Business & Money | Thursday 14 July, 2016 3:05 pm

Harjeev Kandhari Appointed as Non-Executive Chairman at Walpole Capital

Walpole Capital, a leading venture capital firm based in London, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Harjeev Kandhari as Non-Executive Chairman. Harjeev Kandhari is the current CEO of Zenises and the Founder and Chairman of the Zenises Foundation. He has previously...

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Business & Money | Thursday 14 July, 2016 2:30 pm

Hasbro Acquires Boulder Media Animation Studio

Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) today announced that it has acquired Boulder Media, a multi-award winning Irish animation company based in Dublin. Boulder has produced a variety of award-winning series for Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Disney and BBC. As a wholly-owned subsidiary, Boulder will continue...

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Business & Money | Thursday 14 July, 2016 5:16 am

Digital Payments to Generate USD 2 Trillion in Revenue by 2020

GITEX Technology Week 2016 will welcome an exceptional line up of finance and technology experts, including James Barrese, formally CTO of PayPal, and Andres Wolberg-Stok, Global Head of Emerging Platforms and Services from Citi to shed light on the state of FinTech (technology-enabled banking and...

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Business & Money | Thursday 14 July, 2016 4:39 am

AXA Cooperative Continues Expansion in Saudi Arabia; New Shops Opened in Jeddah and Jubail

In line with its commitment to offer innovative, value added and customised insurance solutions to customers across Saudi Arabia, AXA Cooperative Insurance, a leading international insurer has announced the opening of two new shops in Jeddah and the Industrial City of Jubail.  With the ...

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Business & Money | Thursday 14 July, 2016 4:25 am

Riyadh Based GIB Capital LLC Appoints New CEO

Gulf International Bank (GIB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Osamah Mohammed Shaker as the new Chief Executive Officer of GIB Capital LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of GIB, effective since 29 June 2016.  Mr. Shaker comes with substantial banking experience in both...

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Business & Money | Thursday 14 July, 2016 3:43 am

Accorhotels , Qatar Investment Authority and Kingdom Holding Company Establish the Principles for Their Long Term Shareholder Partnership

The shareholders of the Group approved the resolution finalizing the acquisition of FRHI Holdings Limited (FRHI) and the corresponding share capital increase reserved for the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), as well as their representation on the Board of...

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Business & Money | Thursday 14 July, 2016 3:37 am

Deloitte and IRTI launch new Islamic Finance insights series

Implementing change strategies to reinvent the value proposition of the Islamic financial services industry is high on the agenda of industry leaders, according to Deloitte’s new whitepaper entitled “The catalysts for change: Strategic priorities in governance and regulation in...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 13 July, 2016 4:58 pm

ValuStrat issue Q2 2016 Dubai Real Estate Market Report

The second quarter 2016 real estate review issued by leading local consulting firm ValuStrat –has shown that after 12 relative stable months, their residential VPI index displayed further indications of an early recovery in some of the areas it measures, signalling possible signs of a...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 13 July, 2016 4:51 pm

AT-RISK International Announces New Office in Dubai

AT-RISK International, LLC, a leader in executive protection, consulting, investigations, biosecurity and security training services, announced today the opening of its new office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Andreas Karki, a seasoned expert with in-country experience and a detailed...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 13 July, 2016 3:59 am

IKEA Saudi Arabia Show off Creative Muscles at “The Cannes Lion International Festival of Creativity”

Ghassan Ahmed Al Sulaiman Furniture Trading Co. Ltd, IKEA Saudi Arabia, along with Memac Ogilvy deservedly established their presence at the world renowned Cannes Lions International festival of creativity. The event witnessed the duo sweep three gold Lion awards, and one silver Lion in the...

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