Gulf Marketing Group (GMG), one of the Middle East’s leading family-owned holding companies, is significantly expanding its global presence in the sports retail market through the purchase of Royal Sporting House (RSH), one of the largest multi-brand sports retailers in Southeast Asia. Over the last four decades, the GMG Sports division has expanded from a
Business executives in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) rank the nation as a global leader in creating an ‘innovation-conducive environment,’ according to the 2020 GE Global Innovation Barometer. This year, the Global Innovation Barometer surveyed over 3,400 business executives in 22 countries, including the UAE, in two separate studies; one concluding in February 2020 and
The recently openedKhorfakkan Amphitheatre was packed yesterday (Tuesday) evening with 2,000 people, who came in from all over the UAE to Sharjah’s coastal city for the first public screening of the historical drama, Khorfakkan. The massive success of the opening show can perhaps be attributed to the fact that watching a movie, which recounts events
Mubadala, the Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investment company, today announced that it will be taking a significant stake into Asper Investment Management’s (Asper) Dorothea investment vehicle (Dorothea). Dorothea is targeting to deploy more than AED 2.1 billion (€ 500 mn) into building a network of district heating services across the Netherlands. Asper is Europe’s leading independent
Home to irresistible culinary experiences in a laid-back fashion, MasterChef, the TV Experience is here with spectacular New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day offers. The food adventurous restaurant will set the tables ready for a New Year’s Eve Gala Dinner on 31st December from 7pm to 11pm. Guests can expect a mouth-watering four-course menu
JLL’s (NYSE: JLL)latest research with The Business of Cities explores the role city governance plays in location decisions by real estate investors, developers and corporate occupiers. The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed how vulnerable cities are to external shocks. As choices are made between and within cities, looking at the way cities are run, managed andled
The Emirates Literature Foundation, together with Google, has launched “Kateb Maktub”, an initiative that will vastly increase the presence and visibility of Arab authors online, ahead of World Arabic Language Day. The initiative is designed to boost the number of Arab author pages on Wikipedia, one of the world’s most visited websites with more than
