Business & Money | Wednesday 22 April, 2020 12:10 pm

ADDED orders all licensed money exchange and transfer shops in Abu Dhabi to apply social distancing measures between customers

The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) issued a new circular directing all owners and managers of licensed money exchange and money transfer shops in Abu Dhabi to apply social distancing measures between its customers and staff. The move falls in line with the precautionary and...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 22 April, 2020 11:50 am

Bayt.com to Host the Largest Regional Virtual Business Event on Surviving COVID-19

Bayt.com, the Middle East's #1 job site and global provider of AI-powered recruitment technology, is hosting a Virtual Business Expo between 26/04/2020 and 07/05/2020, in order to help all businesses navigate this time of major disruptions.  The Bayt.com Virtual Business Expo is ...

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Government | Wednesday 22 April, 2020 8:01 am

GCC Finance Ministers Hold 111th Meeting of GCC Financial and Economic Cooperation Committee

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Financial and Economic Cooperation Committee held the 111th meeting via virtual network, chaired by Obaid Humaid Al-Tayer, Minister of State for Financial Affairs of the United Arab Emirates.During the meeting, the Finance Ministers of the GCC States reviewed a...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 22 April, 2020 4:23 am

DHL launches dedicated air freight service from China to Africa and Middle East

DHL Global Forwarding has launched a dedicated 100-tonne weekly air freight service for organizations and governments shipping goods from China to Africa and Middle East. Capitalizing on Dubai’s strategic geographical location as the gateway to countries in the region, the leading international...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 22 April, 2020 3:19 am

Middle East Restaurant Association Continues Support of F&B Industry with Expert-Led ‘MERA Powered by GRIF’ Webinar

In its continued and collective efforts to provide an inclusive support system for both the restaurant industry and wider F&B community, the recently launched Middle East Restaurant Association (MERA) teamed up with the Global Restaurant Investment Forum (GRIF) for another successful ‘MERA...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 22 April, 2020 2:13 am

Visa introduces ‘Visa Secure’ – a new program for frictionless payments and improved online experience

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V), the world leader in digital payments, introduced Visa Secure (previously known as Verified by Visa), an updated program to help make online payments more secure. Available across the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMEA) region, Visa Secure...

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Cars & Autos | Wednesday 22 April, 2020 1:34 am

Tiguan: Global bestseller breaks the six million mark and has been the best-selling Volkswagen in 2019

A global bestseller sets another new record: in spring 2020, the Volkswagen Tiguan broke the production barrier of six million units. A total of 910,926 units of the SUV were manufactured in 2019 alone. This makes the Tiguan the best-selling car in the Volkswagen brand and Group. The versatile...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 22 April, 2020 12:47 am

Huawei Announces Q1 2020 Business Results

Huawei announced its business results for the first quarter of 2020. In Q1 of this year, Huawei generated US$ 25.7 billion in revenue approximately, an increase of 1.4% year-on-year. The company's net profit margin in Q1 2020 was 7.3%. As COVID-19 continues to spread around the world, Huawei...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 22 April, 2020 12:44 am

Coronavirus measures should not disrupt global food supply: G20 agriculture ministers

Agriculture and food ministers from the Group of 20 countries under the presidency of Saudi Arabia held a virtual meeting on Tuesday to discuss challenges to global food supply in the wake of coronavirus outbreak.The ministers underscored the need to work together to maintain global food supply...

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Government | Wednesday 22 April, 2020 12:33 am

Saudi Cabinet discuss coronavirus measures, global oil stability

The Cabinet, chaired by King Salman, on Tuesday reviewed reports about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak and the measures taken in the Kingdom to check the spread of the virus. Acting Media Minister Dr. Majid Al-Qasabi told the Saudi Press Agency that the Cabinet discussed the...

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