Business & Money | Sunday 2 October, 2016 11:44 am

Middle East opticare industry Inhabited by Outdated Systems

The Middle East’s opticare industry is being held back by outdated internal systems and software, and is in desperate need of an overhaul in order to meet and exceed the needs of the market, ecommerce experts say. Greek eBusiness specialists, MainSys, have sounded the warning in the...

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Business & Money | Sunday 2 October, 2016 11:37 am

Saudi Arabia suspends telecom shares

The Capital Market Authority (CMA) — Saudi Arabia’s securities regulator — has suspended trade in the shares of the listed telecommunications operators after the government decided to extend their licenses, the CMA announced on Sunday. The government decided to extend the...

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Business & Money | Sunday 2 October, 2016 9:02 am

Dr. Abdulaziz Al Horr reaps the Asia HRD Awards ‘Movers & Shakers 2016’

In a new professional achievement added to his distinguished academic career, Dr. Abdulaziz Al Horr, CEO of the Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA), has won the "Movers & Shakers" award presented by the Asian Council for Human Resources Development "The Asia HRD...

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Business & Money | Sunday 2 October, 2016 4:13 am

Foreign investor scheme: CMA lists 8 controls

The Capital Market Authority (CMA) has the right to intervene in eight cases in order to control investments by Qualified Foreign Institutions (QFI) to protect the local market, Makkah Arabic daily said citing regulations. The Saudi market regulator can ask licensed QFIs to provide it with any...

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Business & Money | Sunday 2 October, 2016 12:56 am

Doha Bank signs MoU with QFBA to implement Kafa’a Competency Framework

Doha Bank, one of the largest private commercial bank in Qatar, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Qatar Finance Business Academy (QFBA), Qatar’s national leader and partner of choice for professional finance and business training, to develop an education and competency...

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Business & Money | Saturday 1 October, 2016 5:15 am

New visa fees to go in effect tomorrow

The Directorate General of Passports will begin on Sunday, the first of Muharram  of the new Hijri year 1438 AH, the implementation of the new amendments earlier approved by  the Council of Ministers this year.  The cabinet adopted these amendments after reviewing non-oil revenue...

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Business & Money | Saturday 1 October, 2016 5:07 am

Sharjah eGovernment highlights its efforts to provide easy-to-access services for the elderly

The Sharjah Department of eGovernment (DeG) concluded its participation on Wednesday September 28th, 2016 in the ‘Elderly Services Forum 2016’, which was organised by the Sharjah Department of Social Service in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO), as part of its...

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Business & Money | Saturday 1 October, 2016 3:38 am

Interface And OFIS Host New Designlabs For Middle East Architects

Global modular flooring manufacturer, Interface, has launched the DesignLab; a series of VIP workshops for architects and designers centred on the principles of biophilic design.    Held at The Green Planet in Citywalk, Dubai, the Middle East’s first bio-dome that recreates a...

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Business & Money | Friday 30 September, 2016 9:23 am

Deloitte predicts further decline in residential sale prices in Dubai in 2016

Dubai’s residential and hospitality markets have rebalanced towards a “new normal” in the first six months of 2016, according to Deloitte’s new report “Deloitte Real Estate Predictions 2016 – H1 Review.” The report predicts that residential sale prices ...

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Business & Money | Friday 30 September, 2016 6:37 am

Kingdom official country partner for Dubai Gitex Technology Week

Saudi Arabia has become the official country partner for the Gitex Technology Week, which begins in Dubai on Oct. 16.  This follows an agreement signed between Abdullah Al-Ghamdi, deputy director for technical affairs at the National Information Center, and Ahmed Al-Khaja, senior vice...

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