Markets drop as US jobs deal fresh blow to early rate cut hopes
Hong Kong, China - Asian markets stumbled out of the gates Monday, extending last week's grim start to the year, after...Business Markets
Qatar sees 36.1 percent surge in visitor arrivals in Nov 2023
Doha, Qatar -- Qatar witnessed a 36.1 percent increase in the number of inbound visitors in November 2023, compared to...Business
Jordan removes customs fees on more than half of imports
Cars, alcohol, and tobacco would not be exempted from customs fees, Jordanian Finance Minister Mohammad al-Ississ has said.The Jordanian government's order to reduce and standardize customs fees has been published in the official gazette
It will come into force next week, ensuring that 53 percent of all goods are exempt from customs fees
Airbus delivers 611 passenger jets in 2021
A320 family planes, which are most frequently used for short and medium-range flights, accounted for more than three-quarters of last...A320 family planes, which are most frequently used for short and medium-range flights, accounted for more than three-quarters of last year's deliveries
Wide-body, two-aisle plane deliveries continued to lag, which reflected the much slower recovery in international flights
Take-Two to Zynga for $12.7bn
The GTA-maker plans more smartphone versions of its games.Take-Two is a leader in console and personal computing games like Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption, and NBA2K
Zynga is known for its mobile-device games, like Farmville, which became a phenomenon in the 2010s on Facebook
Over 6m cellphone subscriptions in Oman till Nov 2021
During the same period, fixed internet subscriptions totaled 526,367 and the fixed landline subscriptions went up to 577,966.During the same period, fixed internet subscriptions totaled 526,367 and the fixed landline subscriptions went up to 577,966
The period saw the capacity of the internet decrease by 2.6 percent to 1,501,777 megabytes
Three-day international e-marketing, e-commerce exhibition begins in Riyadh
The President of the Saudi Post Corporation "Sabil" Anf bin Ahmed Abanmi, inaugurated on Monday the Saudi International Exhibition for...The concept of creating websites for Electronic platforms and applications in the field of marketing and e-commerce will be a part of the event.
The exhibition will hold a number of sessions, training courses and free workshops with certificates of attendance, presented by a group of specialists.
UAE private sector asked to pay employees through Wage Protection System
The UAE Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization (MoHRE) called on private sector establishments to commit to timely paying the...Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization asks employers to register and document any agreement with their workers regarding the change of wages through the approved system.
The UAE has been the pioneer in launching the WPS, which, since its implementation in 2009, has been praised by the International Labor Organization.
UAE and Mexico discuss parliamentary cooperation
Dr. Tariq Humaid Al Tayer, Head of the Emirati-Latin American and North American Parliaments Friendship Committee of the Federal National...Both sides discussed ways of boosting the parliamentary cooperation between the UAE and Mexico, by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
Al Tayer lauded the advancing bilateral relations between the two countries, which were established in 1975
Biggest MENA steel event begins at Expo Centre Sharjah
The exhibition highlights state-of-the-art innovations of more than 400 world-leading brands from 30 countriesThe 4-day event is organized by the Expo Centre Sharjah with the support of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry
The event would display modern technologies in metal forming, laser systems for metal cutting, steel fabrication machines
MoHRE of UAE asks employers to pay wages via WPS
The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has asked private sector establishments to pay the wages of their workers...The WPS enables employers to fulfill their obligations towards their workers in the easiest way through the strategic partnership with the Central Bank
MoHRE provides the 'Statement of Account' service to the establishments registered with it on a monthly basis
Zayed University teams up with Injazat for EdTech projects
Zayed University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Injazat, a Digital Transformation, Cloud, and Cyber Security company, to...The partnership will see Zayed University match students from their College of Interdisciplinary Studies
The program will benefit from InGenius, the dynamic innovation lab by Injazat that follows the methodology of using agile practices, lean processes
