On 1 January 2018, value-added tax (VAT) will come into effect for the first time in United Arab Emirates. Naturally, small businesses are concerned about the financial and operational impacts of VAT compliance, especially since they’re used to operating in a low-tax business...
Canon Middle East, a leader in imaging solutions, announced the renewal of strategic partnership with Nayla Al Khaja, the UAE’s first woman film producer, as Ambassador. This announcement comes as the UAE celebrates Emirati Women’s Day on 28th August 2017.
Nayla is an iconic figure...
Middle East Global Advisors, a leading financial intelligence platform spearheading the agenda of sustainable and inclusive finance, will convene the second edition of the much-coveted Global Ethical Finance Forum (GEFF) in Edinburgh, Scotland. Based on a strategic partnership...
Al Mal Capital, a subsidiary of Dubai Investments PJSC and a diversified, multi-line investment institution licensed and regulated by the Central Bank of the UAE, has announced the first cash dividend for its flagship product – Al Mal MENA Equity Fund. The MENA Fund will distribute USD 29...
Domino's Pizza, the recognised world leader in pizza delivery, and Ford are launching an industry-first collaboration to understand the role that self-driving vehicles can play in pizza delivery.
As part of the testing, researchers from both companies will investigate customer...
The 2017 edition of Hotelier Summit Africa (North) will see a line-up of more than ten eminent speakers from varied sectors of the hospitality fraternity. The event is the annual meeting point of industry professionals in the Middle East and Africa and includes parallel conference tracks, learning...
Cazar, developer of Sniperhire, one of the most widely used e-recruitment systems among the GCC’s leading employers, has chosen Microsoft Azure to enhance its solution and future-proof its already-innovative software.
“This is a great opportunity for both Microsoft and Cazar,”...
It’s set to be a watershed year for the kingdom’s real estate market with promising government policies aimed at boosting the property sector, coupled with the launch of Restatex Cityscape Riyadh in September, which will be held under the patronage of His Excellency Majed Al-Hugail,...
In the past three years, over 800 marketing professionals have attended the Marketing Kingdom Cairo, one of Egypt’s most innovative marketing events. The third edition of the conference is scheduled for 15-16 October at Dusit Thani LakeView Hotel and as in the previous years, the...
The number of work permits issued to private sector employees in Saudi Arabia reached about 24.3 million in the last three years.
Professional services and engineering accounted for about 45 percent of the issued licenses.
According to statistics issued by the Ministry of Labor and Social...