AETOSWire DUBAI: To help retail sales staff communicate effectively, GIA Dubai recently organised retail sales associate training programmes for Malabar Gold & Diamonds at their stores in Dubai, UAE. Since 2018, GIA Dubai has trained more than 200 staff of Malabar Gold & Diamonds in Dubai and Bahrain. The training programme includes information about GIA, the 4Cs (Color, Clarity, Cut …

SHARJAH: Sharjah Airport recently received Air Peace’s inaugural flight from Lagos. The Nigerian airline’s first international airport outside Africa, Sharjah Airport offers the advantages of Sharjah’s geographic location and the level of service that the Airport provides to airlines and travellers. The fact that Air Peace chose Sharjah Airport underlines the importance of the growing travel market and tourism and …

News Desk DUBAI: The Dubai Chamber Sustainability Network Taskforce on Emiratisation – an initiative from Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry – hosted a multi-stakeholder dialogue on engaging and developing young Emirati nationals. Taking place at the chamber’s headquarters, the session saw participating companies showcase their initiatives that aim to support young Emirati professionals. Bringing together representatives from government entities …

MECCA: Careem NOW has expanded its delivery services to Mecca The delivery service is already operational in Jeddah and Riyadh and will now be able to deliver to the 1.5 million people who live in Mecca. From today, over 100 restaurants and outlets are available to order from within the city, including Al Baik, McDonalds, Maestro Pizza, Pizza Hut and Baskin …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates is offering UAE travellers a chance to explore its diverse network this summer, including cities in Europe, Asia and South America. UAE travelers can also take advantage and fly back home to Emirates’ destinations within Europe and the Middle East to spend the summer holiday with family and friends.  Emirates Economy Class and Business Class passengers can …

KARACHI: A large number of businessmen and women thronged to Top Thai Brands 2019 exhibition on its second day. Expo is held at a Pearl Continental hotel. On Sunday, businessmen paid visit to this expo and held B2B meetings with exhibitors. They discussed opportunities for joint venture, dealerships, technology transfer and bilateral trade. They termed Thai products exhibition a milestone …

BIZ TODAY MONITOR DUBAI: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and ‘Careem’ announced the launch of their taxi e-hailing in Dubai under a Joint Venture (JV) name called ‘Hala’, which will officially offer its services to customers as of September 2019 through taxi vehicles. Hala logo is designed to reflect the transformation of the taxi e-hailing experience provided through the …

DUBAI: Members of Emirates Skywards, the award-winning loyalty programme of Emirates and flydubai, can use travel and shopping spends from their summer holiday this year to earn more Skywards Miles that can get them closer to their next dream getaway. Miles earned through Emirates Skywards special offers can be redeemed for flights on Emirates, flydubai and other partner airlines or …

DUBAI: New banking and licensing solutions tailored to the needs of startups, an uptick in the number of fintech startups specialising in SME banking and increased cooperation between UAE banks and the country’s startup ecosystem are among the key achievements outlined by the Dubai Chamber-led working group on SME banking. The working group, in cooperation with Smart Dubai, Dubai Technology …

DUBAI: Fang, the leading real estate internet platform in China, has marked its launch in the UAE with a special LED show on Burj Khalifa, the global icon. A part of Fang Holdings, Fang leads the online real estate market in China in terms of number of page views and visitors to its websites that provide marketing, listing, financial and …