Business & Money | Monday 12 February, 2018 2:47 pm

Make workplace a happy place, says retail chief at World Government Summit 2018

The workplace should be a happy place, both for the employees and the company’s bottom line, said Nisha Jagtiani, Group Director and Chief Happiness Officer of Landmark Group at the Global Dialogue for Happiness Forum in Dubai on February 10, 2018.   The forum was a ‘curtain...

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Business & Money | Monday 12 February, 2018 2:18 pm

GCC family businesses optimistic of sustaining regional economic growth

 Family-run businesses in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries remain, by and large, highly resilient at the start of year 2018, proving once again that this important segment of the economy will continue to drive the regional growth.   A recent report released by KPMG...

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Business & Money | Monday 12 February, 2018 2:15 pm

VP attends signing of Declaration of Principles between UAE Space Agency, French Centre for Space Studies

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and Edouard Philippe, Prime Minister of France, today attended the signing of a joint declaration between the UAE Space Agency and France's Centre national d'etudes spatiales - the...

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Business & Money | Monday 12 February, 2018 8:10 am

Nakheel’s Palm Tower reaches 42 floors as concrete works pass 80 per cent mark

Nakheel’s new, landmark Palm Tower on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah has passed the 80 per cent mark in terms of concrete works, with 42 floors complete and the remaining eight residential floors to be delivered in Q3 this year.   Located at the heart of the world-famous, award...

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Business & Money | Monday 12 February, 2018 7:00 am

Azizi Developments Accelerates Flagship Azizi Riviera Development

Azizi Developments, one of the leading private developers in the UAE, has announced that construction of Phases 3 and 4 of its flagship project, Azizi Riviera, is scheduled to begin this month. Construction of Phases 1 and 2 of the AED 12 billion canal development in Meydan One began in July...

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Business & Money | Monday 12 February, 2018 2:31 am

Riyadh franchise exhibition secures 150 agreements

Saudi entrepreneurs signed 150 agreements and memorandums of understanding (MoU) with local, Arab and international investors with well-known franchises, during the conclusion of the first “Saudi International Exhibition for Franchise” which took place during the period from 5 to 7...

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Business & Money | Monday 12 February, 2018 12:27 am

Expansion and redevelopment define Saudi Arabia construction

A significant number of expansion and redevelopment projects populate the 10 highest value construction projects in Saudi Arabia, according to the latest ‘Top Projects in Saudi Arabia’ report prepared by the BNC Network for The Big 5 Saudi. The multi-development expansion of...

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Business & Money | Monday 12 February, 2018 12:20 am

The 12th Gulf-Turkish Real Estate Exhibition and Forum to Discuss Investment Issues in the Region

The 12th Turkish-Gulf Real Estate Exhibition will be held in Hilton Istanbul hotel, Turkey, with 55 exhibitors from Turkey, Saudi Arabia, America and UK. The exhibition will be organized by the Turkish Exhibition Company in partnership with Y&D Real Estate, a specialist in real estate marketing ...

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Business & Money | Monday 12 February, 2018 12:10 am

Canon employees pledge to increase participation in community initiatives

 In honour of the ‘Year of Zayed,’ Canon Middle East’s (CME) employees pledged to increase their participation in activities and initiatives whereby they can benefit and give back to the community. This is a continuation of the company’s ‘Follow You...

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Business & Money | Sunday 11 February, 2018 4:27 pm

DAMAC awards approximately AED 100 million construction contracts as it accelerates development at AKOYA Oxygen

DAMAC Properties has awarded, among others, a construction contract to Emirates Electrical Engineering LLC (EEE) for a third 132/11KV substation at its 55 million square foot master community, AKOYA Oxygen.  The new substation will feed power to a further 2,888 villas and 855 apartments and is ...

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