Standard Chartered UAE today announced the launch of a Multi-Currency Account (MCA), in partnership with Visa, a leading global payments technology company, offering customers access to 14 various currency accounts. The Account will be linked to the Visa Multi-Currency Debit Card, giving clients the ability to create transactions across multiple currencies to use for travel, online shopping, investment, and remittance. …

Ajman Free Zone has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with “Brakefire Safety and Security” as part of its ongoing efforts to offer a portfolio of value-added services and provide investors, companies and its entire business community with a range of relevant support. The partnership will lead to a new set of business support services according to distinct industry standards. …

Canon Middle East (CME), a provider of imaging technologies and services, has enhanced the document and data security at Expo 2020 Dubai by deploying state-of-the-art technology and implementing a range of measures to safeguard both partners and participants – primary amongst which is the usage of accreditation “passports”. Anticipating more than 200 participants (including nations, multilateral organizations, educational establishments and businesses), an estimated …

AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software driving digital transformation and sustainability, today announced it has won the 2021 Microsoft Energy Partner of the Year Award and was also named the finalist (runner-up) of 2021 Microsoft Sustainability Changemaker Partner of the Year Award.  The company was honored among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation …

Union Coop – the largest Consumer Cooperative in the UAE recently revealed that it will soon be opening its ‘Commercial Center’ in Al Barsha South – 1, as a part of its grand expansion scheme to reach consumers in a better manner, create a positive market balance and offer a better shopping experience. The revelation came during the handover ceremony …

Indus Motor Company (IMC) in collaboration with the Government has initiated the COVID-19 Vaccination Drive for its workforce of 4,000 regular and contract employees. The vaccination process was completed over a period of four days. The Company’s Chief Executive, Ali Jamali shared that: “The Corona virus pandemic has completely changed the country’s social fabric, bringing with it despair and misery. …

LUMS has won the global Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Platinum Award 2021 in the ‘Best Practices in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion’ category for its National Outreach Programme (NOP). The CASE Platinum Awards recognise the world-class programmes and practices in educational advancement. “The power of intentionality rippled through this entry like a rock tossed in still water. …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: To reinforce Dubai’s position as the region’s leading hub for art and design, Dubai Design District (d3) has launched Rethink Summer, a long-running programme of cultural events to promote the city as a global creative capital. Rethink Summer runs until the end of August. It features creative workshops held in collaboration with Tashkeel, Shaghaf and Maison Des …

Shell Pakistan Limited (SPL) and K-Electric (KE) today inaugurated the first ‘Rapid Charger’ station with a capacity of 50 kWh for Electric Vehicles at the Shell Askari-4 forecourt located at Rashid Minhas Road. This initiative follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between both companies earlier this year; pursuant to which, Shell will establish Electric-Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations at strategic locations …

CosmeSurge Jumeirah Hospital, one of the region’s most trusted brands for cosmetic and aesthetic procedures, recently celebrated its first anniversary by introducing new and more sophisticated treatments using the latest technologies. In its first year of operations, the hospital achieved maximum capacity, catering to approximately 16,000 patients and performing 850 surgeries. The state-of-the-art facility is riding the wave of an …