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UAE. Results from the recently concluded Consumer Confidence Index survey conducted jointly by Bayt.com, the Middle East’s number one job site, and research and consulting organisation YouGov shows that residents in the UAE hold an optimistic view of their personal financial future, as well as of the country’s economy.
However, a majority of surveyed employees feel that the current remuneration is not in line with the cost of living, with only 17% believing that now is a good time to buy consumer durables.
According to the Bayt.com quarterly MENA Consumer Confidence Index survey, expec
Posted: March 6, 2014
UAE. Dubai will require its residents and visitors to have compulsory health insurance from their employers or sponsors. Abu Dhabi has it already.
Posted: March 6, 2014
UAE. "Mobile" will cease to refer to a handset and instead will be used to describe a world where a myriad of computers of all sizes are embedded into everything.
Posted: March 6, 2014
INTERNATIONAL. The rare show of friction among the six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council threatens to undermine efforts to integrate their US$1.6 trillion economies, which supply about a fifth of the world's oil.
Posted: March 6, 2014
UAE. Joseph Ghossoub to Take on Interim Chairman and CEO of Y&R MENA to his existing role as Chairman and CEO of MENACOM Group.
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UAE. Profit before OCA, goodwill impairment and settlements with the US authorities down 7% at US$6,958 million, from US$7,518 million in 2012.
Posted: March 6, 2014
UAE. The passage of the draft Law through the FNC (which is an elected form of Parliamentary advisory body) is a key stage in the legislative process and it brings the draft Law one step closer to being enacted.
Posted: March 6, 2014
UAE. Wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore's leading bank United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB), has been approved as a Clearing Member of the Exchange.
Posted: March 6, 2014
UAE. "We believe we'll be the first Cape-to-Cairo broker. We started with cash equities and we're looking at the bond market, derivatives and maybe asset management with an Africa fund."
Posted: March 6, 2014
UAE. Within the datamena transit zone, Sky News Arabia will be able to connect directly to carriers and partners that add value to the business.
Posted: March 5, 2014
UAE. Middle East's 598 million smart devices by 2018 and world's strongest cloud traffic growth rate by 2017 transforming businesses, but fuelling complex security threats.
Posted: March 5, 2014
UAE. Integration completed significantly ahead of schedule building a platform for growth; Synergy estimates increased by 45% to AED145-150 million per annum, a significant proportion of which will start to be realised in 2014.
Posted: March 5, 2014
INTERNATIONAL. Integrated in the instrument panel of the new XchangE from Rinspeed, the exclusive Patravi TravelTec automatic from Carl F. Bucherer is a striking statement of the meaning of time for travelers.
Posted: March 5, 2014
UAE.German subsidiary of Drake & Scull International achieves rapid progress in Indian water and wastewater treatment sector.
Posted: March 5, 2014
UAE. Court remanded Shahin's overturned conviction back to an appeals court; Shahin's legal counsel calls upon U.S. authorities to publicly push for his release.
Posted: March 5, 2014
UAE. Knight Frank's Wealth Report shows that three of the top five most important cities by 2024 will be in Asia, knocking Geneva from the top five.
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date:Posted: March 6, 2014
UAE. The passage of the draft Law through the FNC (which is an elected form of Parliamentary advisory body) is a key stage in the legislative process and it brings the draft Law one step closer to being enacted.
date:Posted: March 5, 2014
INTERNATIONAL. New Atlantic Council issue brief contends that the US has repeatedly failed to realize its goal of a political transition in Syria because of its narrow focus on summits and high-level diplomacy as the sole means of ending the conflict.
date:Posted: March 4, 2014
UAE. Healthcare delivery the Middle East dominated by public sector; Growing and aging population coupled with increasing total healthcare expenditures per capita boosting industry growth.
INTERNATIONAL. Syria will miss a major deadline next week in the program to destroy its chemical weapons production facilities, sources at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said.
INTERNATIONAL. The Energy Information Agency has predicted that natural gas production in the US will continue to grow at an impressive pace. Right now output is close to 70 billion cubic feet a day and is expected to reach over 100 billion cubic feet per day by 2040.
