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Survey reveals increased investments in business continuity management

Organisations in the Middle East are increasingly looking to improve their disaster recovery capabilities, according to the Second Middle East Business Continuity Survey. Nearly 25%...

DIFC and TheCityUK sign partnership to boost collaboration between financial centres

Companies in Dubai are set to benefit from a new partnership between the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the financial and business hub connecting the...

Sea trade and maritime key to sustained economic growth in the region

Over the past few weeks, trade and port activity have gathered renewed interest amid concerns of economic stagnation in the Eurozone, geopolitical strife in Iran...

Thomson Reuters governance, risk and compliance summit

In a speech delivered on his behalf at the Thomson Reuters Accelus 6th GCC  Regulators’ Summit hosted in association with Oman Centre for Corporate Governance,...

Dubai Chamber: Innovative ways of securing food supplies to UAE

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry called on UAE importers to seek innovative and long-term solutions to secure sources of food supply and to...

GCC countries adopting best known IT operation standards

IT departments in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries — Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Qatar and Oman — have been adopting...

Huge growth potential for digital finance in the UAE

Google MENA has announced the findings of a UAE-focused deep dive report which shows that search engines are the most used and most preferred tool...

du launch tv show “The Entrepreneur” to invest in UAE entrepreneurs

To foster new ideas in business du has announced its intention to launch a unique reality TV show to give entrepreneurs throughout the UAE an...

Flexible working directly linked to productivity and increased revenue

77% of United Arab Emirates companies report that their productivity has increased as a result of flexible working practices, and 77% link increasing revenues directly...

SMEs to benefit from Abraaj Capital acquisition of Aureos Capital

Abraaj Capital, a private equity manager investing in the rapidly growing economies of the Middle East, Turkey, Asia and Africa, has announced the acquisition of...

Altaira wealth management launches Middle East subsidiary in Bahrain

Altaira Wealth Management, the Swiss headquartered wealth manager, has announced the launch of its Bahrain-based subsidiary, Altaira Middle East BSC . Based in Geneva, Switzerland, Altaira...

Rise in demand for premium residential projects

DAMAC Properties has announced a marked increase in buyer interest in its portfolio of completed and near-completed projects across the Middle East. According to DAMAC Properties,...

Gitex Saudi Arabia 2012

Personal computer (PC) penetration in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is expected to surpass 30% by 2015, with a rapidly growing population to act...

IDC CIO Summit 2012: “Big data analytics transform businesses”

EMC Corporation spoke in a keynote session, February 20^th, at the IDC CIO Summit 2012, being held at Le Meridien Fujeirah, UAE. The widely recognised...

Final preparations for upcoming Government Communication Forum in Sharjah

His Excellency Sheikh Sultan Bin Ahmad Al Qassimi, Chairman, Sharjah Media Corporation, stressed on the importance of endorsing the highest standards of management for the...