Business & Money | Sunday 6 September, 2015 2:29 pm

KAFA’A spearheads a host of programs and conferences in partnership with Qatar’s leading insurance and Takaful players

KAFA’A, the Training & Competency (T&C) framework incepted by the Qatar Finance Business and Academy (QFBA) and mandated by Qatar’s Financial Markets Development Committee (FMDC), collaborated earlier this month with leading and established insurance and Takaful institutions for ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 6 September, 2015 2:27 pm

Oman Air become Presenting Sponsor for the NBO Golf Classic Grand Final

Oman Air has announced that the airline will become the Presenting Sponsor for the forthcoming NBO Golf Classic Grand Final. This will be the third year that Oman Air has committed to the prestigious European Challenge Tour tournament as a Presenting Sponsor and Official Airline.   After...

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Business & Money | Sunday 6 September, 2015 12:52 pm

DAMAC Properties Launches ETTORE 971 Bugatti Villas

The world’s first Bugatti -styled homes are being launched by luxury real estate developer, DAMAC Properties, during the Cityscape Global exhibition in Dubai.   The exclusive limited edition collection called ETTORE 971 Bugatti Styled Villas will take pride of place within the lush ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 6 September, 2015 12:47 pm

Global Retail Sales to Reach USD 23 Trillion by 2025

Global retail sales could reach USD 23 trillion by 2025, with online retail sales at USD 4.3 trillion - nearly 20 per cent of the global total - according to a report by Frost & Sullivan released today in the build-up to GITEX Technology Week 2015.   In the Middle East, 2016 will be...

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Business & Money | Sunday 6 September, 2015 12:40 pm

Airbus Middle East, Airbus ProSky and Arab Civil Aviation Commission (ACAC) sign a MoC

The link between the growth of aviation sector and the Middle East and North Africa’s economic growth cannot be ignored. Many of the national airlines regionally are preparing for expansive growth over the next decade and beyond, projected in the range of five percent or more annually. As a...

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Business & Money | Sunday 6 September, 2015 12:37 pm

Red Hat Announces Participation at IDC CIO Summit 2015 in Riyadh

Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, has announced its participation at the upcoming IDC CIO Summit 2015 taking place at the Four Seasons hotel, Kingdom Centre Riyadh from September 8-9, 2015. The company will demonstrate its open, hybrid cloud...

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Business & Money | Sunday 6 September, 2015 12:34 pm

Saudi Fransi Capital successfully closes SAR 1.0 billion maiden Sukuk Issuance for Abdullah Al Othaim Real Estate

Saudi Fransi Capital  announces the successful closing of the SAR 1.0 billion five year Sukuk offering on behalf of Abdullah Al Othaim Real Estate Investment and Development Company “OREIDCO”.  The Sukuk (senior secured) has been issued through OREIDCO Sukuk Limited, by way of ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 6 September, 2015 5:11 am

Minister of Social Affairs honors Mobily for Supporting “Naqa” Association

His Excellency, the minister of Social Affairs, Dr Majed Al Qasabi honored Etihad Etisalat, Mobily for its support of the charity Anti- Smoking Association “Naqa”. This comes on the sidelines of the “Naqa” Association’s launch ceremony of endowments projects in the...

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Business & Money | Sunday 6 September, 2015 12:18 am

Taiwan Excellence Days Returns to Dubai

The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), under the support of Taiwan’s Bureau of Foreign Trade (MOEA), will host their annual Taiwan Excellence Days global tour in Dubai from the 9th to 12th of September 2015. Taiwan Excellence Days is a global initiative to build recognition...

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Business & Money | Saturday 5 September, 2015 4:40 pm

BT Al Saudia partners with Vision Solutions (Double Take) to drive market growth

 BT Al Saudia, a leading provider of managed networked IT services in Saudi Arabia, announced a reseller partnership with Vision Solutions, a leader in providing replication, availability and disaster recovery software and services. Under the terms of the agreement, BT Al Saudia will...

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