The Dubai Financial Market General index closed 0.42 per cent higher at 3,617.40, after trading in the range of 3,586.53- 3,617.43. “The market today was mainly driven by trading opportunities. The main focus was still on insurance sector, and investors …
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Chief Financial Officer
… UAE – Dubai – Robert Half are working with a large Outsourcing company based in Dubai. Due to an internal move the business is looking to recruit a Chief Financial Officer. The Company Robert Half are working with a large Outsourcing company based in …
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Revealed: Accounting and finance salaries for 2017 in the UAE
Robert Half, an international recruitment firm, has published what they have found are reliable benchmarks of the salary scales of permanent accounting and finance roles in the UAE. According to the survey conducted, 68 per cent of employers are seeking …
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UAE: DIEDC, Astana International Financial Centre sign MoU
His Excellency Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy and Chairman of DIEDC, and His Excellency Kairat Kelimbetov, Governor of AIFC, signed the MoU on behalf of the two government entities. The Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC …
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Dubai Financial Services Authority publishes findings of Trade Finance Review In Dubai International Financial Centre
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) published a Trade Finance Report detailing key findings of a review of trade finance activities carried out in and from the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). The review assessed the quality of …
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Dubai Financial Market : UAE markets in need for institutional trading – Analysts
Dubai – Mubasher: The UAE stock markets need a long-term institutional participation in the markets to take good advantage of the good prices of which some leading companies have reached, analysts told Mubasher. The level of risk at both Dubai Financial …
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UAE national participation at Dubai Marathon up
Dubai: The Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon has witnessed an … the event General Coordinator and President of the UAE Athletics Federation, has revealed to Gulf News. He said: “We are happy by the increase in participation every year which means …
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EyeLock to exhibit iris authentication technology at Intersec Dubai 2017
EyeLock LLC will be exhibiting its suite of iris authentication technology at Intersec Dubai 2017, on January 22-24 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Dubai. Featuring EyeLock’s proprietary software, security, algorithms and …
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Teen with deformity refused admission in Dubai schools
The wheelchair-bound Indian boy was refused admission on the grounds that he was too old to be in grade five, his father, Mohammad Nasrul Haque Ansari, told Gulf News. Ansari, who works in Dubai and has to commute every day for hours, says for the last two …
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UAE-India ties hailed at social event
Dubai: The close relationship between the UAE and India was highlighted during a social event in Dubai on Wednesday, held ahead of the upcoming 68th Republic Day of India, which falls on January 26. The gala dinner, hosted by the Indian Business and …
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Dubai Marathon road closures this Friday
Dubai: Parts of Umm Suqeim, King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz and Jumeirah streets will see temporary closures for traffic to make way for Dubai Marathon on Friday morning. The closures will be effective between 6am and 12 noon, gradually opening as the marathon …
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Dubai's International Humanitarian City to Triple in Size
Decision made in response to sharp rise in demand for emergency aid IHC to expand a further 300,000 square feet of space for aid provisions /CNW/ – HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai …
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UAE business confidence drops but conditions to improve in 2017
Dubai: Subdued employment conditions have put a damper on the optimism of businesses in the UAE, with the latest confidence index registering a decline, according to a new survey by accountants. However, conditions are forecast to improve this year as the …
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Dubai Government staff to get three-month paid maternity leave
Dubai: Dubai Government employees will get three-month paid maternity leave as per a new policy approved on Wednesday. The policy, approved by Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council …
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UAE pupils not getting full use out of classroom tech, experts say
DUBAI // The benefit of technology in classrooms is being limited by costs and teachers with little training who struggle to develop a new learning system, education professionals say. They say that as a result, the computers and tablets introduced to …
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Promise Technology Debuts High Capacity Surveillance Storage Block and Complete Server Line at Intersec
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES–(Marketwired – Jan 19, 2017) – Next week at Intersec Dubai, Promise Technology will expand its line of surveillance solutions with the debut of a range of new products, including Auryn, a high-capacity surveillance storage …
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Dubai: student jailed for groping hairdresser in street
Dubai: A student, who took a hairdresser by surprise and groped her while she was accompanying her workmate to a bus stop, has been jailed for three months. The 19-year-old student from Comoros Islands walked behind the 23-year-old Filipina hairdresser and …
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