Arabian Post Staff The four-and-a-half day working week is another twist in the UAE’s drive to attract business and investment in the Gulf Cooporation Council (GCC). according to a GlobalData analysis. It points out how the weekend switch is the latest in a string of measures that have enhanced the competitiveness of Abu Dhabi and Dubai as regional centers, as it puts them on the same working […]
Part-time courses are a great way of updating the necessary professional education and skills after you have graduated from secondary school or the completion of an undergraduate or graduate qualification. You can choose to enrol in part-time diploma courses in Singapore to hone skills or advance your existing experience to take up a specific career option that you have long desired. In this blog post we have […]
Arabian Post Staff The Dubai International Financial Centre Courts announced the launch of a ‘Specialised Court for the Digital Economy’ aimed at simplifying the settlement process of complex civil and commercial disputes related to the digital economy. The new specialised court will deal with national and international disputes related to current and emerging technologies. It will cover a wide variety of fields including big data, blockchain technologies, […]
By James M Dorsey Increasingly, compliance with US sanctions against Iran could emerge as a litmus test of the United Arab Emirates’ close ties to the United States. At the sharp edge of a potential rift between the allies is a reportedly recently concluded agreement by a private UAE company to build gas-fired thermal, solar, and wind power plants with a total capacity of 300 megawatts in Iran’s hydrocarbon-rich […]
Customers demand relevant and timely experiences as data-driven marketing and personalisation becomes standard SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 14 December 2021 – Tealium, a leader in real-time customer data orchestration solutions, today announced its new partnership with Tokocrypto, Indonesia’s most trusted crypto assets digital exchange platform, to help drive better engagement for its customers. This opportunity will help cement Tealium’s position in Asia As the pandemic has forced businesses to digitalise […]
BEIJING, CHINA – Media OutReach – 13 December 2021 – The British Council announced on 11 December 2021 the recipients of the Study UK Alumni Awards 2021-22 in CHINA at a ceremony in Beijing. In total, 11 UK alumni in China were shortlisted for their outstanding achievements as business professionals, entrepreneurs and community leaders, and for their contribution to strengthening ties between the UK and China. […]
After having received the same honours last year, international Forex broker OctaFX managed to impress the international guide to Forex trading, FxScouts, once again. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 10 December 2021 – Upon careful consideration, FxScouts has allotted the international Forex broker OctaFX with their award ‘Best Forex Copy Trading Platform 2021’. Every November, FxScouts publishes their winners in 20 different categories. Furthermore, the platform maintains […]
RIGA, LATVIA – Media OutReach – 10 December 2021 – Thanks to an extensive and continuously growing network of resellers and integrators, today ONLYOFFICE is available in 20+ languages and is already trusted by over seven million users in 170 countries. ONLYOFFICE now intends to repeat this brilliant success, this time within China, where it is hosted by Alibaba Cloud, currently regarded as China’s No. 1 cloud service […]
Arabian Post Staff Abu Dhabi has set its sights on Belgium, as a leading global pharmaceutical hub, to establish a global distribution corridor to serve the world in vaccine delivery and future life science needs. The collaboration builds on the capabilities of Abu Dhabi’s healthcare sector as a leading life sciences hub and the efforts of the HOPE Consortium in providing vaccine solutions for the world. This […]
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 9 December 2021 – Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad (“Kenanga”), today became the first Malaysian investment bank, to join the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, the United Nations Global Compact (“UN Global Compact”), demonstrating its commitment to The Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact in the areas of Human Rights, Labour, Environment and Anti-Corruption. Datuk Chay Wai Leong, Group Managing Director […]
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 8 December 2021 – Chubb today announced the appointment of Scott Simpson as the new President for its general insurance businesses in Hong Kong and Macau, subject to regulatory approval. Mr. Simpson replaces Doug White who will return to his former role as Chubb’s Head of Major Accounts for Asia Pacific, a premium service division dedicated to offering underwriting, risk engineering and claims for the […]
Renovated 145,000 sq ft office space to cater to rapid agency force expansion HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 8 December 2021 – Manulife Hong Kong today announced the official renaming of International Trade Tower (ITT) in Kowloon East to ‘Manulife Place’, effective December 8. As the anchor tenant occupying four floors, Manulife has moved part of its agency force to the newly renovated 145,000 square-foot […]
Arabian Post Staff The United Arab Emirates announced today that it will transition to a four and a half day working week, with Friday afternoon, Saturday and Sunday forming the new weekend. The new working week will commence January 1, 2022, across the federation of seven emirates (Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain) that make up the UAE. Currently the working […]
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 7 December 2021 – Hong Kong’s economic outlook has improved and is in line for modest growth next year, according to a new survey by one of the world’s largest professional accounting organisations, CPA Australia. (from left to right) Mr Peter Lee, Divisional President 2013 of CPA Australia in Greater China; Mr Eden Wong, Divisional Deputy President 2021 of CPA Australia in Greater […]
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 7 December 2021 – SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced that the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) selected SAP’s 4W-Wizard tool that aims at enabling customers to realise time savings and to focus on delivering humanitarian aid during disasters. OCHA’s adoption of the SAP 4W Wizard tool in humanitarian missions across the Asia Pacific region is intended to help […]
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 6 December 2021 – The 18th World Congress of Chinese Medicine (WCCM), one of the world’s largest academic events in the field of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), was successfully held in Hong Kong for the first time at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on 4 December 2021. Officiating guests including: the Hon Mrs. Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, Chief Executive of the […]
By James Dorsey A cursory look at Saudi Arabia and Iran suggests that emphasizing human rights in US foreign policy may complicate relations but has little impact on regional stability or the willingness of protagonists to reduce tension and manage conflicts when it is in their interest. A post 9/11 US emphasis on human rights was not what inspired homegrown popular Arab revolts over the past decade […]
At AWS re:Invent, NetApp Named 2021 AWS ISV Design Partner of the Year – US; Spot by NetApp Simplifies CloudOps with new portfolio updates SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 2 December 2021 – NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), a global, cloud-led, data-centric software company, today announced new innovations in its product portfolio as well as award recognition from Amazon Web Services (AWS) for its achievements as an AWS Partner. Together, these announcements […]
Paving the way for Asian property markets, this year’s summit will inspire further innovation and prosperity across the industry HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 2 December 2021 – The long anticipated MIPIM Asia Summit 2021, revives its in-person conference and sought-after MIPIM Asia Awards Ceremony at the Grand Hyatt, Hong Kong for two days from 7th to 8th December 2021. Over the past few years, Asia has […]
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 2 December 2021 – Chubb announced today that Tulio Puente has been appointed as Division Head of International Personal Lines (IPL) in Singapore, effective 22 November 2021. Mr. Puente will report to Scott Simpson, Country President for Chubb in Singapore. In his new role, Mr. Puente will be responsible for the overall growth and management of Singapore’s IPL division which includes the following lines of […]
By Saifur Rahman The UAE will invest more than US$6 billion in to Kazakhstan economy in the coming years, Askar Mamin, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, said at a Kazakhstan Trade and Investment Forum held at the Expo 2020. Two sovereign wealth funds – UAE’s ADQ and Kazakhstan’s Samruk-Kazyna signed an agreement to develop a joint holding company on the sidelines of the day-long Kazakhstan Trade and Investment […]
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – EQS Newswire – 1 December 2021 – Leonteq today announced the integration of its AMC Gateway into the digital marketplace LynQs. The “AMC” module empowers index sponsors to create and manage their own tailor-made index solutions. With this expansion, LynQs becomes an even more comprehensive one-stop-shop for investment solutions. Following the successful launch of the digital marketplace LynQs in 2019, Leonteq continued to enhance its platform throughout […]
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 1 December 2021 – Singapore-based AI startup, Sentient.io, announced today that SEEDS Capital, the investment arm of Enterprise Singapore, has invested in its Series B1 funding round following co-investor, Real Tech Fund. The new funds raised will be used for scaling the platform and business expansion into Asia Pacific markets, especially to fulfil the surging demand for Digital Transformation from local and Japanese corporations. Sentient.io […]
By Matein Khalid I will never forget watching the 2006 soccer World Cup final in Berlin on TV with my two then nine year old twins, eating pizza and watching our common idol Shakira come out in her belly dancing costume and exchange karate moves on the world stage with her Spanish Harlem (El Barrio) with homeboy partner as she sang “hips don’t lie”. Trust me as […]
