Cars & Autos | Wednesday 29 July, 2015 1:24 pm

Top five eco-driving tips

As one of the leading car rental companies in the UAE, Fast Rent-a-Car is extremely committed to its corporate responsibilities to society. With climate change threatening to adversely affect the environment, there’s a greater need for concerted effort from the motoring population to...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 29 July, 2015 1:03 pm

Enhance Productivity & Reduce Costly System Downtime with Remote Monitoring & Management Services

In order to stay competitive, it is important for organizations to have a reliable, efficient and agile IT infrastructure in place. In fact, if IT infrastructure is left unattended for a long time, without monitoring and without proactive maintenance, patches and security updates, failure rates...

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Cars & Autos | Wednesday 29 July, 2015 12:48 pm

Nissan reports net income of 152.8 billion yen for first quarter of FY2015

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced fiscal year first quarter financial results for the three months ending June 30, 2015.   The company reported net revenue of 2.90 trillion yen, an increase of 17.6% versus 2.47 trillion yen a year ago. Operating profit was 193.7 billion yen, up from ...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 29 July, 2015 6:08 am

MENA governments considering new tax measures to meet budget expeditures

To preserve economic and social stability and continue with development plans, MENA governments are considering tax measures to broaden their revenue base and increase tax yields. The evolving tax landscape in the MENA region was discussed at the EY MENA Tax Conference held recently in London. The...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 26 July, 2015 2:39 pm

FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 LEADERS LOOK TO OXFORD BUSINESS GROUP FOR DATA

Over half of the companies on the newly-released 2015 Fortune Global 500 Index use the international publishing, research and consultancy firm Oxford Business Group (OBG) as a source of reference for their operations.   Figures show that in total, representatives from 293, or 59% of all...

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Business & Money | Sunday 26 July, 2015 1:22 pm

Managing compliance risk remains top priority for organizations across the MENA

In keeping with international trends, managing Compliance Risk remains a high priority for organizations across the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region. While there has been progress in the fight against bribery and corruption in recent years, organizations in the region still lag behind in...

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Business & Money | Thursday 23 July, 2015 1:22 pm

Idea Factory: Ingredients That Give Birth to New Ideas and Let Them Flourish

In a cavernous hall in Dubai's World Trade Centre, Nasser AlKaabi clicks a button and a pair of mini curtains open and close. The 23-year-old student at Abu Dhabi's Higher Colleges of Technology's Al Ain Men's College is working on a mobile app smart home system...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 23 July, 2015 1:00 pm

Thankless task: 55% of IT admins say colleagues fail to acknowledge support

More than half of IT admin staff (55%) are not thanked by colleagues for carrying out essential IT tasks on their behalf, a new poll has shown.    ManageEngine, the real-time IT management company which carried out the survey, has released the results in conjunction with the 16th...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 23 July, 2015 12:50 pm

SAP Announces Second Quarter and First Half 2015 Results

SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced its financial results for the second quarter and first half ended June 30, 2015.   Strong Growth in New Cloud Bookings: Up 162% Non-IFRS Cloud and Software Revenue Increased 21% to €4.06 Billion HANA Customers Doubled Year Over Year, S/4HANA...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 22 July, 2015 4:23 am

Catastrophes losses hit USD46 billion but represent a 58% drop in the first half average

Global natural disaster losses during the first half of 2015, from both an economic and insured loss perspective, were each below the 10-year (2005-2014) average. Preliminary data determined that economic losses were USD46 billion, down 58 percent from the 10-year average of USD107...

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