Business & Money | Friday 12 July, 2019 12:00 am

FVC Partners with Avaya to Help Businesses Across Africa Deliver Next-Generation Digital Experiences

FVC, a leading Value-Added-Distributor in the Middle East and Africa, has partnered with Avaya Holdings Corp. (NYSE: AVYA) to help businesses across North, West, East, Centra Africa and Egypt (NWECA) deliver unmatched customer experiences with Unified Communications, Collaboration and Cloud...

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Business & Money | Friday 12 July, 2019 12:00 am

Dubai Culture convenes authors for empowering literature sector and strengthening mutual relationships

In line with its commitment to empower the literature sector and strengthen the relationship with the authors’community in the Emirate, Dubai Public Libraries(DPL)of Dubai Culture & Arts Authority(Dubai Culture)hosted its first Authors’Meet at Al Safa Art & Design Library.Aiming ...

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Business & Money | Friday 12 July, 2019 12:00 am

ADDED holds workshop for strategic partners covering procedures on the issuance process of new Instant Licence initiative

The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) organized today (July 10, 2019) a workshop to highlight the features of the ‘Abu Dhabi Instant Licence’ for its strategic partners from local and federal government entities concerned in approving economic activities Abu Dhabi....

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Business & Money | Thursday 11 July, 2019 4:51 pm

Dubai Customs showcases “Productivity Engine” to HR Department

Director of Dubai Customs Ahmed Mahboob Musabih received in his office H.E. Abdullah Ali Bin Zayed Al Falasi, Director General of the Dubai Government Human Resources Department (DGHR). The meeting was also attended by Abdullah Mohammed Al Khaja,...

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Business & Money | Thursday 11 July, 2019 4:37 pm

REINVENTING RETAIL BANKING – INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FOR TODAY’S CONSUMER

The nature of banking within the UAE has transformed significantly within the last decade. With smartphone penetration in the UAE being the highest in the world, there has been significant development in mobile banking, with most banks in the region adopting a mobile-first banking...

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Business & Money | Thursday 11 July, 2019 3:17 pm

E-commerce council holds fifth meeting, discusses plan of implementing e-commerce regulation

 Minister of Trade and Investment Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al Qassabi today chaired the fifth e-commerce council meeting. During the meeting, e-commerce regulation application plan was discussed and the progress achieved in the council's initiatives was reviewed. ...

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Business & Money | Thursday 11 July, 2019 2:30 pm

Shoura votes down proposal to increase women in city councils

By just five votes, the Shoura Council on Tuesday rejected a draft proposal to increase the number of women members of the municipal councils to about 30 percent of the members appointed by the Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs. Noura Al-Masad, one of the four women members who tabled the...

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Business & Money | Thursday 11 July, 2019 12:22 pm

Dussur, Aramco and HHI to build first marine engine plant in MENA

The Saudi Arabian Industrial Investments Company (Dussur), Saudi Aramco, and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have signed a joint venture to manufacture 2-stroke and 4-stroke marine and electric power plants (EPP) engines, as well as marine pumps. The manufacturing facility will be located at Ras...

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Business & Money | Thursday 11 July, 2019 11:43 am

Jordan-Iraq forum kicks off in Baghdad

The Jordan-Iraq forum on digital transformation in the financial sector, held on Wednesday in Baghdad, is set to broaden investments between Jordanian companies and Iraq’s financial institutions, the Information and Communications Technology Association - Jordan (int@j) said on...

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Business & Money | Thursday 11 July, 2019 10:50 am

Saudi SFDA CEO Meets WHO Director General in Geneva

 CEO of the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) Dr. Hisham bin Saad Al-Jadhey held a meeting here today with the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The two sides discussed bilateral relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the...

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