On the occasion of the first official encounter of Mr Sylvestre Radegonde, Seychelles’ Minister of Foreign Affairs and Tourism with Middle East tourism partners, Tourism Seychelles’ Office hosted a “Taste of Seychelles” event at Jumeirah Emirates Towers in the evening of Tuesday October, 26. Alongside the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Tourism, various other government
Innovation and sustainability are at the forefront of the business set-up arena in 2021, with vertical farming, cloud kitchen and fintech-related businesses among the most popular sectors for new company registrations in Dubai, according to Meydan Free Zone. Government initiatives to encourage entrepreneurship, the opening of Expo 2020 and the effects of the pandemic have
As purchasing habits shifted almost overnight from offline to online and cash to noncash following COVID-19, the payments industry subsequently suffered an impact far less severe than initially anticipated, according to a new report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG). The report, titled Global Payments 2021: All In for Growth, sheds light on how national markets
Music Zone, the biggest music school in the UAE, has offered scholarships for guitar and violin lessons to 16 budding musicians in Ras Al Khaimah, each of whom were educated at the state-of-the-art facility that recently celebrated its first anniversary. The group – eight children on guitar and eight adults on violin ranging in age
A number of ‘Future Makers’ – the UAE’s brightest and most promising young students – were given the opportunity to interact with four UAE Cabinet Ministers when the Mohamed Bin Zayed Majlis for Future Generations (MBZMFG)held a Lab to develop the second edition of the ‘Future Map.’ Held on October 23, 2021, the Lab followed
The 6th Annual Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Board of Governors Meeting, chaired by the United Arab Emirates, concluded this week. With the participation of delegates and strategic partners from over 100 member countries, the three-day virtual meeting continued to build on international cooperation to accelerate sustainable development,by focusing on green financing and climate resilient
As the UAE today honors coders and the programming community with UAE National Coders Day, 42 Abu Dhabi, the emirate’s disruptive new coding school, is moving ahead with its plans to offer all of society an equal opportunity to engage in a unique learning experience. “This is an exciting time for code in the UAE,”
