DUBAI: The long summer holidays are drawing to a close and it’s time to get your kids kitted out for their first day of a fresh academic term. Get the cool new gear for the new school year from Centrepoint, the region’s largest fashion destination, offering the most comprehensive collection of school essentials for all age groups – from toddlers to …

By Karim Helal, Co-Founder and CEO, ProTenders The construction industry is the highest and most significant sector directly contributing to the economic growth, also generating employment opportunities within several sectors like finance, infrastructure, urban construction and oil & gas. Having a strong construction sector with thorough safety regulations in place can help yield foreign investment. Yet, although the construction industry …

DUBAI: dnata, one of the world’s largest air services providers, has introduced a new management structure to reflect the robust expansion of its International Airport Operations division. The new set-up enables the company to leverage strengths and synergies and continually provide excellent brand and service experiences to all customers across its global operations. The new structure, which has been implemented …

KARACHI: Pak-Qatar Takaful recently held a kickoff ceremony at their head office for the implementation for Oracle Enterprise planning and budgeting cloud services with the team of Oracle Systems Pakistan Pvt. Ltd. and Integration Xperts Pvt. Ltd. in Karachi.  The event was attended by Muhammad Nasir Ali Syed, CEO PQFTL, Muhammad Kamran Saleem, Company Secretary & CFO, Umair Azam, Founder …

DUBAI: Internet Food and Beverage sales in the UAE have grown at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21% between 2015 and 2018, according to a new analysis issued by Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The analysis, based on data from Euromonitor International, a strategic market research organisation, and Nielsen, a global measurement and data analytics company, points …

BEIJING: At the China-UAE Reception celebrating 35 years of diplomatic relations, today, in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, an agreement between the world’s leading Artificial Intelligence (AI) company SenseTime and the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) was exchanged. As part …

DUBAI: The Emirates Group has partnered with the Protocol School of Washington to offer UAE Nationals occupying externally-facing roles a bespoke etiquette course designed to enhance their public relations skills and communication efficiency. The course, which was administered over a period of three days at the JW Marriott Marquis in Dubai last week, introduced the students to different techniques on …

DUBAI: noon, the Middle East’s homegrown digital marketplace created in the region and powered by the region’s leading retailers, has announced it has partnered with Chinese technology company Neolix to trial driverless delivery vehicles designed to make last-mile delivery even smoother. Pushing the boundaries of technology in the region is core to noon.com’s values. This partnership with Neolix, a Beijing-based …

MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, continues moving forward in keeping Bahrainization at the core of its recruitment strategy by welcoming a new batch of Bahraini pilots who have recently began operating flights after completing all the necessary vigorous ground and base training courses. The new batch of pilots join the national carrier from a …

KARACHI: JS Bank has won awards in three categories at the Asian Banking & Finance Retail Banking Awards, 2019. The Bank has been declared Pakistan’s Best Mid-Sized Retail Bank, Pakistan’s Best Consumer Finance Product, and Pakistan’s Best SME Bank. The Asian Banking & Finance Awards bring together banks from over 30 Asian countries to recognize banks that stand out with groundbreaking …