By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: More than 1,200 international delegates will gather in Dubai from 23-25 November 2021 for the 12th World Chambers Congress (#12WCC). A flagship event of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the institutional representative of over 45 million companies, and its World Chambers Federation (WCF), the 2021 edition of the World Chambers Congress is co-organised with Dubai …

JS Bank, as a leading home financing institution in the banking industry has partnered with Emaar, a prestigious developer brand to provide easy and convenient home financing solutions at flexible markup rates. This collaboration will allow Emaar’s clientele to opt for the conventional Home financing services offered by JS Bank. The agreement was signed by Basir Shamsie, President & CEO, …

Mitsumi Distribution, a leading IT distributor announced the appointment of Mathew Thomas as President, to help accelerate the company’s next stage of growth. In his new role, Mathew will be responsible for driving continued growth across the Middle East and Africa – including overseeing operations, managing existing partnerships and development of new revenue opportunities. In addition, the company has also hired …

Pakistan’s national flag carrier – PIA and the country’s largest bank- HBL signed an agreement to offer HBL clients an exclusive discount on all their international and domestic travel tickets. The agreement was signed between Air Marshal Arshad Malik, Chief Executive Officer – PIA and Muhammad Aurangzeb, President & CEO – HBL. Present at the ceremony were Sultan Ali Allana, …

MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, will ramp its services to the French capital starting from 02nd August to be daily. This is in line with the latest decision by the French authorities to add the Kingdom of Bahrain to their Green List as of 01st August. Being on the green list will mean that citizens …

The industry of fun is transforming, embracing new trends and technologies to deliver an even better guest experience. Echoing this appetite for progress and change, MENALAC has hit refresh on its logo. Its exciting new visual identity is inspired by fun, progress and resilience. Rosa Tahmaseb, Secretary General of MENALAC comments, “Our new logo represents our priorities for the future …

Indigo Living, a luxury home decor and furnishing firm today announced that it has been selected by property developer, Meydan to design its build-to lease luxury apartments. Offering complete end-to-end FF&E (Furniture, furnishings, and equipment) service, Indigo Living’s skilled in-house teams of interior/ furniture designers, stylists, project managers will work with the Meydan to customize the look and feel of …

Etisalat announced the launch of a three-month promo offering discounts and benefits of up to AED800 when customers subscribe to selected New Freedom or Emirati Freedom postpaid plans. With the launch of this promo, new postpaid customers including customers switching from prepaid to postpaid can enjoy up to AED800 worth of discounts and benefits. Khaled El Khouly, Chief Consumer Officer, …

Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (“TAQA”), one of the largest listed integrated utilities in the region, announced today a partnership with Emirates Steel, the leading integrated steel plant in the Middle East, to develop a large-scale green hydrogen project enabling the first green steel produced in the MENA region. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by Jasim Husain …

DUBAI: Dubai’s business events sector continues to build on its momentum as one of the first cities in the world to reopen for international meetings, with a busy calendar of high profile conferences, meetings and incentives on the horizon through the rest of 2021 and into 2022. Following on from the resumption of international tourism to the city in July 2020, …