SHARJAH / WAM Members of the ‘Tijarah 101 Centre’ at the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) participated in a virtual workshop entitled, ‘Steps to develop entrepreneurs in time of crisis’. The event was co-organised by the National SME Programme and Dubai Entrepreneurship Academy in cooperation with the SCCI and targeted those interested in establishing their own business. Moderated ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business Sharjah World Book Capital (SWBC) has partnered with audiobook platform Kitab Sawti — the world’s largest Arabic language audiobook library — to offer a free three-month membership to 5,000 people around the world. This partnership comes as part of SWBC’s efforts in supporting the knowledge creation industry as well as giving all members of society easy ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Maqta Gateway, the digital arm of Abu Dhabi Ports has announced the expansion of its digital logistics solution, Margo, with the addition of a new commercial offering for warehouse storage. The new offering presents customers with the opportunity to book standard warehouses or specialised temperature-controlled storage facilities to safely store their perishable goods, including food items ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business HE Dr Ali Saeed bin Harmal Al Dhaheri, Chairman of the Board of National Takaful Company “Watania” said that the company’s annual general assembly approved in its meeting distributing 6% cash dividends to shareholders for the results of the year 2019 for the second year in a row, noting that 5% cash dividends were distributed ...

Dubai / WAM In April 1970, millions of people around the world mobilised to demand protection of the planet we call home. That historic day gave birth to the modern environmental movement known as Earth Day, and 50 years later it’s become the planet’s largest civic event, with more than a billion people participating each year. On this momentous occasion, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention conducted over 30,000 additional Covid-19 tests among citizens and residents over the past few days, resulting in the detection of 490 new cases. The ministry also announced full recovery of 83 patients after receiving necessary medical care and the death of three Asian nationals. The total number of recoveries has ...

Bloomberg In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, Singapore was a global standard bearer for taming the deadly illness. Now it’s home to Southeast Asia’s largest recorded outbreak and is racing to regain control. One reason behind this reversal can likely be traced back to six days in February, when the earliest sign of what would become an explosion ...

Bloomberg As the outlook for Indian corporate profits grows increasingly murky under the influence of the coronavirus pandemic, analysts are hunkering down for a protracted series of forecast cuts. Asia’s third largest economy is set for a near-complete disruption of economic activity for at least 40 days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended a nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread ...

Bloomberg Heritage Foods and Parag Milk Foods are almost doubling in market value as sales of packaged milk pick up pace with Indians stocking up to survive the world’s biggest lockdown. The nation is the largest producer and consumer of milk, pouring it liberally into sugared teas and coffees, as well as using derivatives like ghee, curd, and cottage cheese ...

Bloomberg Thailand may ease its partial national lockdown starting from early May in provinces that are free of novel coronavirus infections. Only provinces clear of the pathogen for two weeks would be eligible, Kamnuan Ungchusak, an adviser to the nation’s health minister, told reporters. The proposal will undergo further evaluation, he said. The Asian nation is under a state of ...