Motor

Motor launches electric car-sharing platform in the UAE

The platform aims to accelerate the transition to sustainable mobility in the UAE through flexible and convenient electric car-sharing

Lord Abett to open office at DIFC receives DFSA nod

Asset management firm Lord Abbett to open its first Middle East office at DIFC

US-based Lord Abbett joins more than 250 leading wealth and asset managers at DIFC

altcoins

Crypto altcoins lead push higher as Bitcoin jumps above $22,000

Ether jumped as much as 10.7 per cent on Tuesday in Asia, while Solana added 13 per cent and Polkadot about 7 per cent

Alinma Bank Saudi

Alinma Bank, Foodics sign strategic fintech partnership to empower SMBs in Saudi

The two brands will launch new products to enable small business owners to have full autonomy over their business decisions

UAE President in France, sings deals, agreements, MoU's

UAE President in France: Bilateral agreements and MoUs signed

The UAE President was welcomed at a formal reception ceremony in Paris, marking the start of his inaugural state visit to France

World's largest organic vertical farm opens in Dubai

Emirates Flight Catering opens world’s largest vertical farm in Dubai

Bustanica, a joint venture between Emirates Flight Catering and Crop One, aims to annually save over 250 million litres of water and produce more than a million kilos of produce free of pesticides

Gold

Gold steady near 11-month low as traders weigh rate hike outlook

Bullion is hovering above the $1,700 an ounce level as it continues be pressured by the strength in the US dollar

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UAE’s hotel sector shows strong growth in Q2 2022: JLL

Dubai saw the completion of around 500 keys in Q2 2022, which led to the city’s total hotel stock reaching 144,000

Eli Lee, head of investment strategy, bank of singapore

From rising inflation to a potential recession, here’s what could impact the global investment landscape

The uncertainty seen globally calls for a much more selective investment approach and careful management of downside risks through proper diversification and suitable hedges in the months ahead

SEHA automates patience experience

SEHA automates patient experience with Sedco’s latest solution

The self-service machines enable pre-booked patients to check in, cancel, and reschedule their appointments

Hanan Nagi is founder and CEO of HNI

Insights: Why women make good leaders

Women can use their innate characteristics to help create a workplace culture that will attract the best people, to build the teams that enable both them and their companies to thrive

Dubai chamber H1 Performance

Dubai Chamber of Commerce sees record membership growth in H1 2022

An 80 per cent year-over-year surge in new members was recorded between January and June 2022

Metaverse

Dubai’s new metaverse strategy to create 40,000 virtual jobs

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council launched the metaverse strategy on July 18

DEWA’s IPP projects enhance promising investments flow to UAE, Dubai

DEWA launches 11 substations worth Dhs1.715bn, IPP projects attract $10.9bn

The total value of DEWA’s investments between 2021 and 2024 is Dhs10bn

How martech stacks can help your company

Insights: How a martech stack can benefit your company

Using data-driven insights, marketing teams can optimise their efforts throughout the customer journey, making communication ever-more personalised and effective at channelling leads into prospects

Here are the factors you should consider when choosing a smartwatch

Ihab Salem explains the six main considerations for any user’s next smartwatch purchase

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Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul launches TASI Islamic Index

The index will track the performance of companies listed as Shariah-compliant on the Saudi stock exchange

Union Coop begins first day of trading on Dubai Financial Market

Union Coop begins first day of trading on Dubai Financial Market

Trading commenced under the symbol ‘UNIONCOOP’ on July 18

rakbank

RAKBANK, Kraken to offer UAE’s first dirham-denominated virtual asset trading

Kraken was the first global exchange to have received a full license to operate a regulated virtual asset exchange platform in the Abu Dhabi Global Market

UAE satellites

UAE earmarks $820m to build satellites, fund space plan

The move will make it the first Arab country to develop a constellation of synthetic aperture radar satellites

Oil

Oil declines as traders weigh mideast supply after Biden trip

Crude has slumped since mid-June as concerns about a potential recession ripped through commodity markets

UAE President begins official visit to France

UAE President begins official visit to France

The visit is an opportunity to reinforce and expand the longstanding strategic partnership between UAE and France

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Dubai ranks as the world’s top tourism FDI destination in 2021

Dubai’s tourism sector attracted Dhs6.4bn in FDI across 30 FDI projects in 2021

B2B marketplace

Here’s how this B2B marketplace helps SMEs expand globally

Gulf Business in an exclusive interview with Suchit Kumar, CEO at Texub and Niranjan Gidwani, consultant director at Texub

How reverse logistics supports the sustainability agenda

The goal of reverse logistics is to maximise the asset value, creating a focal point to recycle products and materials

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Sharjah real estate transactions in June touch Dhs1.9bn

The Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department registered 358 mortgage transactions worth Dhs764m

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UK-UAE travel: Emirates caps sales on flights to London Heathrow until mid-August

The airline has agreed to work with London Heathrow Airport to remediate the situation over the next two weeks

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Rental growth rising in Dubai’s residential market, despite price growth moderating: CBRE

Average rents in the 12 months to June increased by 21.7 per cent, with average apartment and villa rents increasing by 21.2 per cent and 24.7 per cent, respectively

healthcare

Why Switzerland continues to be a pace-setter in healthcare offerings

The country offers a wide range of medical treatments, with individualised healthcare services

ADCB BANK

ADCB joins ‘Buna’ system to enhance regional cross-border payments

The Buna platform offers stringent levels of governance and transparency through increased oversight from central banks as well as effective reporting and compliance mechanisms