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Tapping into the potential of Islamic Economy for the East Africa Market: Kenya will host the 2nd edition of the East Africa Islamic Economy Summit (EAIES 2017) East Africa’s Islamic Economy Summit – Nairobi 2017 Tapping into the potential of Islamic Economy for the East Africa Market: Kenya will host the 2nd edition of the East Africa Islamic Economy Summit (EAIES 2017) LONDON, United Kingdom, January […]

03 January 2017 Dubai, UAE – HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), received a high-level delegation from Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) at DEWA’s main office. The delegation was headed by Ahmad Al-Jemaz, Deputy Chief Executive Officer. The delegation included Dr. Suad Al-Radwan, Manager of Research & Technology at KNPC, Fahad Nouri, Manager of R&D at KNPC, Dr. […]

LONDON Upbeat data from China helped lift global markets as 2017 trading started in earnest on Tuesday, with the dollar notching its biggest gain in three weeks, oil on a tear and European stocks setting a one-year high. Base metal prices and bond yields also advanced, as the better-than-expected factory growth in China dovetailed with higher inflation data in Europe to give investors a solid start to […]

While 2016 was the year the unlikely became real, currency investors enter 2017 no better equipped to tell the difference between reality and illusion. Brexit and Trump made a mockery of assumptions, shredded investors’ best-laid plans and turned political risk analysts into the most in-demand advisers of the year. The two big themes of 2016 will feel palpable during the first quarter of 2017. Donald Trump takes […]

BEIJING China has tightened security regulations in Tibet’s border region to battle the risks of terrorism and ‘separatism’, the state-owned Global Times said. The move follows a call by China early in December for southwestern neighbour India to avoid complicating a simmering dispute over a visit by a senior exiled Tibetan religious leader to a border region. The two countries fought a brief border war in 1962. […]

Seven months after the leak of 11.5 million documents from a law firm in an incident that has come to be known as the “Panama Papers”, the world is right to ask what has been done since to fight global tax evasion and promote financial transparency. As president of Panama, and in particular through my interactions with the international community, it is clear that the affair shined […]

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Abu Dhabi Gas Liquefaction Company Limited confers certificate of excellence to TÜV Rheinland Middle East for asset integrity services provided in 2015 TÜV Rheinland provides ADGAS continuous engineering support for oil and gas projects at Das Island 03 January 2017 A client’s award – TÜV Rheinland Middle East recently received a certificate of recognition for their consistent engineering support and excellent customer service during 2015. ADGAS […]

Funding activity for advertising technology start-ups has crashed to its lowest point in five years, underlining the struggle faced by the ad sector as Google and Facebookbecome dominant. Adtech, an umbrella term for companies that automate and facilitate the buying and selling of digital advertising, rose to prominence over the past five years, but appears now to be on the decline. The number of global adtech venture […]

Tuesday 05:05 GMT Overview Asian markets were in an upbeat mood in the first session for 2017, after a middling performance over the Christmas to New Year period during which Wall Street continued its retreat from recent record highs. Hot topic At the start of a new year, investors were wondering what the next 12 months would hold. Over the near term, one of the big issues […]

SEOUL Oil prices rose in the first trading hours of 2017, buoyed by hopes that a deal between OPEC and non-OPEC members to cut production, which kicked in on Sunday, will be effective in draining the global supply glut. International Brent crude oil prices LCOc1 were trading up 31 cents, or 0.55 percent, at $57.13 a barrel at 0203 GMT on Tuesday – close to last year’s […]

“I pity every person who has not been to Aleppo,” says Marlene Matar, a Lebanese author and cooking instructor whose magnificent recipe book, The Aleppo Cookbook, has just been published in English. Mater compares the city’s rich tradition of culinary excellence to that of Paris – “in Aleppo, wherever you eat, you eat well” – and writes with wonder of the 13 kilometre-long Souq Al Madina, where she […]

Venezuela has issued $5bn in new bonds to state-run Banco de Venezuela in a private placement, as it seeks cash for imports of food and medicine as the country struggles with critical shortages of basic goods. France-based Global Emerging Markets Group said it advised on structuring and executing the deal. The operation was underwritten by China’s Haitong Securities, according to two bond traders who had seen preliminary […]

Doha, 02 January 2017 The global publishing, research and consultancy firm Oxford Business Group (OBG) has appointed a new team to oversee its latest project in Qatar. Izabela Kruk takes on the role of country director, while Simon Gaillard will be the Group’s editorial manager for The Report: Qatar 2017. Kruk moves into her new post from Nigeria, where she contributed to the Group’s most recent report […]

Statcounter’s graph for desktop operating system market shares in the USA shows Windows 10 climbing rapidly and only just overtaking Windows 7 (yellow line). Image: Screen grab for ZDNet Installation of Microsoft’s Windows 10 slowed dramatically when the free upgrade stopped, but it has still overtaken Windows 7 in the UK and USA, on Statcounter‘s usage-based web monitoring. On Netmarketshare’s numbers, which are based on unique visitors […]

LONDON Euro zone stocks opened 2017 by climbing to their highest in more than a year on Monday after data showed manufacturers in the currency bloc ramped up activity at the fastest pace in more than five years. With all of Asia’s major markets closed for the New Year holiday – along with Britain and Switzerland in Europe – trade was thin, which could cause some volatility. […]

Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for January 2, 2017, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. Abu Dhabi Bride show Book tickets to attend Bride Show Abu Dhabi 2017. A one-stop-shop destination for brides-to-be, the event offers a variety of jewellery, hair, beauty, wellness, home and bridal fashion options under one […]

Some analysts believe the rise in Bitcoin is due to some investors treating it as a safe-haven, like gold, at a time of global uncertainty The value of Bitcoin surged above $1,000 on Monday as the digital unit continues a dizzying rise that made it the best-performing currency of 2016. Its value has more than doubled in the last year and it was trading at around $1,024 […]

The awards celebrates the top global banks on their performance through the year. Saudi Arabia, 2 January 2017  Alawwal Bank won The Banker’s ‘Bank of the Year’ (Saudi Arabia) at a ceremony hosted in London, England. The award win caps off a momentous year for the bank and follows a series of award wins in 2016 including ‘Best Mobile Application for Banking’ and ‘Best Call Center’. The […]

Dubai-based port operator DP World is reportedly mulling plans to set up a dry port near Cairo in Egypt. DP World is also considering the establishment of other ports around Egypt, according to a report by the Daily News Egypt which quoted the country’s Minister of Industry and Trade, Tarek Kabil. According to the report, a DP World delegation will visit Egypt soon to hold talks about […]

By Philip Pullella | VATICAN CITY VATICAN CITY Pope Francis has told bishops around the world they must adhere to a policy of zero tolerance for clergy who sexually abuse children and begged forgiveness for “a sin that shames us”. In a letter sent on Dec. 28 but released by the Vatican only on Monday, Francis said: “I would like us to renew our complete commitment to […]

Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) Samsung Samsung’s mid-range Galaxy A line doesn’t garner much attention in the press, but it’s slowly becoming a flagship caliber device for a fraction of the price. On Monday, Samsung announced the Galaxy A lineup – three different phones in total – are all gaining the same IP68 rating the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge currently enjoy. The IP68 rating translates into water […]

Saudi Arabia’s gross domestic product (GDP), adjusted for inflation, grew by just 0.9 percent from a year earlier in the third quarter of 2016. This compared to the 1.4 percent growth seen in the second quarter, according to data from the Central Department of Statistics showed. The Q3 growth was the slowest recorded since 0.3 percent in the first quarter of 2013. The slowdown comes as Saudi […]

LONDON Digital currency bitcoin kicked off the new year by jumping above $1,000 for the first time in three years late on Sunday, having outperformed all central-bank-issued currencies with a 125 percent climb in 2016. Bitcoin – a web-based “cryptocurrency” that has no central authority, relying instead on thousands of computers across the world that validate transactions and add new bitcoins to the system – jumped 2.5 […]

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