Dubai, hit by lockdown and oil price crash, could be headed for another debt crisis
Dubai, the glittering commercial hub of the Gulf, is facing the risk of a debt crisis reminiscent of the 2009…
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A robot is helping medical staff fight COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia
Robots and robotics technology aren't exclusive to one sector, business, or country. Even though we see an abundance of friendly…
Standard Chartered: gold prices supported by investment demand
Gold prices remain near the recent seven-year highs, with strong demand from exchange-traded products offsetting weakness in the physical markets…
UAE telco Du reports 4.8% drop in year-on-year revenues for Q1
Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company, Du, has announced a 4.8 percent drop in revenues to AED2.99 billion for the first quarter…
The Fate Of The Next Pandemic Lies In What We Eat
If “wet markets” in Wuhan, China, played an early role in the spread of COVID-19, as is widely believed, the…
Why brand building is essential in times of precarity
In times of economic uncertainty and great precarity, the first instinct for many businesses is to cut spending to survive.…
Will Covid-19 prove a pivotal moment for climate change? Our Climate Progress Dashboard is tracking the global impact
For years, we have highlighted the drastic change in action that will be required to reconfigure the global economy into…
Saudi Arabia hosts virtual G20 business chiefs meeting for post-pandemic strategy
Business chiefs from the G20 nations have held a virtual meeting to plan a strategy to revive the post-pandemic global…
Haithem Al-Farajj, senior vice president at Saudi Telecom Co.
Haithem Al-Faraj is senior vice president of technology and operations at Saudi Telecom Co. where he has been since 2015.…
Etihad continues to progress sustainable initiatives to help cut carbon emissions
Etihad Airways has continued to progress its sustainability agenda, testing a range of initiatives during the wind-down and suspension of…
Coronavirus: Abu Dhabi to re-open bus services Saturday
Abu Dhabi will re-open bus services by 6am on Saturday, the Department of Municipalities and Transport said on Wednesday. …
GCC banks’ strong earning capacity to help them navigate current downturn
The strong earning capacity of banks in the Gulf will help them navigate the current downturn, S&P Global Ratings said…