Health chain Aster plans $400m bond, India expansion

Aster is expanding across India, looking to open at least four hospitals there in the next four years

Investcorp is said to raise $1bn for North American deals

The money manager is the Gulf’s largest private investor in US real estate

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Abu Dhabi: Prior Covid-19 PCR testing mandatory for guests attending events

Staff organizing and present at the venues must undergo Covid-19 PCR tests every week

Dubai Covid-19 Wellness on Wheels Vaccination

Video: Dubai introduces mobile Covid-19 vaccination units

Two mobile clinics staffed by 11 nurses and doctors are administering the jabs across 11 vaccination points within the emirate

Dubai’s Sustainable City partners with Efate on e-waste recycling

The Emirati recycling firm to set up e-waste collection point in the community

Desert X Prix electric motor race kicks off in April in Saudi’s AlUla

Five-race Extreme E series seeks to highlight the impact of climate change

Dubai’s Emirates reveals special fares for spring 2021

The offer is valid for bookings from March 8-18, 2021, for travel until June 15, 2021

UAE’s Arrow Capital backs $240m tech-centric SPAC listing on Nasdaq

Tribe Capital Growth Corp I will target the tech sector

Natalie Fuller is the head of Data Analytics at Cafu

Women’s Voice: The world of data analytics could do with more empathy

The emotional-rational connect is my superpower in growing forward in the male-heavy world of tech and data science, says Natalie Fuller

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Abu Dhabi amends ‘green list’ destinations, Saudi back in

The new list, effective from March 8, includes 13 countries, up from 10 in the previous update

Here’s how MENA organisations can tip the gender scale to accelerate progress

Businesses must focus on better hiring policies, promote equitable progress and provide leadership support

Ajman University Covid-19 Testing Vaccination

UAE: New Covid-19 vaccination, testing centre opens in Ajman

It is located in the Sheikh Zayed Exhibitions and Conferences Hall in Ajman University

UAE: Services extended by artists, influencers subject to VAT – authorities

The UAE government instituted a 5 per cent VAT on goods and services in January 2018

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UAE Amazon customers can now order directly from Amazon UK

Prime members are eligible for free deliveries on orders above Dhs100, with the prices displayed being inclusive of all duties

Women’s Voice: My successful journey in a male-dominated industry

We have not yet reached gender parity – women today are still under-leveraged and undervalued in the workforce, says Invesco’s Zainab Kufaishi

Saudi Aramco makes second highest profit on surging oil prices

Key Saudi Arabian oil site attacked, sending crude prices surging above $71

A storage tank in the Ras Tanura terminal was attacked by a drone while a missile also landed near a residential compound for Saudi Aramco employees in Dhahran

UAE telecom subscribers totalled 21.9 million by end of 2020

Pre-paid mobile phone subscriptions totalled 13.178 million by end of December

Women’s Voice: How can we achieve gender equality in the financial space?

There is a lot of work that can be done by organisations to ensure more women are being considered for jobs and promotions

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Abu Dhabi’s International Holding Company reports Dhs3bn net profit for 2020

IHC’s total assets increased to Dhs14bn as of December 31, 2020, from Dhs4bn a year earlier

Why digitisation matters

Tech Mahindra MD and CEO on digital transformation in a changing world

Covid-19 update: UAE reports 2,613 cases; nationwide count crosses 410,000

The death toll in the UAE has risen to 1,322

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Al Barakah Dates to expand Dubai facility to make it ‘world’s largest date factory’

The facility is due for completion in early 2022

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UAE’s Etihad extends global Covid-19 insurance until September 30, 2021

Passengers are covered for up to EUR150,000 of medical costs in case of a positive diagnosis 31 days from the date of travel

UAE’s first independent digital banking platform launched

Over 25,000 applicants pre-registered in the past two months to use the app

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Abu Dhabi Health Services Company, SEHA, appoints new CEO

Tarek Fathey most recently served as the chief operating officer at Mediclinic Middle East

Saudi diary company Almarai appoints new CEO

Abdullah Al Bader was the executive vice president of Almarai’s bakery business since 2015

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Dubai’s DP World inks $1.2bn agreement to build port and logistics park in Indonesia’s Gresik

DP World Maspion East Java will become the sole operator of the container port with a design capacity of up to three million twenty-foot equivalent units

Kuwait begins nightly curfew, mulls lifting institutional quarantine for vaccinated arrivals

A 12-hour nightly curfew – from 5pm to 5am – will be in place for one month starting Sunday, March 7

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Retail store in Ajman closed, fined Dhs5,000 due to overcrowding during a sale

The store held a promotional sale, which caused overcrowding during the weekend

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Abu Dhabi reopens cinemas at 30% capacity

Cinemas in the emirate were previously ordered to close indefinitely from February 5