Business & Money | Monday 18 November, 2019 3:49 am

Dubai Future Accelerators to Pick New Cohort of Innovative Startups to Address Global Challenges

Dubai Future Accelerators (DFA), an initiative of Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) and the Government of Dubai, is once again scouting new talent from among the world’s most innovative start-ups and scale-ups to join its flagship program.  DFA is set up as a business development and...

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Business & Money | Monday 18 November, 2019 3:38 am

Government and business leaders descend on Dubai for Global Business Forum Africa 2019

Heads of state, ministers, policymakers, prominent business leaders, investors and entrepreneurs from Africa are descending on Dubai for the Global Business Forum Africa 2019 which officially kicks off on Monday (tomorrow) and runs until Tuesday, November 19th. Held under theme “Scale-Up...

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Business & Money | Monday 18 November, 2019 3:04 am

High-ranking Officials Visit SAMI Stand as Dubai Airshow 2019

A number of high-ranking officials today visited the stand of Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) at the Dubai Airshow 2019 as the company began its inaugural participation in the biggest aerospace event in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, taking place at Dubai World Central from 17 –...

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Business & Money | Monday 18 November, 2019 2:19 am

Cisco Commits to Championing Small Businesses in Saudi Arabia

In an aim to help local organizations grow, Cisco is renewing its commitment to small businesses, with a multi-year awareness campaign and increased partner investments in the Kingdom to capitalize on the opportunity.   Cisco is also expanding its simple, secure and flexible...

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Business & Money | Monday 18 November, 2019 1:18 am

STARZPLAY signs long-term deal with Intigral to provide content up to 2023

STARZPLAY, the subscription video on demand (SVOD) service, has signed a multi-year contract with Intigral, a subsidiary of Saudi Telecom Company (STC). The three-and-a-half-year deal represents the second renewal of the agreement, whereby STARZPLAY’s full service and content library will...

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Business & Money | Monday 18 November, 2019 12:55 am

Fourth Industrial Revolution Expo and Summit coming to Bahrain in 2020

Bahrain will be host for the first IR4.0 ME Expo and Summit in 2020.   Coined by the World Economic Forum (WEF), the 4IR is an umbrella term used to cover multiple technologies that, taken together, will potentially revolutionise many aspects of our work, life and...

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Business & Money | Sunday 17 November, 2019 12:18 pm

Kafalah, BIAC co-operation agreement for tech startups financing

Kafalah, a Saudi-based SME financing guarantee program and the Business Incubators and Accelerators Company (BIAC), a government company owned by “TAQNIA” that is owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), signed a cooperation agreement today to facilitate the financing of technical...

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Business & Money | Sunday 17 November, 2019 12:07 pm

Dubai Optical Show Vision-X 2019 Comes to an End After 3 Days of Business Matchmaking & Exhibition

Following a comprehensive three days, Dubai Optical Show Vision-X 2019 (DOSVX) finished up for another year on Thursday, November 14th. Hailed as a huge success by all involved, the MENA region’s only eyewear and eyecare industry event gathered leading local, regional and international...

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Business & Money | Sunday 17 November, 2019 12:04 pm

Nedaa cooperates with Dubai Airshow to provide secure communications

Professional Communication Corporation – Nedaa has announced its support as the official secure network communications provider at this year’s edition of Dubai Airshow, which is taking place from the 17th to the 21stof November at Dubai World Central. Nedaa is offering the Dubai...

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Business & Money | Sunday 17 November, 2019 11:00 am

Saudi Aramco sets IPO share price between 30-32 riyals

Saudi Aramco’s multibillion-dollar initial public offering (IPO), probably the biggest in history, shifted to full gear as its share price was announced and subscription to the world’s biggest oil company commenced on Sunday. Saudi Aramco set an indicative share price between 30 ...

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