Business & Money | Wednesday 25 March, 2015 1:43 am

Global expansion of Raine & Horne results in opening of first Dubai office

Australian firm to initially specialize in residential, commercial and retail property sales in Dubai with plans to expand across Abu Dhabi and Ras Al KhaimahRaine & Horne, a leading Australian real estate franchise group, revealed the opening of its first office in Dubai, during a launching...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 25 March, 2015 1:34 am

SEDCO Holding Group Receives ‘Arab Social Media Influencers Award’ from His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister

SEDCO Holding Group was awarded the Arab Social Media Influencers Award under the Economy category for the prominent role that the ‘Riyali Financial Literacy Program’, plays to create a change in the community and in appreciation of the solid efforts exerted to educate the youth on the...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 25 March, 2015 1:15 am

Cayan Group to create a Real Estate Fund for AED 1 bn Residential and Hospitaity Project in Dubai managed by SHUAA Capital

Cayan Group, a leading property developer and real estate investment group, and investment firm SHUAA Capital today announced that they have signed an agreement to set up a Real Estate Development Fund. The Fund will be used for the construction of an AED 1 billion residential and hotel apartment...

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Cars & Autos | Wednesday 25 March, 2015 1:10 am

Gargash Enterprises has rolled out the all-new CLA 250 that promises to be instinctively different.

CLA 250: Instinctively Different.The authorized general distributor of Mercedes-Benz in the region has proudly raised curtains to introduce a breath-taking 4-door coupé, the all-new eccentric CLA 250, at their opulent showrooms. Its supersonic design evokes movement even when the vehicle is...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 25 March, 2015 12:03 am

Al-Jazeera Paints participates in painting the largest artistic portrait in the world project

Striving to elevate the taste of art through colors With the attendance of a delegation from “Japanese Land Identity Society,” 500 students from Asir schools district participated in painting the largest artistic portrait for children’s drawings in the world. Al-Jazeera Paints, the high...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 24 March, 2015 1:26 pm

ADNOC Distribution Hosts International Gas Union Executive Committee Meeting and Workshop in Abu Dhabi

ADNOC Distribution hosts the International Gas Union (IGU) executive committee meeting, under the patronage of the company’s Chief Executive Officer Abdulla Salem Al Dhaheri. On the sidelines of the meeting, IGU agenda will include a workshop titled ‘Gas and Renewables’ that will be open to...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 24 March, 2015 1:01 pm

Novus Aviation Capital closes purchase and leaseback transaction with Emirates Airline for five Boeing B777-300ERs

Novus Aviation Capital has successfully closed the purchase and leaseback for five Boeing B777-300ERs with Emirates Airline. The transactions were closed between February and March 2015. “We are very pleased to enter into this landmark leasing transaction with Emirates Airline. Such large...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 24 March, 2015 12:58 pm

KPMG Lower Gulf and Hawkamah launch first Audit Committee Institute (ACI) in the UAE

• ACI will enhance effectiveness of financial reporting and corporate governance in the UAE and MENA region• Institute will be open to audit committee members of private, public and UAE government institutions• KPMG GCC ACI Survey indicates that operation risk, financial reporting and...

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Government | Tuesday 24 March, 2015 12:38 pm

AMAF Showcases Salma Project at DIHAD 2015

Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation (AMAF) today showcased its latest humanitarian initiative – the Salma Project - at the Dubai International Humanitarian Aid & Development Conference & Exhibition (DIHAD 2015) that was held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 24 March, 2015 12:34 pm

GCC family businesses provide female leadership opportunities

Nigel Nicholson, Professor of Organisational Behaviour, London Business School, comments:“Family firms, which represent up to 80 per cent of the region’s non-oil economy, offer women unique opportunities to fast track into leadership positions.“As we know from behavioural science, fitness to...

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