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CIS Global Business Forum 2016 Coming to Dubai
Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has announced that the first edition of the Commonwealth of Independent States Global Business Forum (CIS GBF 2016) in Dubai, organised by the Chamber from Febru...
Lebanese Telco Touch Expands its Reach with Startups
After indulging in an era of global expansion, telecom operators around the world today are finding themselves having to deal with pressing challenges. Most of these challenges have come as a result o...
Global Startups Circle MENA at WFES Forum
Amid a slowing global economy, multinationals both green and not competed to show off their cleantech creds at the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) last week. Japanese nuclear corporations presented ...
Ten Disruptive Digital Trends Retailers Need to Know
Software AG has shared its view of trends in the retail industry based on its interactions with customers and market observations. Oliver Guy, Retail Industry Director, Software AG, noted: “The ...
du’s Agent 055 Announces the First Batch of 10 Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Following a fiercely competitive application process that attracted over 200 candidates, ten aspiring entrepreneurs have been chosen by du as the first-ever students to partake in the Agent 055 Networ...
UAE Leads Middle East’s Internet Economy
The UAE leads the Middle East when it comes to the maturity of the internet economy, according to The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)’s 2015 e-Intensity Index study. The UAE is ranked 30th globally with...
Domestic IPOs in Kingdom Raised $1 Billion in Capital in 2015
Domestic IPOs in Saudi Arabia declined this year, with capital raised dropping 84 percent (from $6.4 billion in 2014 to $1 billion in 2015), while volume fell from five listings to three this year, st...
Building the Business Case for a Loyalty Programme
DSF is a world-renowned retail event that lures shoppers from across the country, the Middle East, and beyond. As such, many UAE retailers offer loyalty programmes to residents and non-residents alike...
Criteo Says Regional Mobile Sales Share to Surpass Global Average
Criteo, the performance marketing technology company, have found that the mobile share of all digital sales in the Middle East is 38.8%, which is higher than the world-wide average of 35%, according t...