Business & Money | Sunday 5 February, 2017 2:37 am

World Government Summit 2017 to Host Largest Gathering of Governments, International Organizations and Global Thought Leaders

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the fifth edition of the World Government Summit (WGS 2017), the world’s largest platform for shaping future governments, is set to launch on Sunday, 12...

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Business & Money | Saturday 4 February, 2017 7:17 am

Acelity Completes Sale of LifeCell to Allergan

Acelity L.P. Inc. announced today that it has completed the sale of its regenerative medicine business unit, LifeCell Corporation, to Allergan for $2.9 billion in cash. “This milestone marks an important step in our continued evolution of Acelity,” said Joe Woody, Acelity President...

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Business & Money | Saturday 4 February, 2017 6:36 am

Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority (SEWA) chose Atlas Copco oil-free screw compressors for its vision 2020

Compressed air in a power plant is one of the key utilities that contributes substantially to energy consumption. SEWA taking into account their vision on energy conservation have chosen 6 units of Atlas Copco two stage water-cooled oil-free screw compressors, model ZR75 to replace their existing...

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Business & Money | Saturday 4 February, 2017 5:23 am

Rimini Street Appoints Thomas Sabol as CFO

Rimini Street, Inc., the leading global independent provider of enterprise software support services for SAP SE’s (NYSE:SAP) Business Suite, BusinessObjects and HANA Database software and Oracle Corporation’s (NYSE:ORCL) Siebel, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, E-Business Suite, Oracle Database, ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 4 February, 2017 4:48 am

DWTC WINS BID TO HOST NINE NEW INTERNATIONAL CONGRESSES

Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) has won a strategic bid to host nine new international congresses at the venue from 2017 – 2021, adding to its already robust calendar of confirmed events over the coming years. Expected to welcome over 24,000 delegates from around the world, these high-profile ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 4 February, 2017 4:37 am

Finance Should Lead From the Top on Gender Diversity, Finds ACCA Middle East

A new report published today by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) Middle East has found that a majority of finance professionals believe finance needs to lead the way in improving the rate of gender diversity across the GCC. Women in Finance: beyond the numbers, launched...

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Business & Money | Saturday 4 February, 2017 2:43 am

GSMA Outlines New Developments for 2017 Mobile World Congress

GSMA Outlines New Developments for 2017 Mobile World Congress GSMA Announces 16 New Keynote Speakers for Conference, Along with Additional Programmes and Participating Companies BARCELONA--(BUSINESS WIRE/ME NewsWire)-- The GSMA today provided further updates on the 2017 Mobile World...

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Business & Money | Friday 3 February, 2017 8:05 am

The UAE’s investments in space technologies currently exceeded AED 20 billion:

Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, the 7th edition of the ‘Annual Investment Meeting’ will be held on April 2-4, 2017 at the Dubai World Trade Centre under the theme of ‘International Investment,...

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Business & Money | Friday 3 February, 2017 3:53 am

Dubai WoodShow 2017 to be 20% bigger, driven by strong demand from construction projects

Dubai International Wood & Wood Machinery Show is set to break records as the biggest wood and woodworking machinery trade show in the Middle East from 7th – 9th of March 2017 in  Dubai World Trade Centre. Organised by Strategic Marketing and Exhibitions, the event will gather wood...

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Business & Money | Thursday 2 February, 2017 4:16 pm

King Abdullah Economic City signed more than SAR 1.6 billion in new contracts in 2016

King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC), the world’s largest privately-funded new city, has announced it signed contracts worth SAR1.6 billion in 2016.   In 2016 KAEC signed contracts with developers and service providers covering the full range of the city’s operations....

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