Enjoy up to 120,000 bonus Qantas or Altitude Points when you apply for the two-card bundle, are approved and meet the minimum spend of $3k for each card – Westpac Altitude Black Mastercard and the Ame…
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Dubai Business Events records 62% boost in delegate wins in 2018
Number of event bids won represents a 24% increase from 2017 and will deliver an estimated economic impact of approximately 326$7mln to the city DUBAI – Dubai Business Events, DBE, the city’s official …
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Trust in government, business and media rising in the UAE
At a time of growing distrust of institutions around the world, people in the UAE are increasingly confident in government and business, a new survey has found. The latest Edelman Trust Barometer reve…
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Saudi Arabia and UAE to launch new banking crypto-currency
A Saudi-Emirati pilot crypto-currency was announced at the inaugural meeting of the Saudi-Emirati Coordination Council in Abu Dhabi last week. A number of joint blockchain and digital currencies joint …
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Saudi-UAE cryptocurrency pilot could revolutionise cross-border payments
The central banks of the UAE and Saudi Arabia want to pilot a shared digital currency for cross-border bank transactions, they said on Saturday, a move that could revolutionise the remittance industry …
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Dubai’s Mashreq posts slight rise in full-year profit
Reuters Mashreq, one of Dubai’s oldest lenders that is controlled by the Al Ghurair … “Much of this can be attributed to the bank’s focus on strategically acquiring good assets and growing the loan …
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UK academic says was forced by UAE to confess to spying charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – British academic Matthew Hedges said he had “no other option but to confess” during nearly seven months of detention in the United Arab Emirates on espionage charges. The UAE pard…
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Sharjah aims at increasing gas production
We are drilling and within in the next 60 to 70 days we would have good news.” On the future growth plans of the company, he said they are working on the LNG import facility to meet Sharjah’s …
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UPDATE 1-Dubai property developers put bond plans on hold -sources
DUBAI, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Dubai’s Emaar Properties and state-owned developer Nakheel have put on hold plans to issue U.S. dollar-denominated bonds, Emaar and sources familiar with the bond issues said …
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‘Invest in Sharjah’ presents new FDI opportunities to Indian investors
Sharjah FDI Office (Invest in Sharjah) has presented the exceptional investment advantages and business opportunities offered by the business-friendly emirate to a number of high-profile investors and …
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Abu Dhabi reshuffles Executive Council, appoints new police chief
in his capacity as the Ruler of Abu Dhabi, official news agency WAM reported on Monday. The commander in chief of the Abu Dhabi Police major general Mohammed Al Rumaithi and the chairman of Abu Dhabi’ …
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Abu Dhabi’s Hyperloop to cost $20-$40 mn per kilometre
which is set to open in Abu Dhabi in 2020, will cost between $20 million to $40 million per km, in an exclusive interview with Emirates News Agency, WAM. Gresta said that Abu Dhabi’s Hyperloop capsule …
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Top Dubai broker targets Chinese real estate investors in 2019
The top selling real estate broker in Dubai has predicted that half of its sales this year will come from Chinese investors. Firas Al Msaddi, CEO of fäm Properties, has set the target for 2019 after t…
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Dubai property developers put bond plans on hold – sources
DUBAI, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Dubai’s Emaar Properties and state-owned developer Nakheel have put on hold plans to issue U.S. dollar-denominated bonds, Emaar and sources familiar with the bond issues said …
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Dubai property developers put bond plans on hold
Dubai’s Emaar Properties and state-owned developer Nakheel have put on hold plans to issue US dollar-denominated bonds, Emaar and sources familiar with the bond issues said, amid a real estate …
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Award-winning agency sets big Dubai real estate sales target in Chinese market
Dubai: After a second successive award-winning year in Dubai real estate, Firas Al Msaddi, CEO of fäm Properties, has set fresh targets for 2019 when he says at least 50% of the company’s sales will c…
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UAE Fintech Startup Rise Aims To Democratize Access To Essential Financial Services
According to Migrant-Rights.org, a GCC-based advocacy organization advancing migrant rights, more than 750,000 domestic workers work in the UAE. This segment is the current focus of fintech startup Ri…
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