ADQ, the Abu Dhabi-based investment and holding company, has announced that the Central Bank of the UAE has granted an in-principle approval to launch Wio, a new digital banking platform.
MAG OF LIFE SIGNS DEAL TO BRING THE RITZ-CARLTON RESIDENCES, DUBAI, CREEKSIDE TO THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
DUBAI, UAE, Feb. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — MAG of Life, the wellness real estate division of MAG Group, signed a deal with Marriott International to launch The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Dubai, Creekside …
Dubai: Man gets stuck inside a billboard officials come to his rescue
Dubai Police and Civil Defence have rescued a young African man who fell and got trapped inside a billboard of a retail store in Naif. Colonel Omar Musa Ashour, Deputy Director of Naif Police …
Brit jailed for 25 years in Dubai after friend left CBD oil in car
Former semi-professional footballer Billy Hood, who was based in Dubai, has been jailed for 25 years after police found four small bottles of harmless cannabis oil he said were left in his car by a …
UAE: Netizens charmed as Prince William poses next to Dubai Police car
Britain’s Prince William is seen standing next to a Dubai police car in one of the latest pictures trending online. As per a picture posted on the official Twitter account of The Duke and Duchess of …
UAE ranked world’s most supportive entrepreneurship environment: GEM Report
The UAE was ranked top in the world in the 2021/2022 Global Entrepreneurship … their share and contribution to the overall gross domestic product (GDP). Access to finance Despite the progress made, …
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Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC Drilling posts $164.4mln profit for 2021
“The increase in revenue was due to additional drilling services provided to Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), ADNOC Onshore and ADNOC Offshore,” according to a disclosure to the Abu Dhabi …
The business of F&B in Dubai: ‘The perfect melting pot of cultures and economies’
With a decade of operation in Dubai, Antonio Gonzalez reflected on how the city’s evolution into a “truly global city comparable to New York, London and Singapore,” has facilitated his journey in the …
Dubai: Sustainability, health, innovation to be key job trends in 50 years, says report
The Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) launched the ‘Future Opportunities Report: The Global 50’, which aims to highlight the most promising opportunities in various vital and future sectors during the …
Lola Arabia, Dubai’s Charisma Group Strike 12-Movie Production Deal (EXCLUSIVE)
Lola Arabia, the United Arab Emirates label of Oscar-winning Spanish producer Andrés Vicente Gómez (“Belle Epoque”), has struck a 12-movie co-production deal with Dubai-based Charisma Group. The …
Bigg Boss fame Jasmin Bhasin has a ‘Dubai boyfriend’; shares pictures from their dine out
You can change your city from here. Bigg Boss fame Jasmin Bhasin is in Dubai and having a whale of a time with her ‘Dubai’ boyfriend’. She shared several stories on her Instagram account from …
Dubai Property of the Week: is this Dh65m villa the UAE’s most hi-tech home?
Dubai is well known as a city embracing the future … There’s also integrated Ubiquiti Wi-fi and Mobotix high-security surveillance systems. Provisions are in place for two automated panel blinds or …
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Drone and missile attacks on the UAE shows its strengths more than vulnerabilities, security analysts say
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The recent volley of missile … highly accurate cruise missiles and UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles),” said John Krzyzaniak, an arms control and technology analyst at the …
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UAE is embracing advanced tech to combat economic, societal challenges: Abeer Tahlak
The UAE is investing heavily in identifying these challenges and enabling, promoting, and embracing advanced technologies and solutions to combat them. Innovation programmes, such as those led by …
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Abu Dhabi’s Taqa 2021 profit more than doubles as revenue climbs on higher oil prices
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company, or Taqa, as it is known, more than doubled its 2021 profit as revenue grew during the period due to higher oil prices. Net profit attributable to the equity holders …
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EFG Hermes completes advisory on Macro Group’s $83m IPO
The IPO was recently listed on the Egyptian Exchange … Read: EFG Hermes advises TPG’s Evercare Group on $72.4m IDC deal Earlier this week, UAE lender First Abu Dhabi Bank made a non-binding …
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UAE ranks first in Global Entrepreneurship Index 2022
The UAE was the only country in the world participating in the report that achieved sufficient score or more on all axes such as Entrepreneurial Finance; Ease of Access to Entrepreneurial Finance; …
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