Dubai / Emirates Business VFS Global, the world’s largest outsourcing and technology services specialist for governments and diplomatic missions worldwide, conducted the 4th global edition of its annual innovation workshop ‘iConnect’ for the outsourced government services industry in Dubai. The event brought together 129 delegates from 55 countries to interact and discuss the most significant technology trends and the cutting-edge …

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) sector in the GCC region presents a potential of $920 billion with 156% growth in the next five years, employing 22 million people, according to a new study by MENA Research Partners (MRP), a leading research company in the region. The study was released on Wednesday, when Sharjah is …

RIYADH / PARIS / Reuters Toshiba-owned Westinghouse is in talks with other US-based companies to form a consortium to bid in a multi-billion-dollar tender for two nuclear power reactors in Saudi Arabia, three industry sources said. Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil producer, sent a request for information (RFI) to reactor builders worldwide last month in a first step towards …