- Nearly 75 percent of banks expect tech giants such as Google and Amazon to dominate the banking industry in five...
The report said only 25 per cent of EMEA-based banks expect to significantly increase spending on Big Data in the next three years.
19 per cent of EMEA-based banks are focused on blockchain investment compared with 30 per cent of banks in North America.
- Real time data coupled with effective supply chain technology came in handy for the industry after the aviation sector was...
The GCC countries have been making investments in integrating supply value chains with digital platforms and upgrading their technologies to keep pace with the latest developments
Real time data coupled with effective supply chain technology came in handy for the industry after the aviation sector was grounded following the spread of COVID-19 globally
- Expo 2020 visitors will need a coronavirus vaccination or a negative PCR test to enter, organisers in Dubai has said....
PCR tests will be free for ticket-holders with a 'network' of testing centres available across the city
The Expo site will have mandatory masks, two-metre social distancing rules and sanitisation stations
- Blackstone, the US-based alternative investment management company, is in discussion with VFS Global, the Dubai-based visa outsourcing company, to buy...
The due diligence process for the acquisition is complete
VFS Global is a spinoff of Swiss travel group Kuoni. It is 90 percent owned by Swedish private equity firm EQT and 10 percent by the Kuoni Foundation
- The startup's latest funding is led by SoftBank and a unit of the PIF.
The Series B funds will be used to grow Unifonic’s platform in the Middle East, and further expand to Africa and Asia
The news of the deal was out in June, but it was confirmed on Wednesday only, making it the first investment of SoftBank in a Saudi startup.
- Egypt and Toyota of Japan are looking to explore investment opportunities in blue ammonia, and in this regard the Egyptian...
Blue ammonia is made of hydrogen, a gas that is seen as key to a global energy transition, given that only water vapor is emitted from it upon combustion
Securing blue ammonia and hydrogen among other cleaner fuels are a key part of Japanese efforts to decarbonize its society by 2050
- DUBAI: Minerals Development Oman (MDO) will build a titanium dioxide production plant with an annual capacity of 150,000 tons in...
The plant will have an annual production capacity of 150,000 tons.
MDO will own 35 percent of the project shares, while the remaining shares will be owned by strategic partners.





















