Business & Money | Monday 18 November, 2019 12:10 pm

15 of Empowering Youth in MENA, INJAZ Al-Arab with Citi Foundation Launches Its First Leadership Summit

In a strategic partnership with Citi Foundation, INJAZ Al-Arab launched its first Leadership Summit in celebration of fifteen years of impact across the MENA region.   The summit hosted a panel under the theme of “ The Power of the Partnership” and stimulated an open...

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Business & Money | Monday 18 November, 2019 11:54 am

H.E. Al Ghurair: Dubai’s Non-Oil Trade with Africa to Exceed AED 1 Trillion by End of 2019

Dubai’s non-oil trade with Africa will exceed AED 1 trillion for the period extending from 2011 until the end of 2019, asserted His Excellency Majid Saif Al Ghurair, Chairman of Dubai Chamber, noting that it had already reached AED926 billion in the 2011-2018 period. H.E. Al Ghurair...

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Business & Money | Monday 18 November, 2019 4:26 am

ekar Launches in Saudi Arabia Following $17.5M Series B Round

ekar, the Middle East’s first and largest carshare operator, will now launch operations in Riyadh following the company’s successful Series B totaling USD$17.5 million in June of this year.  Dubai-based venture capital firm Polymath Ventures led the round which includes Al...

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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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