Bahrain-based financial group GFH began the first steps in the construction of the more than $150 million Harbour Row development, a mixed-use luxury residential and commercial complex in Manama’s Financial Harbour. GFH Financial Group Lead Real Estate Developer Elias Karaan…
Nakilat, the shipping arm of Qatar’s national liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector, has recently given its IT systems a major overhaul that consolidates the company’s networks into an efficient SAP cloud…
“Building an Innovation Ecosystem In Qatar” was the subject of the Qatar Foundation Research and Development’s (QF R&D) recent seminar, the first of a series to be led by researchers…
Commercial Bank, which became Qatar’s first private bank in 1975, is celebrating Qatar National Day with a series of festive activities and music at the bank’s headquarters at Commercial Bank…
Saudi Arabia could be the next epicenter of a tech boom, analysts at the venture capital firm BECO Capital, which specializes in the GCC region’s technology market, said. Saudi Arabia’s…
RAK Ceramics, the Ras Al Khaimah-based ceramics manufacturer, has been a major contributor to this year’s edition of the annual Clean Up UAE week. This is the event’s 14th year…
The Oman American Business Center (OABC) has unveiled a series of workshops to help local small business owners and entrepreneurs start new enterprises. The workshops for small and medium enterprises…
The European Commission is working on a number of new aviation proposals that will allow the European Union to negotiate more comprehensive aviation agreements with GCC nations. As the GCC’s…
Dubai-based satellite television provider Orbit Showtime Network (OSN) is rolling out a series of new retail outlets in the United Arab Emirates to meet rising satellite TV demand. In response…
More than 600 banking and finance executives were in Doha recently to discuss the diversification of Qatar’s economy at the Euromoney Qatar Conference 2015. Speakers highlighted a number of ways…
The United Arab Emirates has entered into a new agreement to collaborate on sustainable agricultural and animal-raising initiatives with the Palestinian Authority. The deal came in the form of a…
Dubai-based real estate investment and development company Azizi Developments aimed at drawing in more investors from Kuwait at last week’s Cityscape Kuwait real estate event and exhibition. Azizi Developments highlighted…
EMEA Finance named the National Bank of Fujairah (NBF) the UAE’s top local bank at the magazine’s Middle East Banking Awards. NBF won the Best Local Bank UAE award because of…
The Saudi Arabian Oil Company, known as Saudi Aramco, has launched a major initiative to acquire as much of its needed goods and services from within the kingdom as possible.…
McDonald’s Corp. is celebrating 20 years of operation in Qatar with a series of events and activities throughout December, including offering all Qatari residents a free Big Mac hamburger on…
The United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has mandated Deutsche Bank to provide cash management solutions for the company’s operations in 18 European nations. With more than 60 container ships and…
As the Conference of Parties (COP21) climate conference ended, the UAE is celebrating its successful participation in the talks, where the nation’s pavilion touted the UAE’s latest sustainability initiatives. UAE Minister…
National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) was honored last week as Bank of the Year in Kuwait 2015 by Financial Times magazine The Banker. The Banker awards are given to top…
Kuwait University’s efforts to utilize educational partners in the private sector recently brought a group of mechanical engineering students to retail operator M.H. Alshaya’s Mina Abdullah warehouse. The students had the…
The Bahrain International Air Show’s official sponsor, Batelco, recently signed a deal to make Chinese telecom company Huawei the air show’s technology strategic partner. Bahrain’s Batelco and Huawei have collaborated…
Mechanical and industrial petroleum lubricant manufacturer Saudi Total appointed Hisham Atalla to general manager for operations in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Total is a joint venture of the Jeddah-based industrial conglomerate Zahid…
Etisalat, the Abu Dhabi-based multinational telecom service provider, became the first UAE carrier to offer mobile data plans according to the customer’s chosen Internet speed. The company officially launched its…
Maersk Oil is investing in new scanning technologies to give the company’s oil and gas industry experts in Qatar new insights into the complexities of the Gulf nation’s offshore oilfields.…
The United Arab Emirates’ national air carrier Etihad Airways was recently named the 2016 Airline of the Year by the editors of American aviation industry publication Air Transport World. Etihad…
California’s BioQ Pharma, Inc. is teaming up with Dubai-based pharmaceutical company Lunatus to distribute infusible drugs in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) zone. BioQ focuses on developing and commercializing large volumes of…
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