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Dubai / WAM Sheikha Fatima Bint Hasher bin Dalmouk, President of Sawaed Al Khair Foundation, opened the 10th edition of Almas Bazar Exhibition. The special annual women’s exhibition took place at The Address Dubai Mall hotel, and will continue till March 13. The exhibition, which was graced by many social representatives, celebrities, wives of consuls, designers, and artists, celebrated ten ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO), the world’s premier network of chief executives and business leaders, concluded its flagship event, YPO EDGE, in Dubai, where it hosted more than 2,400 senior business leaders from more than 90 countries. Change agents and industry disruptors from different fields shared innovative ideas and business models at the 2016 YPO EDGE. From ...

Bloomberg A battle over 27 of the world’s most luxurious resorts spilled over into a Manhattan bankruptcy court the day after a U.K. court approved a settlement involving two former business partners — American entrepreneur Omar Amanat and Russian-born real estate developer Vladislav Doronin. British Virgin Islands-based Aman Resorts Group Ltd., or ARGL, filed a lawsuit in New York blaming ...

Bloomberg Shanghai authorities held a meeting to discuss measures to cool a surge in property prices after recent frenzied residential homebuying, according to people familiar with the matter. The municipal government’s National Development and Reform Commission held discussions with regional authorities from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) and the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) , said the people, who ...

Bloomberg At One Riverside Park, a new luxury-condo tower on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, a never-lived-in four-bedroom apartment is available for rent at $22,995 a month, about $2,000 less than the owner was seeking in January. The 2,830-square-foot (260-square-meter) dwelling, with floor-to-ceiling windows and panoramic views of the Hudson River, has competition for tenants. Forty-five percent of the 161 units ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Makers of luxury superyachts must change the way they do business in order to survive in today’s challenging economic environment, according to Gulf Craft CEO Erwin Bamps. Speaking on the sidelines of the Dubai International Boat Show (DIBS), Bamps said superyacht businesses must redirect their focus from one that is product oriented and focused on acquiring ...

Dubai / Emirates Business AgraME — one of the Middle East’s leading exhibitions dedicated to the Agribusiness industry —is set to take place from March 13-15 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. It will run two forums over the duration of the show, one dedicated to Agribusiness and one to Poultry. On day one, the Poultry Outlook Forum will bring ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The HOYER Group — one of the world’s leading bulk logistics providers — has appointed GAC as its official agency partner in 17 countries in the Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and Africa. A traditional independent family business since 1946, HOYER is one of the leading suppliers of sophisticated bulk logistics solutions, transporting, storing and handling liquid ...

Sharjah / EMIRATES BUSINESS Sharjah Media Centre (SMC) — the media arm of Sharjah Government and organiser of the annual International Government Communication Forum — has announced that a total of five eminent Emirati, Arab and international public figures from the fields of media, politics, administration, law and youth development will headline important sessions as guests of honour at the ...

Sunaina Rana / EMIRATES BUSINESS Marking 2016 as the ‘Year of Diva’, luxury watches brand Roger Dubuis has introduced its new Black Velvet collection. Driven by an all-conquering spirit, the designer watch aims to compliment a woman’s resolutely rebellious attitude — extreme at times, but always as infinitely intriguing. According to Gregory Bruttin, Research & Development and Watchmaking Director, “the ...