Cybercrime is one of the top risk factors likely to jeopardize Africa’s economy especially at this time when the continent is transitioning to E-commerce under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). That’s according to panelists at a Book Talk hosted by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on 2 September 2021 The “Book Talk” was […]
EMPWR, a UAE-based digital media agency dedicated to mental health, and an authority in mental health research in the region, is an exclusive mental health partner for WAMDA and Microsoft for startups, to create and publish a research report on the mental health challenges and wellbeing of entrepreneurs due to Covid-19 in the MENA region. […]
The Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy (AGDA), the UAE’s leading diplomatic centre, launched the first Summer Academy Programme in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) to provide a platform to enrich the knowledge and skills of serving UAE diplomats. AGDA welcomed on its campus a group of Emirati diplomats that joined […]
OWS Capital (OWSC), a multi-investment platform with headquarters in Dubai, UAE, is proud to announce its advisory board members, American motivational speaker, entrepreneur and New York Times best-selling author, Chris Gardner and His Excellency Marwan Obaid Almheiri, a member of the UAE Federal National Council and the Assistant Secretary General for Executive Affairs at the […]
(FAB) appoints Martin Tricaud as Group Head of its Investment Banking Group and Futoon Almazrouei as Group Head of Consumer Banking Group UAE, as the UAE’s largest bank continues to build its leading position in local and international markets. Both Martin and Futoon will report directly to FAB’s Group Chief Executive Officer, Hana Al Rostamani. […]
3M MEA is pleased to announce that Laszlo Svinger, Vice President & Managing Director of 3M Middle East & Africa, has been elected as Board Member of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) Dubai for 2021. The AmCham Board of Directors selected Laszlo Svinger as a member of the Board of Directors to replace Robert […]
Coursera, Inc. (NYSE: COUR), one of the largest online learning platforms in the world, today released a new study that examines the pandemic’s impact on skills and learning trends among women. The Women and Skills Report compares pre-pandemic enrollment and performance data with trends observed on the Coursera platform since the onset of the pandemic […]
Air France-KLM has announced the appointment of Sylvain Mathias as the new Regional Commercial Director Middle East, based at the company’s regional headquarters in Dubai Airport Free Zone, United Arab Emirates. Sylvain Mathias has taken over this role from Wilson Tauro who moved with the company to South Africa as the new Country Manager. In […]
From its strategic location at global crossroads and strong financial reserves and sovereign wealth funds to investment in major development and infrastructure projects, the UAE has been able to create a modern, dynamic and diverse economy in only 50 years. It is, though, the desire to keep pushing forward, to keep extending the nation’s horizons, […]
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading international financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, has delivered strong growth in the first half of 2021, with 492 new company registrations, an impressive 59% increase from the same period in 2020. The performance, which has enabled DIFC to achieve its ‘2024 […]
