Facebook is deeply invested in understanding how small and medium-sized businesses engage with digital tools, not only because they’re crucial customers, but also because small enterprises provide the majority of jobs globally. On Tuesday, Facebook unveiled the “2017 Future of Business” survey with the World Bank and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to […]

The annual Powering Africa Summit returns to Washington DC this March providing a platform for Africa’s energy sector stakeholders and developers to engage multilateral, global investors and technology providers. The meeting will present backbone energy and infrastructure projects to the most proactive partners. The Summit in 2016 welcomed 620 attendees from 18 countries and whilst […]

Dubai’s Department of Economic Development (DED) issued 26,707 new business licenses in 2016, as it introduced new measures to ease the setting up of new businesses. The number of licenses renewed in 2016 stood at 107,043 while 20,873 initial approvals were issued and 38,918 trade named were reserved. The data was released by the Business […]

A new list of the world’s most and least powerful passports has been released, ranking them for the ease of travel they offer. The latest edition of the Passport Index by Arton Capital ranks national passports by the cross-border access they bring, assigning a “visa-free score” according to the number of countries a passport holder […]

The UAE is making great strides towards achieving its vision of boasting some of the smartest cities in the world, with Dubai emerging as the Middle East’s leading smart city due to its high-tech infrastructure and execution of several smart initiatives. The countries of the Gulf region are playing an increasingly visible role in the […]

UAE equity markets, both Dubai and Abu Dhabi, remained resilient to the fall in the oil price in H1 2016. The Dubai General Index and Abu Dhabi General Index registered year-to-date returns of 6.5 percent and 1.9 percent respectively. The better performance of telecom, banking and real estate stocks in UAE markets have been the […]

Tech – Facebook, Google and Alibaba cofounders sponsored lavish prizes in physics, life sciences, and math. A constellation of tech billionaires, A-list celebrities, and preeminent scientists convened at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley for an Oscars-style ceremony celebrating the biggest achievements in science on Sunday evening. In its fifth year, the Breakthrough Prizes […]

Technology – The first city with more than 50,000 people and no traffic lights will come into existence by 2026. Infrastructure will also become more connected in the future, giving way to more smart cities. Everything from the sidewalk and streets to the traffic lights and buildings will be connected to the internet. Smart cities, […]

Going to the Canal for the first time? Here are some hacks to enjoy your experience. Ah, the Dubai Canal, the city’s newest attraction that people are still figuring out how to access. But that hasn’t stopped residents from figuring out on their own. Despite the Canal being an attractive eyeful, there is more than […]

Setting up and carrying out a business is never an easy thing. If you want your company to survive the way you want it, you would consider numerous measures bothering on how to maintain the longevity of your business. While running a business involves a number of tasks, it is very important to hire a […]