Business & Money | Saturday 29 October, 2016 4:36 am

OMA Emirates Gains ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Certification

OMA Emirates, a provider of cutting edge technology solutions for the payment industry announced the achievement for its ISO 9001: 2008 Quality Management System across the organization. It reiterates the company’s commitment to provide internationally recognized quality and high customer...

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Business & Money | Saturday 29 October, 2016 4:26 am

Aramco confirms Embraer graft case

 A former employee of Saudi Aramco received a bribe in return for the purchase of airplanes from Embraer SA of Brazil, according to a company statement. “With significant and extensive assistance from the Ministry of Interior, Saudi Aramco’s internal investigations established...

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Business & Money | Friday 28 October, 2016 9:10 am

Grand Hypermarkets Chooses Manthan Retail Analytics to Bring Intelligent Decision Making to its FMCG Retail Business

Manthan, a global leader in BI and Big Data analytics solutions, today announced that Grand Hypermarkets, a leading Hyper and Super market chain, has chosen Manthan Retail Analytics to gain actionable insights across its 40 stores in the...

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Business & Money | Friday 28 October, 2016 5:49 am

Nine Saudi ports highlight their achievements at industry forum

 The 12th Trans Middle East 2016 Exhibition and Conference, the biggest annual Container Ports and Terminal Operations in the Middle East, was inaugurated in Jeddah on Wednesday for the first time under the patronage of Minister of Transport Salman Al-Hamdan. The event which took place at...

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Business & Money | Friday 28 October, 2016 5:10 am

Gulf ministers to finalize VAT deal

Gulf finance ministers were expected to finalize a deal Thursday on value added tax and have also approved excise levies, Saudi Arabia’s minister said after regional talks with the International Monetary Fund. The taxes are a response by crude-exporting Gulf nations to a plunge in oil...

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Business & Money | Friday 28 October, 2016 1:24 am

Intertek Partners with Brookfield Multiplex as Quality Consultant on Al Maryah Central in Abu Dhabi

 Intertek, a Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide, has announced it was appointed as enclosure quality consultant on Al Maryah Central in Abu Dhabi by Brookfield Multiplex, the project’s main contractor. Due to open in 2018, Al Maryah Central is a retail-led...

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Business & Money | Thursday 27 October, 2016 5:24 pm

Microsoft acts as exclusive technology partner for Dubai International Project Management Forum 2016

Microsoft Gulf acted as the exclusive technology partner for the Dubai International Project Management Forum (DIPMF) 2016, which took place from October 22nd to 25th at the Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai.    The four-day summit was held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh ...

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Business & Money | Thursday 27 October, 2016 4:38 pm

Aster DM Healthcare wins the ‘Excellence in Healthcare Sector’ Award at the Qadat Al Tagheer Awards 2016

Aster DM Healthcare has received the “Excellence in Healthcare Sector” award at the Qadat Al Tagheer Awards 2016, the inaugural awards of the 2nd UAE-INDIA Economic Forum. Ms. Alisha Moopen – Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Hospitals & Clinics (GCC), Aster DM...

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Business & Money | Thursday 27 October, 2016 3:21 pm

2nd UNGC Regional Forum: GCC Business Leaders Concur ‘Prosperity is within Reach’

Setting the tone at the opening panel discussion of the Second Regional Forum hosted by Pearl Initiative and United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), prominent business leaders from across the GCC region highlighted the diverse opportunities that can be leveraged to achieve prosperity for businesses...

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Business & Money | Thursday 27 October, 2016 2:43 pm

Visa signs exclusive co-branded cards partnership with Etihad Aviation Group’s Global Loyalty Company

Visa (NYSE:V), a global payments technology company, today signed a multi-year partnership with Global Loyalty Company (GLC), to develop a range of co-branded credit, debit and charge cards in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, India, Germany, Italy and Serbia.   The GLC manages the four frequent...

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