In line with its commitment to further optimize Artificial Intelligence (AI), cloud computing, and collaborative work on ecosystems to empower the Middle East’s digital transformation, Huawei has announced that Omar Akar will join the leadership team of the Middle East division of its new Cloud and AI Business Group, in...
For the ninth consecutive year, the UAE is seen as the ‘Model Nation’ by Arab youth in the 12th Annual ASDA’A BCW Arab Youth Survey, released October 6. Voted by young Arabs ahead of other Western and Eastern nations, the finding underlines the UAE’s reputation as one of the world’s...
Nearly half of 200 million young Arabs in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have considered leaving their country, frustrated with struggling economies and widespread government corruption, according to the findings of the 12th Annual ASDA’A BCW Arab Youth Survey, released today. The survey also reveals that the...
Accelerated by COVID-19, emerging digital technologies, especially AI and IoT, are fundamentally changing the consumer journey in the consumer product market. A new report from Lux Research, “The Digital Transformation of the Consumer Journey,” outlines how companies can apply digital technology to enhance the consumer journey for their benefit. Traditional...
Nium, a global financial technology platform, has announced its expansion into the Middle East, with the appointment of Ayoub Jemail as its new General Manager, Business Development for the region. The Middle East has become a hotbed for Fintech activity and regulatory development, with several jurisdictions competing to establish themselves...
Rainmaking, a corporate innovation and venture development firm, and parent company of Startupbootcamp, has announced it has secured an exclusive partner in United Arab Emirates to rollout ASPIRE - its virtual accelerator focused on enabling corporates to empower their departing talent to build their own startups. The partnership has been agreed...
Grow, a strategic growth agency, dedicated to helping medium to large enterprises flourish through tailored growth strategies, has acquired Joie Brands, a Dubai based strategic brand consultancy, further strengthening its unique offering in line with its core objective of helping companies grow. Taking a majority stake in Joie Brands, the...
Bayt.com, the Middle East job site, has recently conducted a new survey to discern shifting industry hiring patterns and fundamental changes MENA professionals face when looking for jobs amid the COVID-19 crisis. According to the survey, 88% of professionals use online job sites to look for remote jobs during COVID-19. The...
Retail Abu Dhabi’s ‘Unbox Amazing’ shopping promotion, which ran throughout July and August across the emirate, achieved record-breaking sales of more than AED 2 billion in 3,500 participating stores, according to new data released by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi). Equating to weekly...
Dubai Lynx has announced the line-up of speakers for the inaugural LYNX Live Virtual, taking place from 5-7 October 2020. Hosted on Cannes Lions’ global platform, LIONS Live, the programme will welcome speakers from across MENA to share inspiration, knowledge and insight, and explore how creativity can unite the region....
Dubai Business Women Council (DBWC), the UAE’s leading platform for the personal and professional development of businesswomen in the Emirate of Dubai, joined the speaker lineup at the 2020 What’s Next Fest. Hosted by the Female Founder Collective and Visa’s She’s Next, the three-day virtual summit brought together founders from...
AFP, the world leader in digital verification, is expanding its fact-checking operations in the Philippines, Indonesia, Pakistan, Australia and New Zealand via a new partnership with the global short-form mobile video platform TikTok. TikTok’s new fact-checking programme will draw on AFP’s editorial and fact-checking expertise in reviewing and verifying potentially...
In July 2020, more than half of the world was using social media. The pace of growth has tremendously accelerated in recent months, with social media channels allowing us to stay social and connected during a time when the world was forced to be distant and homebound. As a sort...
Nakheel Malls, the retail arm of master developer Nakheel, has appointed Havas Middle East as their official PR Agency of record to lead communication efforts across the UAE. As Dubai’s biggest and longest-standing retail developer, Nakheel Malls’ portfolio of assets that Havas Middle East’s scope covers include shopping malls such...
Isobar, the global experience design agency part of Dentsu Aegis Network, has been appointed as the creative agency of record for IFFCO Beauty, a division of the home grown FMCG group IFFCO, which houses a portfolio of brands that includes Savannah, Guardex, Royal Lather and Ivy. Isobar MENA won the...
