The week is off to an excellent start for the 46th edition of Emirates Draw winners, including two Indian expats Sandeepa Poojary, Arvind Rajendran and Khalil Roz, who hails from Lebanon – each of them winning a whopping AED 77,777 in the latest Raffle Draw. For 29-year-old Sandeepa, the 76th Independence Day of India brought
Standard Chartered Bank announced today the successful closure of the region’s first transition trade finance facility for Lafarge Emirates Cement LLC, one of the largest cement producers in the UAE and a wholly owned subsidiary of Holcim Group. The transition finance facility will support Lafarge Emirates Cement with their latest project, a Waste Heat Recovery
Located on the UNESCO-protected Bay of Kotor, the well-established Porto Montenegro already offers world-class facilities, including a picturesque 460 berth superyacht marina, five-star Regent Porto Montenegro Hotel and premium residences and over 300 apartments, as well as international fashion boutiques and a vibrant dining scene. Acquired by Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD) in 2016, the fast-growing luxury
taking them on a journey through different civilisations and offering them the opportunity to view a unique collection of rare and ancient books, atlases, and manuscripts, some of them dating back to the 13th century, as part of the Treasures of the Library Exhibition. Including first prints of various books on journeys to the Arabian
Alaan, a UAE-based corporate spend-management fintech, announced the launch of an industry-firstbusiness cashback card. The startup previously had raised $2.5M in seed funding and built a platform enabling businesses to spend through modern corporate cards and automated invoice payments. Business customers using Alaan cards will be rewarded with up to 2% of their spending in
Emirati social-entrepreneur Latifa Bin Haider announces the launch of Baytuki, a crowdfunding platform that enables Emirati women of all ages and income brackets towards financial prosperity by making micro investments in real estate. Baytuki – addressing the female and meaning “your home” in Arabic – is educating women by providing financial literacy through information sessions.
Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, the 11th annual edition of the International Government Communication Forum (IGCF) will take place on September 28-29 in Expo Centre Sharjah. Vibrant discussions centred around this year’s theme ‘Challenges and solutions’, will be led by
