future
Dubai...
The Return of the Middle East Investor in 2021
A combination of the coronavirus and plunging oil prices has resulted in a fall in outbound Middle East global commercial real estate investment in...
Overcoming ‘Work from Home’ Security Challenges: Security Beyond the VPN
With the remote working trend on the rise due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many IT managers and corporate leaders have naturally been concerned about...
Race to Dubai Leaders Set for OMEGA Dubai Desert Classic
Hot on the heels of being crowned European Number One for the third time in his career, European Tour legend Lee Westwood will return...
Samsung Envisions a Better Normal in 2021
2020 was a year like no other, one that quickly and unexpectedly shook up our lives and reimagined our normal. We gained perspective on...
UAE Announces Re-opening of Sea and Air Ports with Qatar
Khalid Abdullah Belhoul, Undersecretary of the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, announced that the UAE will begin to end all measures...
Top 20 Best Places to Work in Middle East 2020
Gulf Business Machines, Lundbeck, Novo Nordisk, Qetaifan projects, AstraZeneca, MSD, Johnson & Johnson, Teleperformance and Ooredoo are among the list of the top best...
Share The Spirit! ‘Ya Salam Ya Dubai’
New song fuses the talents of Arabic music icon Rashed Al Majed and Moroccan–Swedish music producer RedOne
The Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai...
MENA Region Holds Strong Potential for Low and Zero-Carbon Sources of...
Renewables and nuclear technologies claimed higher share in power supply mix due to the COVID-19 pandemic
The race for hydrogen is accelerating the penetration of...
Industry Insiders Optimistic About Financial Services in UAE for 2021
56% of respondents agreed that the outlook for remittances remains positive for the coming year
Companies rate changing demographic, labour mobility, unemployment and current pandemic...

























