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Our Correspondent / Emirates Business Only a handful of companies in United Arab Emirates can be compared to the growth and diversification which Abela & Co has achieved over the last 50 years. This brand name would instantly come to mind when there is any mention about the food management service industry in the region. Established in Dubai by its ...

AFP Africa’s tropical forests are threatened by a palm oil bonanza that has already razed millions of old-growth hectares in Southeast Asia, Greenpeace France warned. The NGO called on European palm and rubber plantation giant Socfin, which controls vast tracts of tropical land in more than half-a-dozen African nations, to join other multinationals in adopted so-called “zero deforestation” policies. Dozens ...

AFP An artisanal pasta-maker in northeastern France is struggling to meet demand after adding a crunchy, protein-rich ingredient to the noodles: insects. “The name of the ingredient may be a turnoff, but it’s really delicious, especially with game meat,” smiles Alain Limon as he spreads cricket-flavoured fusilli on a drying rack. Limon, 52, is the only employee at the Atelier ...

Our Correspondent / EMIRATES BUSINESS Pasquale Natuzzi, Chairman, CEO and Chief Stylist of the Natuzzi Group – was very young when he started his career. The son of a cabinet-maker, at just 19 years of age he opened a workshop in Taranto with three collaborators, producing sofas and armchairs for the local market. Pasquale Natuzzi talking about his vision behind ...

our Correspondent / Emirates Business Smartphones are becoming central to our lives not only for communication and gaming but also for shopping, entertainment and managing utility needs. Over 80% of UAE residents use a Smartphone and spend a significant amount of time with it. In lieu of the upswing, UAE based startup Digital Concepts launched a new mobile app called ...

Bloomberg Climeworks AG is not the first company to figure out how to suck carbon dioxide out of the air. It may become the first to make money from it at an industrial scale. The Swiss company plans to remove 1,000 metric tons a year of the greenhouse gas from the atmosphere when its first commercial plant starts working this ...

DPA Puma is planning a turnaround in its fortunes and Rihanna is the key: the German sportswear brand wants to start appealing more to sporty and fashion-conscious women. Bjorn Gulden, the Norwegian chief executive who needs to get the company back on track after a slump in profits last year, sees great potential for growth in the women’s wear market. ...

Bloomberg In the battle for a slice of Japan’s 8.1 trillion yen ($72 billion) retail electricity market, the country’s biggest power companies are lining up against a cuddly bear, a fluffy white dog and a gorilla in a suit. As the country starts fully liberalizing its power market in April, new entrants are using so-called yuru-kyara to lure new customers ...

Ahmed Elfatairy / EMIRATES BUSINESS How do you evaluate the work of UAE Exchange in the local market? Whatis your growth rate? UAE Exchange is a leading remittance brand. In the UAE it enjoys about 55 to 60% market share. In 2015, we transferred US$13.40 billion from the UAE, registering a growth of 6.55% compared to 2014. We have close ...

Our Correspondent / Emirates Business Eventissime By Julia, a brand new concept in organising VVIP luxury private events and the brainchild of Julia Baudin has enteredDubai. Julia is a well-known expert in events management with 25 years of experience in promoting France’s image globally and in managing luxury brands in France, USA & Hawaii, French West Indies, St Barthelemy amongst ...