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Food for thought – what will be on supermarket shelves in five years time?
over a year ago
Abu Dhabi, UAE, 9th October 2011: Shifting consumer preferences in the Middle East call for radical changes in the way regional food makers develop and market their products, according to Xavier Terlet, CEO of the global food industry consultants, XTC World... Full story
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Renault Concludes ‘GCC Turning 30’ Facebook Competition
over a year ago
Dubai-UAE: 9 October, 2011 – Renault GCC, the fastest growing automotive brand in the region with over 218% growth at the end of July 2011 compared to the same period last year, gave away a stunning new Laguna Coupe to the winner of ‘GCC Turning 30’ competition on its Facebook... Full story
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Cashing in on Business: The Enterprise Opportunity for MENA Telecom Operators
over a year ago
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 09 October 2011: The number of enterprises in the MENA region will increase, and so will their spending on ICT, until it approaches that of their peers in Europe and the U.S. Operators can leverage their strengths to grab share in the rapidly growing SME segment,... Full story
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BAHRAIN FINANCING COMPANY OPENS NEW AIR-SIDE BRANCH IN BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
over a year ago
Manama, 9 October, 2011: Bahrain Financing Company (BFC), the Kingdom’s oldest and most reputed money transfer and foreign exchange group, has opened its second branch at Bahrain’s International Airport to better serve the large number of passengers in transit or travelling from the... Full story
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Standard Chartered signs RMB Cross Border Trade Settlement Account Agreement with Banque Centrale Populaire
over a year ago
October 9, 2011 - Standard Chartered announced today that it has signed Renminbi (RMB) Cross Border Trade Settlement Account Agreement with the Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP) in Morocco. This will make BCP the first bank to offer RMB trade settlement services to corporate clients in... Full story
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Alpen Capital and Bank Sarasin-Alpen celebrate Sustainability Week
over a year ago
Alpen Capital along with Bank Sarasin-Alpen celebrated Sustainability Week from 2nd October to 6th October across all locations. The week titled “Let’s Go Sustainable!” was designed to encourage employees to adopt a more sustainable approach in their day to day activities and... Full story
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HONEYWELL FORECASTS MODERATE BUSINESS AVIATION INDUSTRY GROWTH FOR 2012
over a year ago
NBAA, Las Vegas, October 9, 2010 – Honeywell (NYSE: HON) issued the 20th edition of its annual Business Aviation Outlook today, forecasting sales and delivery of approximately $230 billion in new business jets from 2011 through 2021. This represents approximately a two... Full story
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Jafza-based companies explore ways to access capital markets at a seminar led by NASDAQ Dubai
over a year ago
Dubai, October 9, 2011 - Senior executives of prominent companies based in Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) took part in the first of a series of ground-breaking seminars titled “Access Capital for Growth”, hosted by Jafza and NASDAQ Dubai that examined various ways for them to access the... Full story
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INTERSPORT launches new concept store at Dubai Festival City
over a year ago
Dubai, October 9th, 2011 –INTERSPORT, an Al-Futtaim group company, announced the launch of a brand new concept storein Dubai Festival City adjacent to ACE,bringing a brand new sporting experience to the UAE. The new store concept centres around the layout of products by sport rather... Full story
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“Mumzworld - Region’s Largest Online Shopping Destination For Mother, Baby & Child Launches in Middle East”
over a year ago
9th October 2011 Dubai: With Internet penetration rates in Bahrain, UAE and Qatar reaching 88%, 75% and 51.8% respectively [1]and with women accounting for $246 billion of the region’s wealth [2] , Mumzworld, the new e-commerce site dedicated... Full story



