Business & Money | Thursday 1 April, 2021 1:32 pm

Saudi National Bank Launched in Region’s Largest Merger in 2021

National Commercial Bank (NCB) and Samba Financial Group (Samba) announced today the formal completion of their historic merger to create a new Saudi banking champion and a regional powerhouse. Operations under the new combined entity name, Saudi National Bank (SNB) (ISIN: SA13L050IE10) (SYMBOL:...

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Business & Money | Thursday 1 April, 2021 11:53 am

DisruptAD and Flat6Labs launch Ignite, an AED 120m accelerator program to foster entrepreneurship and innovation in Abu Dhabi

 DisruptAD, one of the region’s largest venture platforms, is partnering with Flat6Labs, MENA’s leading seed investor and the largest manager of startup programs in the region, to launch Ignite, a new start-up accelerator in Abu Dhabi that will support early stage companies with AED 120...

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Business & Money | Thursday 1 April, 2021 11:40 am

Empower wins Dubai Chamber Advanced CSR Label

Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), the world’s largest district cooling services provider, received the Dubai Chamber Advanced CSR Label 2020 for the third year in a row, after being awarded Dubai Chamber CSR Label continuously for 5 years, in recognition of its outstanding...

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Government | Thursday 1 April, 2021 9:20 am

Periodic Government Communication Press Briefing Held

Periodic Government Communication Press Briefing held on Wednesday, with the participation Acting Minister of Media Dr. Majed Al-Qasabi, the Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Eng. Abdulrahman Al-Fadhli, and the Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, Bandar Al-Khorayef. The...

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Cars & Autos | Thursday 1 April, 2021 9:13 am

THE NEW GENESIS G70 DEBUTS, COMPLETES “ATHLETIC ELEGANCE” DESIGN ALIGNMENT AND LUXURY FEATURE UPDATE

Today, Genesis debuted the new G70 in the Middle East and Africa region, which updates the award-winning sport sedan with a fresh design and enriched technology. These changes further align G70’s visual signature with the latest iteration of the brand’s “Athletic Elegance” design language,...

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Business & Money | Thursday 1 April, 2021 9:06 am

Trend Micro Cloud One makes debut in AWS Marketplace to empower innovators across Middle East and North Africa

Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a leader in cloud security, today announced the AWS Marketplace debut of its answer to the needs of organizations building in the cloud on Amazon Web Services (AWS). A comprehensive platform, referred to as Trend Micro Cloud One, designed to protect...

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Cars & Autos | Thursday 1 April, 2021 9:04 am

Swedish driver Timmy Hansen on his excitement at racing across “magical” AlUla in this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Desert X-Prix

Swedish Extreme E driver Timmy Hansen has spoken of his excitement at getting out on the sands of AlUla this weekend in Extreme E’s first ever competitive race: Saudi Arabia’s Desert X-Prix.With qualifying taking place on Saturday – and Sunday playing host to the eco-friendly, high-speed,...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 1 April, 2021 8:50 am

Cisco Announces New Data Center to Serve Collaboration Customers in the Region

Cisco announced that it is bringing a new data center to Frankfurt, Germany, to serve customers using its Collaboration platform Webex in the European Union (EU) and the Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia (EMEAR) region. The new data center in Frankfurt is scheduled for operation by end of June ...

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Business & Money | Thursday 1 April, 2021 12:54 am

KPMG, Oracle Collaborate to Support Saudi Digital Economy

  KPMG, the leading provider of audit, tax and advisory services in Saudi Arabia, signed an agreement with Oracle to accelerate the adoption of cloud-based emerging technologies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to support the growth of the country’s digital economy in line with Saudi Vision...

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Business & Money | Thursday 1 April, 2021 12:13 am

30 million people worldwide acquire digital skills during COVID-19

Microsoft Corp. announced it has helped over 30 million people in 249 countries and territories gain access to digital skills, topping its initial goal of 25 million last June, and is extending the company’s commitment to help 250,000 companies make a skills-based hire in 2021.Millions of people...

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