Five financial technology (Fintech) start-ups have graduated from a programme run by Emirates NBD to demonstrate their services can be integrated with major lenders’ own online systems. Emirates NBD …
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Dubai messaging app has global ambitions want to take on WhatsApp, SnapChat
Image Credit: Supplied Dubai: A Dubai based businessman wants … has put in Dh400 million for a 10 per cent stake in the business that developed the “Yzer” app, a voice, video and data …
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Dubai messaging app has global ambitions
Dubai: A Dubai based businessman wants to take … has put in Dh400 million for a 10 per cent stake in the business that developed the “Yzer” app, a voice, video and data messaging platform …
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Abu Dhabi to invest $128m to improve public transport
Abu Dhabi has announced plans to invest AED473 million ($128.7 million) in 327 new public transport buses. As part of the Integrated Transport Centre’s (ITC) plan to improve the public transport …
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New buses launched in Abu Dhabi ahead of road tolls launch
In July it was announced that road tolls will be coming to Abu Dhabi. From October 15 2019, four toll gates will be activated at Sheikh Zayed Bridge, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Bridge, Al Maqtaa Bridge …
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How to volunteer with and adopt animals in Abu Dhabi
Whether you’re looking to do your bit to help the struggling strays of Abu Dhabi, or want to know where you can take your pooch out for a bite to eat, here’s our guide to caring for pets and animals …
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UAE to introduce new tax on e-cigarettes, vapes and certain soft drinks
extracts or any product that may be converted into a drink”, according to state news agency, wam. Also see: 18 landmarks you should see if you are in Dubai The Dubai Fountain The world’s tallest …
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UAE private sector to get Islamic New Year holiday with full pay
The UAE’s top labour authority, Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (Mohre), confirmed that Muharram 1, 1441 would be an official holiday with full pay for private-sector employees in the …
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Dubai communities that saw the biggest price drops in H1 2019
Dubai apartment sales prices in the first half of 2019 were down 11.7 per cent compared to two years ago and declined 3.9 per cent compared to H2 2018, according to a report from Property Finder …
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Homefront: ‘What are the best places to live in Dubai for a new arrival?’
000 and will be working in Business Bay The Business Bay area has a wide choice of budget-friendly, spacious two and three bedroom apartments, and a view of the Dubai canal from many of the towers …
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Video: A look inside the exclusive world of the UAE’s business club
Emirates World Club is a Dubai-based VIP-private members’ club that has attracted not only the region’s highest-level CEOs, VPs, business VIPs and senior GMs, but a global C-suite elite that shares …
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Dubai among best cities for Fintechs’ economic potential
The economic potential sub-index looks at each city’s population, GDP, unemployment rate, laws relating to ICTs, Index of Economic Freedom, days taken to start a business and top 1,000 world banks …
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Dubai removes ad claiming to cure diabetes through yoga
A giant billboard in Dubai which claims Sanjeev Krishna Yoga (SKY … Founder Sanjeev Krishna told Arabian Business that he does not claim he can “cure” depression or diabetes, but that he helps …
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Dubai residential property prices continue to dip
Mirdif, Jumeirah Village Triangle, Dubai South, Arjan and Al Furjan stayed resilient and resisted the price drop. Associate Business Editor of Khaleej Times, is a well-connected Indian journalist and …
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Pid Hoam to add 2,200 Dubai Investments homes in Q3’19
Properties Investment Development Home Owners Association Management (Pid Hoam), an owners’ association (OA) management services firm certified by Dubai Land Department’s Real Estate Regulatory Agency …
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327 public buses worth Dh473m to join Abu Dhabi fleet by 2020
Image Credit: Gulf News Abu Dhabi: Public bus services in Abu Dhabi are set for a major overhaul with the addition of 327 new buses to the fleet, transport officials said on Tuesday. In the first …
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Modi’s upcoming UAE visit another milestone in bilateral strategic partnership: Envoy
DUBAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third official visit to the UAE on August 23-24 is another important milestone in the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership and the Indian community …
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