Articles

DUBAI / OUR CORRESPONDENT Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), the flagship venue for world-class events, is all set to host 22 mega-trade events in this month alone which is set to draw over a quarter million visitors. As a pivotal arm in Dubai’s efforts to diversify its economy, DWTC will host events across core sectors including ICT (information and computer technology), ...

AFP Mexico’s state-run firm Pemex is bracing for massive budget cuts as it battles to avoid a bleakfuture mired in tumbling oil prices, falling production and rampant fuel thefts. President Enrique Pena Nieto has implemented an energy reform that ended the company’s seven-decade monopoly of the energy industry but also sought to inject new life into Pemex through partnerships with ...

Bloomberg It’s not just your financial investments that Brexit might hit. A British departure from Europe could be bad for your wardrobe too. The European Union membership debate has already hit the pound, sending it to its worst week against the dollar since 2009. Analysts have warned it could get worse, with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. saying a vote for ...

Sunaina Rana / EMIRATES BUSINESS International Expo-Consults LLC (IEC), a leading international trade show organiser in the Middle East is based in Dubai, the heart of United Arab Emirates(UAE). For over a decade, IEC has played a key role in delivering the power of business shows in stimulating regional and international trade through the UAE. The professional expertise of IEC ...

Our Correspondent / EMIRATES BUSINESS Double A, Public Company Limited, a fully integrated pulp and paper mill, was incorporated in 1991. Having its office located at Jafza South, Dubai, the company has it’s roots in Thailand’s central plains in the province of Prachinburi. The mill began operating in 1995 and has an annual capacity of 600,000 tonnes of pulp and ...

AFP In the Hindu Kush mountains, craftswomen who painstakingly stitch flowing scarves are skilled artisans who were unable to sell their products beyond the remote region until mobile internet came to Pakistan and dropped the market into the palms of millions of previously marginalised people. The women of northern Chitral are among the unlikely profiteers of an e-commerce boom since ...

AFP Asian consumers determined to improve their lifestyle are boosting the fortunes of Australian producers of premium baby milk formula, vitamins and honey, as the region’s burgeoning middle class jumps on the health food bandwagon. With their expanding wallets, middle class consumers are fuelling a sharp increase in sales of high-quality products from Down Under, sending the profits and share ...

Sunaina Rana / EMIRATES BUSINESS Intercare Health Center (IHC) is a state-of-the-art health facility, offering the highest standards of healthcare and medical services. Located at Marina Village in Abu Dhabi, IHC is led by a team of experienced family medicine doctors who pride themselves on implementing a holistic model of practice, with a sheer focus on patient-centered care. Rasheed Tabari, CEO ...

Sunaina Rana / EMIRATES BUSINESS Just Salad is a fresh, eco-friendly salad brand committed to providing high quality, healthy food in a fast, fun and eco-friendly manner. The New York City-based concept is now available in Dubai and has developed a loyal clientele for its delicious array of chef-designed salad and wrap options, all-natural soups and its dedicated Just Smoothie ...

Sunaina Rana / EMIRATES BUSINESS Striking furniture could add manifold to the ambience of any celebration and could earn a streak of compliments for the proud host. Finding a scope of lucrative business out of this innovative idea, Dubai-based start-up Innovative Hiring has established a groundbreaking business model of renting furniture in the region. Innovative Hiring boasts of the best ...