How conversational AI powered bots are democratising the healthcare industry

Conversational AI solutions have the potential to make life easier for patients, doctors, nurses and other hospitals and clinic staff in several ways

Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi’s non-oil real GDP grew 4.1% in 2021

Non-oil activities contributed 49.7 per cent of the GDP at constant prices last year

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise announces closing of $1bn revolving credit facility

The facility replaces other ones with near-term maturity dates

Emirates SkyCargo transports over 1 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines during 18 months

Close to two-thirds of the one billion doses were transported to developing countries

UAE reports 244 Covid-19 cases, 441 recoveries

The nationwide case count has risen to 892,714

UAE’s GMG acquires Géant from Urban Foods by Dubai Holding

GMG has acquired 18 hypermarket and supermarket locations in the UAE plus exclusive rights to expand Géant operations across the Middle East

Alec

UAE’s Alec launches subsidiary to revamp data centre construction across MENA

The company will employ the group’s in-house civil, MEP, and technological expertise to help corporations

Huawei Cloud highlights the benefits of ‘everything as a service’ model to boost digital transformation

During Huawei Cloud’s Summit Middle East and Africa 2022, experts shared how industries can better leverage cloud and AI technologies

Aldar acquires land bank valued at Dhs3.68bn on Saadiyat Island

Aldar Properties plans to use the plot on Saadiyat Island for a mixed-use development project, which will have 2,700 units including villas

Cybereason hires Hussam Sidani to lead Middle East and Turkey operations

Sidani joins the company with more than 20 years of security experience, having most recently led Gulf, Levant, and Africa sales for FireEye

Dubai’s Emirates to ramp up services to Mauritius

The carrier is currently in its 20th year of operations to Mauritius

Dubai Future Foundation partners with Richemont to explore solutions for luxury retail sector

The innovative solutions will be developed as part of the Future of Luxury Retail challenge by participating startups at Area 2071

Citi to sell its consumer unit in Bahrain to Ahli United Bank

The transaction includes Citigroup’s retail-banking, credit-card and unsecured-lending businesses

Dubai London Clinic and Speciality Hospital opens new hospital

The new state-of-the-art hospital, which is located on Jumeirah Beach Road, is part of the Dubai London Hospital Group founded in 1987

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Gupshup acquires Active.Ai, a conversational AI platform

Headquartered in Singapore, Active.Ai serves BFSI customers across 43 countries

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Saudi Aramco’s Luberef Refinery unit plans $1bn IPO

Luberef would be joining several Aramco subsidiaries already listed on the Saudi stock exchange

Saudi Arabia hikes oil prices further into record territory

More than 60 per cent of Saudi Arabia’s oil shipments go to Asia, with China, Japan, South Korea and India

Dubai Police to release 150 free NFTs available to people around the world

Dubai Police is the first government entity in the UAE to create its own digital assets

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai

Sheikh Mohammed issues new law regulating provision of digital services in Dubai

Government bodies and judicial authorities as well as non-government entities in Dubai are required to provide digital services to their customers

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The key sectors where robots are expected to play a pivotal role

We look at five ways that robots are transforming business

Interview: Onpoint Staffing’s Diamond Fares on staffing trends and opportunities for women in hospitality

Onpoint’s founder and managing director tells us about the challenges of being a female entrepreneur and opportunities for women in the regional job market

UAE reports 300 Covid-19 cases, 621 recoveries

The nationwide case count has risen to 892,470

Dubai Financial Services Authority

Dubai Financial Services Authority signs MoU with Central Bank of Mauritius

The agreement will facilitate knowledge exchange on technologically enabled financial innovation

Saudi’s PIF, stc Group sign agreement to establish new IoT company

The JV agreement is part of PIF’s and stc’s efforts to drive rapid growth of Internet of Things across Saudi Arabia

Dubai ranked among top five global maritime hubs

AD Ports signs MoU to create UAE-Kuwait virtual trade corridor

The virtual trade corridor will help customs authorities in both countries access pre-arrival information for international cargo movements

UAE Israel

The UAE reaches trade agreement with Israel

The official signing of agreement is expected to follow in the coming weeks

Emirates Development Bank

Emirates Development Bank contributes Dhs1.91bn to UAE’s GDP

The bank’s strategy involved direct and indirect financing of 1,350 SMEs across priority sectors

UAE reports 298 Covid-19 cases, 678 recoveries

The nationwide case count has risen to 892,170

Binance

How fintech solutions can support small exporters

Fintech companies are uniquely positioned to fill the gap and help SMEs get access to flexible injections of liquidity

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Trends that will shape the automotive industry in 2022

Ben Barber, MD at XA Group explains why the following trends can be a critical element in deciding your success if you work in the automotive industry