Dubai / WAM The Department of Economic Development (DED), Government of Dubai, and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) along with strategic partner UAE Banks Federation (UBF) hosted on Sunday the 2017 ACFE Fraud Conference Middle East in Dubai. Held under the patronage of AbdulAziz Abdulla Al Ghurair, Chairman of UBF, the three-day premiere anti-fraud event brought together key ...

  Bloomberg Global opposition to US President Donald Trump intensified on Sunday as world leaders condemned the move to temporarily limit immigration from what are predominantly Muslim countries, while Germany pledged to play a bigger role on the international stage. World leaders including UK Prime Minister Theresa May, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Trump ...

  Bloomberg Verizon Communications Inc. is said to have given thought to buying Charter Communications Inc., a deal that would create the biggest US wireless and internet provider. But many in the finance world are focused on another superlative a Charter tie-up could lead to: the world’s biggest corporate debtor. And that’s causing some credit analysts to wonder how Verizon ...

  DUBAI / Reuters Middle East stock markets were mixed on Sunday as uptrends in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait continued to divert regional investors’ money away from the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. The Saudi index, which climbed 3.8 percent last week, rose a further 0.7 percent. Miner Ma’aden jumped 5.3 percent after issuing a statement describing progress in expanding ...

  Bloomberg Kevin Turner, who joined Citadel Securities as chief executive officer after a career that led from Wal-Mart cashier to the top-paying job at Microsoft Corp., is leaving the market-making firm just months after he was hired. Peng Zhao, previously global head of market making, replaced Turner as CEO, said company spokesman Zia Ahmed. When it was announced in ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Today we live in a world where we can complete our most routine, yet often time consuming tasks, be it doing the laundry, booking transportation, scheduling a delivery, or merely ordering food, with the touch of a button. And in a market where there is a distinct appreciation for convenience, this is proving to be ...

  Dubai /Emirates Business Etihad ESCO, the leading energy management services provider established by DEWA, has submitted a tender for the largest rooftop solar PV project in the region. Etihad ESCO will design and install the most comprehensive energy efficiency solutions and rooftop solar PV panels for a total of 640 villas in Hatta. The housing projects are developed under ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The ‘UAE Summit of Marine and Maritime Leaders’ and the ‘Abu Dhabi Maritime Youth Summit for Empowering Emirati Youth Leaders in Maritime Domain’ have successfully concluded in Abu Dhabi. They were held under the patronage of HE Dr Abdullah bin Mohammed Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Minister of Infrastructure Development, and Chairman of the Federal Transport ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Al Fajer Emergency Medical Services, the UAE’s first non-hospital training centre for medical professionals accredited by the American Heart Association, signed a MoU with Australia-based Fink Engineering, the global leader in Hyperbaric chambers. This key partnership has been announced at the first participation of Al Fajer EMS at the Arab Health Congress 2017, reputed for ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The UAE Space Agency will exhibit a range of cutting edge innovations and state of the art technology at the Global Space Congress – the region’s premier space event, which runs at The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Abu Dhabi on January 31 and February 1. The stand will include a 3D printing station which ...