British Airways is preparing to welcome an increased number of holidaymakers back to the skies from July 19 in time for the start of the school summer holidays. Within a couple of hours of this morning’s Government statement around the elimination of quarantine for fully vaccinated people in England when they fly back into the country, the airline had seen a …

News Desk ABU DHABI: Provis, the region’s largest full-service real-estate services company, has announced the appointment of Manal Fraiwat as the company’s new Property Management Executive Director. Manal will be in charge of expanding, managing and driving Provis’s growing local and regional property management portfolios across Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Northern Emirates and Western Region, which exceeds 25,000 residential units, and …

Habiba Al Mar’ashi, nominated by Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC), has joined the Board of Directors of the World Green Building Council’s Board for 2021-2023. The Board comprises an influential group of global leaders, who are driving forwards the largest global-regional-local action network to deliver net zero, healthy, equitable and sustainable built environments for everyone, everywhere. Al Mar’ashi was appointed to the World …

Imtiaz Stores, one of the most renowned retail business in Pakistan, serving a huge customer base daily from when they first opened their doors as a small corner store in 1955 have expanded across 6 cities and 18 stores countrywide in Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore, Gujranwala, Faisalabad and Sialkot. Known for offering the best prices and an amazing value for money, …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Dubai’s business environment is expected to see positive momentum in the third quarter of 2021 as confidence among companies and investors improves ahead of Expo 2020 Dubai, a newly released survey from Dubai Chamber has predicted. The Business Leaders’ Outlook for Q3-2021 found that 66% of respondents said they expect to see better business conditions during …

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 …