SMEs

Emirates Islamic gets recognized

Emirates Islamic was named ‘Best Islamic Bank for SMEs’ at the MEA Finance Awards. The award was received by Syed Ghazanfar Naqvi, Head of Business Banking at a ceremony held in Dubai recently.

Dubai International Chamber hosts its first Chamberthon competition

Dubai International Chamber, one of three chambers operating under Dubai Chambers, recently hosted its first Chamberthon competition designed to engage business leaders in Dubai to develop a new progr...

Etisalat UAE partners with ADGM to accelerate digital transformation

Etisalat UAE has partnered with Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) to provide digital solutions and products to all new tenants and startups, accelerating its digital transformation journey and vision to ...

Microsoft and MTCIT partner to equip Omani youth with digital skills

Microsoft and The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology (MTCIT) launched ‘Build the Skills of the Future’ training programme focusing on cloud, data and Artificial Intellige...

Over two thirds of SMBs experience a data security incident in past 12 months

ESET released its 2022 SMB Digital Security Sentiment Report, which surveyed over 1,200 cybersecurity decision-makers from SMBs in Europe and North America. And, the survey revealed that over two thir...

aiBANK launches campaign for SME finance in Egypt

aiBANK recently announced the launch of a campaign titled “Financing That Moves You 100 Strides Forward” to raise awareness for its latest financing product. The Bank’s new product aims to provide SME...

Aliph Fund I (LP) secures $125 million investment from ADQ

Aliph Capital, a GCC-centric private equity firm, announced that it has secured a $125 million investment for its maiden fund, Aliph Fund I (LP), from ADQ, an Abu Dhabi-based investment and holding co...

Aramco launches Taleed program to accelerate SME growth in KSA

Aramco announced the launch of a new program, “Taleed”, which aims to accelerate the growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Saudi Arabia — helping boost their contribution to economic develo...

ADIB launches ‘Small Business Finance’ for SMEs in UAE

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) has unveiled a new offering ‘Small Business Finance (SBF)’ aimed at small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in the UAE. The new product offers a complete fin...