May 8, 2018
Featured, Telecommunications
Telco offering special data offers for new and existing mobile post-paid customers Etisalat has announced a week-long ‘SMB Festival’ from May 6 to 13, an initiative for small and medium businesses (SMBs) in the UAE. The telco is offering special data offers for new and existing mobile post-paid customers in addition to offers from business partners at the ‘Hello Business …
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March 19, 2018
Business, Featured, Technology
Digitisation continues to take the global economies by storm The UAE is now leading the MENA region with an impressive 16.4 percent in digital penetration, according to a detailed report by Al Masah Capital Limited titled, “Digital Banking – ME Trends”. “Digitisation continues to take the global economies by storm. As a revolution whose uptake in the Middle East and …
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March 8, 2018
Government, Investment
The chairman of Egypt’s stock exchange has said that it is working on a campaign to increase demand for shares from within the country as well as looking to make it more attractive to international investors. Mohamed Farid told Zawya on the sidelines of a conference held by investment bank EFG Hermes on Monday that alongside efforts to increase the …
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February 17, 2018
Financial Services
RAKBANK will provide Business Banking solutions at preferential terms to SMBs who visit Etisalat’s specialized business hub. RAKBANK partners with Etisalat to offer business banking solutions at Hello Business Hub United Arab Emirates – The National Bank of Ras Al Khaimah (RAKBANK) today announced a strategic partnership with Etisalat’s “Hello Business Hub”, a one-stop location that enables small and medium …
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February 13, 2018
Business
Innovative products and services are increasingly challenging regulatory processes By Staff Writer, TradeArabia Regulators must embrace the innovative application of emerging technologies, known as RegTech, to enable a more effective regulatory environment, mitigate risks and drive competitive advantage, said leading global professional services company Accenture in a new report. According to the report titled “RegTech for Regulators”, released in collaboration …
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February 5, 2018
Business, Technology
Partnership with Google may provoke some outside-the-box thinking Google found Russia-backed ads on YouTube, Gmail Has Saudi Aramco landed on a cunning plan to boost its future stock-market valuation? Certainly, the $2 trillion valuation desired by the kingdom’s crown prince in the oil producer’s forthcoming initial public offering is hard to square with reality. A new partnership with the owner …
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January 11, 2018
Business, Entrepreneurship
Startup Reactor, the 6-month accelerator program in Egypt, is now accepting applications for its 5th cycle Following the successful conclusion of its 4th cycle with its last phase “Startup Nova – Entrepreneurship Explosion”, Startup Reactor is accepting applications for its 5th cycle! Startup Reactor is a 6-month accelerator program designed to support innovative startups with high growth potential in Egypt. …
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December 11, 2017
Business, Featured, Technology
11Zawya Express presents the top story, topic or trend highlighted by our editorial team as recommended reading to start your working day. The Middle East and North Africa region has witnessed a massive growth in the number of jobseekers since 2011, but the number of jobs available has been declining, according to the chief executive of a regional jobs website, …
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December 8, 2017
Featured, Financial Services
World Bank has approved $1.15bln in a development policy financing loan to support Egypt’s economic reform programme. The World Bank has approved $1.15 billion in a development policy financing loan to support Egypt’s economic reform programme. This loan is the last in the series of three annual loans—called the Fiscal Consolidation, Sustainable Energy, and Competitiveness Development Policy Financing loans – …
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October 26, 2017
Business, Featured
Area 2071, the innovation initiative which has been established with a physical presence at the foot of Dubai’s Emirates Towers building, will feature 10 different sectors, through which Dubai’s government will promote collaboration, an executive responsible for its development has said. Abdulaziz Khalid Al Jaziri, the director of Area 2071, told reporters on the sidelines of a press conference held …
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