Business & Money | Sunday 2 August, 2015 1:49 am

Barwa Bank total assets up by 16% for the first half of 2015

Driving healthy growth and diversification across its portfolio of products and services, Barwa Bank, Qatar’s most progressive Shari’ah compliant service provider, capped the first half of 2015 with noteworthy financial results. Announced on 12 July 2015, the results extend a solid...

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Business & Money | Sunday 2 August, 2015 1:47 am

Deloitte ranked as the No. 1 global consulting organization for the 5th consecutive year

 For the fifth consecutive year, Gartner has ranked Deloitte member firms (Deloitte) as the number one global consulting organization based on 2014 market share revenue in their report Market Share Analysis: Consulting Services Worldwide, 2014. Gartner defines Consulting as Business and...

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Business & Money | Sunday 2 August, 2015 12:56 am

C.H. Robinson Maintains Top Spot on Inbound Logistics 3PL List

Halfway into a decade rife with market fluctuations and abrupt change, C.H. Robinson’s ability to consistently provide exceptional service and help customers achieve supply chain success has led it to be named the #1 3PL by readers of Inbound Logistics magazine for the fifth consecutive...

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Business & Money | Saturday 1 August, 2015 5:05 am

Aramco fulfills housing dream of Saudis

Saudi Aramco said it has financed building 63,000 houses for Saudis through the citizen house owning program implemented by the company.  The company said it has granted 1,037 loans to Saudis to build new houses in 2014, stressing that this program helps increase the quality of life for its...

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Business & Money | Saturday 1 August, 2015 2:25 am

Western Union Celebrates its 20th Anniversary in Africa

Western Union Company (NYSE:WU), a leader in global payment services, today celebrated its 20th anniversary in Africa. With over 34,000 locations and connections to millions of bank accounts and mobile wallets in more than 50 countries and territories, across Africa, the Western Union network...

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Business & Money | Saturday 1 August, 2015 1:43 am

Global IT Provider Completes Acquisition of usable, UI/UX design firm

Synechron, the largest independent pure-play technology consulting and outsourcing provider for the financial services industry, today announced the acquisition of usable, a U.S.-based boutique UI/UX design firm. The acquisition strengthens and further expands Synechron’s digital design and...

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Business & Money | Saturday 1 August, 2015 1:30 am

Payments Security & Authentication Global 2015 Conference & Expo

Debuting this year, the Payments Security & Authentication Global summit will bring together futurists, cyber security and payments professionals from across the region to discuss how to protect their customers through developing and upscaling secure payments infrastructure. Co-located with...

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Business & Money | Saturday 1 August, 2015 1:23 am

AmTrust signs up to ReMetrica for Life, Health & Pensions

Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon plc (NYSE:AON), has licensed ReMetrica for Life, Health & Pensions to insurer AmTrust at Lloyd’s. ReMetrica is Aon Benfield’s risk and capital modelling platform. One of the ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 1 August, 2015 1:17 am

IATA Disappointed by Aéroports de Paris 2016-2020 Airport Charges Agreement

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) criticized the decision by the French Government to allow the operator of Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) and Paris-Orly (ORY) airports to continue increasing airport charges for each year of the 2016-2020 period. The French government’s...

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Business & Money | Friday 31 July, 2015 5:44 pm

BBPOS Unveils Best-in-Class Chipper 2X Scheduled for Q3 2015 Debut

Chipper 2X is the latest merchant mobile card acceptance solution from BBPOS, already an innovation leader with its family of successful Chipper mPOS products. Chipper 2X is the only chip card reader that combines magstripe, EMV and NFC compatibility, along with the ability to accept Apple Pay,...

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