Business & Money | Tuesday 2 August, 2016 12:19 pm

Tech Start-Up ‘WING.ae’ Raises Capital to Fire Up Delivery and Logistics Industry in the UAE

WING.ae, an on-demand delivery and courier marketplace, has closed a seed funding round backed by SOUQ.com, the Middle East’s largest online retail and marketplace platform.  Tech start-up WING.ae is an innovative e-marketplace that offers an assortment of comparative pricing across...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 2 August, 2016 5:02 am

ADA applies world-class best working safeguards in Riyadh Metro Project

Arriyadh Development Authority (ADA) has adopted and is applying world-class standards of best working environment in its King Abdulaziz Project For Public Transport in Riyadh (Riyadh Metro Project). It has applied a number of advanced globally recognized safeguards and standards in working...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 2 August, 2016 4:53 am

PGt Advertising and Grayling sign affiliation deal as Iran opens up to the world

PGt Advertising, one of Iran’s leading advertising and marketing communications solutions agencies, and Grayling, one of the world’s foremost full service communications networks, are proud to announce the finalisation of their affiliation agreement to provide integrated...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 2 August, 2016 4:29 am

Watermark makes its mark at the Summit International Awards 2016

The jury of the Summit Creative Award 2016 have spoken. Dubai-based Advertising and Integrated Marketing Boutique Agency Watermark walks away with three Silvers and one bronze Summit Creative Awards for their innovative creatives. The leading agency won the silver award in the Sales/Press Kit and...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 2 August, 2016 4:03 am

Gulf Start lubricant plant to be built at KAEC soon

King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) has signed a contract with Gulf Start Factory for Petroleum Industries, owners of the Neutron and Shield brands, to lease a 15,677-square-meter parcel of land in the Industrial Valley. With construction set to begin later this year, the company’s facility ...

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Business & Money | Monday 1 August, 2016 1:47 pm

Emirates NBD CIO Weekly: Time to Take a Holiday

Markets continue to be enthused that the major central banks are still very engaged in providing very easy monetary conditions. However, equities, in particular, continue to ignore seemingly the fact that global growth is still woeful. We continue to advise overweighting fixed income in a mix...

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Business & Money | Monday 1 August, 2016 12:43 pm

Menottes Dinh Van Collection – 1976 - 2016: 40 Years of Bond

dinh van, which forms part of the luxury arm of Marka PJSC (DFM: MARKA), has announced the availability of its enviably chic Menottes collection in Dubai City Walk. The contemporary French jewelry house’s bespoke pieces from its iconic collection embody the spirit of French...

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Business & Money | Monday 1 August, 2016 12:40 pm

GOIC discusses industrial investment opportunities with an Emirati delegation

GOIC Secretary General Mr. Abdulaziz Bin Hamad Al-Ageelreceived an Emirati delegation of businessmen and investors headed by Sheikh Dr. Tariq Al-Qassimi, Chairman of “Al-Ittihad Investments” from Ras Al-Khaimah at GOIC’s headquarters in Doha, Qatar. The two parties discussed means ...

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Business & Money | Monday 1 August, 2016 12:37 pm

Study finds environmental cost of plastics NEARLY FOUR times LESS THAN alternative Materials

The Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) has highlighted the findings of a new study by Trucost, a leading environmental research organization, that finds the environmental cost of using plastics in consumer goods and packaging is nearly four times less than if plastics were...

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Business & Money | Monday 1 August, 2016 12:29 pm

Novus Aviation Capital expands portfolio with acquisition of three Boeing 737-900ER aircraft

Novus Aviation Capital (“Novus”), a leading global aircraft leasing platform based in Dubai, has announced the acquisition of three Boeing 737-900ER aircraft from PT Lion Mentari Airlines (“Lion Air”), which have been placed on long operating leases with the...

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