Business & Money | Sunday 21 August, 2016 7:44 am

Arabia CSR Forum is the Most Premier Sustainability Platform in the Region

The challenge of advancing and innovating towards a better livelihood while shielding the earth's natural resources has confronted governments, policy makers, environmentalists, corporates and communities for years. Though an inclusive global agenda is in place, namely the United Nations...

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Business & Money | Sunday 21 August, 2016 7:34 am

BYOD Could Mean ‘Bring Your Own Disaster’ if Organizations in Saudi Don’t Plan for Security Risks

Author: Ammar Enaya, Regional Director, HPE Aruba, Middle East & Turkey   As adoption of wearables becomes more mainstream in Saudi, it brings added complexity to BYOD in an enterprise. One of the more interesting features of wearable tech is its ability to tether to, and control,...

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Business & Money | Sunday 21 August, 2016 7:16 am

DP World leads the future of global transportation industry

DP World’s announcement of launching a feasibility study to explore the possibility of using high-speed transport technology - Hyperloop - to move containers from Jebel Ali Port to an inland storage depot had a strong echo in the media and have been widely applauded. The announcement concurs...

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Business & Money | Saturday 20 August, 2016 4:44 am

Saudia to hire 100% Saudi pilots by 2020

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) is optimistic about reaching its goal of 200 aircraft by the year 2020 and aims to have 100 percent Saudi pilots, Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser, director general of the airline, said Friday. Addressing a press conference upon his return to Jeddah after taking the...

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Business & Money | Friday 19 August, 2016 6:23 am

Petchems support Tadawul index

Gulf stock markets were narrowly mixed in quiet trade on Thursday as petrochemical shares supported Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All-Share Index (TASI) but Qatar pulled back after a surge this week due to hopes for inflows of foreign funds. The value of traded shares reached SR2.88 billion. TASI...

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Business & Money | Friday 19 August, 2016 5:33 am

Governments Must Clamp Down on Rogue Lithium Battery Shippers

 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) partnered with leaders of the lithium battery supply chain to demand stricter enforcement of international regulations regarding the transport of lithium batteries.  In a joint letter to Ministers of Trade, Industry and Transport, and ...

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Business & Money | Thursday 18 August, 2016 4:06 pm

New high value payments systems task force is a key enabler of ISO 20022 harmonisation

Following the launch of the ISO 20022 Harmonisation Charter, an industry-driven framework to facilitate the rollout of ISO 20022 globally, SWIFT has formed a global market practice task force of markets infrastructures and banks. Sponsored by the Payments Market Practice Group (PMPG), the task...

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Business & Money | Thursday 18 August, 2016 4:04 pm

Volume of periodic payment orders remains low, according to Aon UK motor insurance study

Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon plc (NYSE:AON), today announces the findings of its latest study of large losses in the UK motor insurance industry, based on claims data representing 75% of the total market. The analysis, which examined more than 550...

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Business & Money | Thursday 18 August, 2016 2:46 pm

Deloitte Middle East Point of View: Virtual Reality boom rising in MENA

The Virtual Reality (VR) market in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is expected to grow at a rapid rate according to Deloitte. Factors driving the MENA VR technology growth are among the topics discussed in the summer 2016 issue of Deloitte’s quarterly publication, the...

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Business & Money | Thursday 18 August, 2016 10:21 am

Shell Launches Inaugural Make The Future Singapore campaign: A Festival of Ideas and Innovation

In 2017, Singapore will play host to the inaugural edition of Shell’s Make the Future festival, featuring Shell Eco-marathon Asia at which students from across the UAE will participate with their Made in the UAE fuel-efficient cars. This four-day, free-of-charge public festival takes place at ...

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