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Challenges faced by the two industries include shifting preferences, increased competition, budget limitations, talent shortages and post-COVID-19 changes, says a...
Challenges faced by the two industries include shifting preferences, increased competition, budget limitations, talent shortages and post-COVID-19 changes, says a UAE-based expert
Brands and clients are seeking innovative, engaging events that provide tangible value as the future of events is likely to involve a mix of in-person, hybrid and virtual formats
Kuwait: Tanishq from the House of Tata is showcasing its range of gold and diamond jewellery at the Gold and...
An important platform for designers, global jewellery retailers, wholesalers, and suppliers, the highly regarded annual event attracts industry stalwarts
Tanishq which is participating for the first time will exhibit a range of gold and diamond jewellery including the brand’s most popular collections
DOHA, QATAR - Qatar Airways' chief executive on Tuesday doused hopes that the aviation industry can become carbon neutral by 2050,...
Not enough sustainable aviation fuel is being produced, and technological hurdles remain to using hydrogen as a replacement.
In 2021, the International Air Transport Association's member airlines committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
With Europe off limits, Gazprom has turned toward Asia.
Gazprom said, "Profit margins were impacted by an increase in tax payments in the second half of the year."
Western sanctions have heavily impacted the company headed by Alexei Miller, a close ally of President Vladimir Putin.
Meta had purchased Giphy in May 2020 for $315 million.
Shutterstock paid $53 million in cash for Giphy in a deal that came months after the divestment order by Britain's CMA.
Since the UK left the European Union in 2020, the CMA has proven to be one of the toughest antitrust regulators of big tech companies.
Emperor Aisin-Gioro Puyi had brought the watch with him to a Soviet prison camp where he was brought after the...
Emperor at the age of two in 1908, Puyi was immortalised by Bernardo Bertolucci's Oscar-winning film but left a mixed legacy.
A Patek Philippe "Grandmaster Chime" sold for $31 million in 2019. It is said to be the most complex timepiece the luxury watchmaker has ever created, with 20 complications.
LONDON, UK - British Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch will hold talks for a modern, comprehensive trade deal as...
British Business and Trade Secretary said, "We already have a strong trade and investment relationship with the Gulf nations."
She said, "The GCC represents an enormous opportunity for UK firms, whether it’s selling brilliant British food and drink products."
BERLIN, GERMANY — No employee should be “subject to the will of a machine”, European trade union chief Esther Lynch...
In the same way that EU treaties protect health and safety in the workplace, rules are needed to guarantee “the human-in-control principle” when it comes to AI, Lynch said.
Lynch, general secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation since last December, will head the four-day ETUC Congress that kicks off in the German capital.
The firm's net profit in Q1 2022 was $1.57bn versus $46m in Q1 23.
The company said the fall in net profit was mainly because of one-off gains accrued in the first quarter of 2022 due to the sale of its stake in Four Seasons Holding.
The drop was also attributed to decrease in share of results from equity-accounted investees, decrease in hotels and other operating revenues.
SHARJAH, UAE - The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has discussed strengthening trade and economic ties with diplomatic...
The discussions focused on amplifying bilateral relations in industry, agriculture, food security, livestock and broadening trade exchanges.
SCCI invited Indonesian businessmen to visit Sharjah to see the progress on existing projects and experience the facilities the emirate offers.