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UAE regulatory credit changes positive for insurers: Moody’s
Business & Money | Sunday 5 March, 2017 7:44 am
UAE insurers will likely see a medium-term improvement in their credit profiles as the sector adjusts to financial regulations introduced in February 2015 and overcomes initial compliance hurdles, says Moody’s Investors Service in a report issued Wednesday. The “UAE’s new...
F&B design trends to change the UAE’s customer interaction in 2017
Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 5 March, 2017 6:15 am
The f&b market is on a constant growth in Dubai, a global touristic city. With a wide audience of more than 200 nationalities, Dubai F&B scene will witness a deep change in the interior design trends starting 2017. Interact Group CEO, Shane Curran, is set to reveal the latest market...
Hamriyah Free Zone Authority launches “Sharjah Food Park”
Government | Saturday 4 March, 2017 2:59 pm
The region’s first city dedicated to food and commercial industries, extending over 11 million square feet ·         Al Mazrouei: the ambitious project is Economic Vision of Sharjah under the prudent leadership of His Highness Sheikh Dr....
AnchorLloyd’s CEO discusses 2017 Middle East insurance challenges and opportunities
Business & Money | Saturday 4 March, 2017 2:51 pm
  Cyber threats are the most critical and rapidly evolving risk facing business in 2017   Inga Beale, CEO, Lloyd’s, met with H.E Essa Kazim, Governor of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and Chairman of Dubai Financial Market (DFM) earlier this...
Saudi Arabia to open 3 Arabic-language institutes in Indonesia
Culture & Education | Saturday 4 March, 2017 8:41 am
Saudi Arabia is planning to establish Arabic-language institutions in the three major Indonesian cities of Makassar, Medan and Surabaya, said Saudi Ambassador Osama Mohammed Abdullah Al-Shuaibi. The envoy said the goal is to help Indonesians improve their Arabic-language skills, and the...
KSA readies road map to combat cyber terror
Business & Money | Saturday 4 March, 2017 8:19 am
Statistics presented at the second international cyber security conference in Riyadh have highlighted the enormity of cyber attacks being suffered by Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Cooperation Council states. During the two-day conference, which was patronized by Vicegerent Crown Prince Muhammed...
SWCC may stop giving free water to NWC
Business & Money | Saturday 4 March, 2017 8:15 am
 The Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC), which will soon be privatized, is presently considering a study to sell desalinated water to the National Water Company (NWC), Makkah daily reported on Wednesday. A source at the NWC said the SWCC has so far been providing water to the...
KSA INVESTMENT CONTINUES TO FLOW INTO TURKEY DESPITE CONCERNS
Business & Money | Saturday 4 March, 2017 8:00 am
Investors from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have emerged as the largest GCC real estate investor in Turkey and the third largest among foreign investors. Buyers from Iraq (in first place), Saudi Arabia (3rd), Kuwait (4th), Qatar (7th) and Bahrain (10th) emerged among the top 10 foreign buyers in the ...
Oil rises as OPEC sticks to output pledges
Business & Money | Saturday 4 March, 2017 7:43 am
Oil reversed earlier losses on Wednesday as investors took heart from strict compliance of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) with its pledge to cut output, although evidence of increasing US production capped gains. OPEC reduced its oil output for a second month in...
International experts discuss important water, energy and environment issues at AUS conference
Environment & Energy | Saturday 4 March, 2017 7:15 am
International experts discussed a number of important issues pertaining to water, energy and the environment at the Fifth International Conference on Water, Energy and Environment 2017 (ICWEE) held today, February 28 at American University of Sharjah (AUS). The three-day conference, which is being...
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