Dubai, Abu Dhabi real estate market thrives in Q1 2024
“2024 has opened up to an interesting and promising phase of growth within our sector. As proptech leaders, we can...
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Zero trust remains an ongoing cybersecurity evolution
Achieving Zero Trust Data Resilience is not an overnight task but a journey requiring organizational alignment, continuous adaptation, and the...
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Global talks between religions key to peace and justice
The hopes placed on the event -- attended by prominent religious figures and symbols, including the Grand Imam of Al...
- Bahrain Dialogue Forum East and West for Human Coexistence is a key event seeking to build bridges of dialogue between different religions, sects, thoughts and cultures
- The event is attended by prominent religious figures and symbols, including the Grand Imam of Al Azhar and Pope Francis of the Catholic Church
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Multitenancy in cloud makes work more enterprising
Multi-tenant cloud-based deployment can offer vast amounts of storage, a speedy implementation, and advanced security capabilities. If the leadership team...
- As a true cloud-based platform, multi-tenant deployment can offer vast amounts of storage, a speedy implementation, and advanced security capabilities
- If the leadership team is seeking comprehensive, end-to-end transformation, multi-tenant is unequivocally the best option for the long term
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Firms in Middle East focus on sustainability innovation
Innovations poised to have an important impact on the sustainability of seven industries: advanced manufacturing services, retail, banking, energy, healthcare,...
- With growing value chain volatility, efficiency in retail is fundamental, and AI more accurately monitors and reduces scope 3 emissions
- Investing beyond carbon is now fundamental and nonnegotiable for an entire portfolio-level transformation by energy companies
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Refinery margins go up for gasoline, distillate products
Strength this week has been driven by a continued developing tightness in the fuel product market, US exports of crude...
- While crude oil has been mostly rangebound since July, the fuel product market has continued to tighten as supplies in Europe and the US have become increasingly scarce
- As long as the product market remains this tight, the risk of seeing lower crude oil prices -despite the current worry about recession - seems to be low, says Saxo Bank expert
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Deploying every new technology isn’t advisable
We don’t need to jump into every bandwagon. We need to understand our security needs first and act accordingly. Your...
- A zero-trust model is not an actual product or new certification in the cyber security industry, writes Dave Russell, Vice President of Enterprise Strategy, Veeam Software
- Zero trust is all about building good habits within employees and ensuring that employees enable multi-factor authentication when accessing any apps or platform, he adds.
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OPEC-forced rally in crude oil strengthens markets
The fear of the global organizations such as International Energy Agency that the OPEC+ decision would increase energy security risks...
- The US inflation is expected to start slowing soon, thereby providing some relief to global economies hurt by a strong dollar, says an expert
- Russia’s war in Ukraine and the actions taken by the West to counter Putin’s behavior remain a key source of support for several commodities
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Hybrid healthcare puts patient at the center
Beside facilitating the delivery of quality treatment, telehealth has altered the competitive landscape of private healthcare, allowing providers to offer...
- A vast majority of healthcare institutions has adopted new telehealth solutions while others expanded their existing programs to ensure patient care continuity
- In the UAE, the telehealth market is predicted to reach over US$535.5 million by 2025, expanding at a CAGR of 25 percent from 2020 to 2025
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Global leaders need to deal with cost-of-living crisis
Now is the time for emerging market policymakers to batten down the hatches. Eligible countries with sound policies should urgently...
- More than a third of the global economy will contract this year or next, while the three largest economies—the United States, the European Union, and China—will continue to stall
- The Ukraine war continues to powerfully destabilize the global economy. Beyond the escalating destruction of lives and livelihoods, it has led to severe energy crisis in Europe
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Debt financing in climate tech sector set to grow
In climate-related sectors, debt funding is becoming more prevalent outside of traditional project finance opportunities such as solar parks, wind...
- The debt financing universe has evolved over the last decade in response to this phenomenon and debt is no longer just the preserve of large technology companies.
- Lenders are increasingly active within the start up to unicorn universe alongside profitable software businesses. Also, lenders offer a wide range of hybrid financing solutions
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IPv6, DNS security enhance Zero Trust architecture
The Zero Trust mindset brings substantial benefits. System administrators can better control devices, processes and users that engage with data...
- The Zero Trust security model can help cybersecurity professionals to secure enterprise networks and sensitive data, says a technology expert
- The Zero Trust mindset brings substantial benefits. System administrators can better control devices, processes and users that engage with data in any way
Dubai, Abu Dhabi real estate market thrives in Q1 2024
“2024 has opened up to an interesting and promising phase of growth within our sector. As proptech leaders, we can...
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US curbs on Iran’s oil exports may hit global portfolios
The US tightening sanctions on Iranian oil could have a negative impact on individual and institutional investment portfolios by disrupting...
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Women break barriers for gender equality in finance
This culture should recognize and value the contributions of women and prioritize their growth and development. By highlighting successful women...
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For GCC, centralized demand planning is indispensable
Facing challenges like varied categorization and technical standards, GCC economies are turning to innovative solutions. With digital technologies and unified...
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New initiatives to enhance Saudi market infrastructure
"This quarter, we focused on enhancing our market infrastructure and introduced several initiatives, including changes to the debt market; negotiated...
- In Q2 2023, Saudi's capital market grew steadily, with Main Market capitalization rising by 9.24%, despite slower GDP growth and declining inflation from Q1
- Nomu - Parallel Market's capitalization surged by 54.61% during Q2 with eight new companies listed, as Saudi Exchange prioritized attracting foreign investors
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Logistics delivers boom with value-added services
"A top-tier, industry-specific enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution is vital for efficiently delivering these value-added services. Distributors grapple with supply...
- The Middle East and African freight and logistics market is predicted to record a compound annual growth rate of about 6% between 2023 and 2028
- To tap into growth opportunities in the region and for better results, distributors must consider incorporating value-added services into their strategies
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BRICS expansion points to a shift in global dynamics
The Middle East, with its vast resources and strategic position, can play a crucial role in BRICS' vision of a...
- The inclusion of major Middle Eastern countries, six out of the ten biggest global oil suppliers, will now be part of the BRICS
- This gives the alliance significant leverage in the global energy market, potentially influencing global oil prices and energy policies