DUBAI / Emirates Business The Smart Dubai Office (SDO), has partnered with regional technology business solutions (TBS) provider Nearbuy to host a trial of the first ‘robot receptionist’ in the Middle East. Farah, which stands 1.50 metres tall, started work today at the Smart Dubai Office headquarters in the Dubai Design District. It features a touch-screen panel where visitors to …

Dubai / Emirates Business The UAE Chapter of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC-UAE) and the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently organised and hosted the 6th ICC-UAE Trade Finance Conference, which attracted the participation of more than 100 representatives from the UAE’s business community. The conference, held at Dubai Chamber’s premises, provided participants with an overview of economic …

DUBAI / Emirates Business The Board of Directors of UAE Banks Federation (UBF), a professional representative body comprising 48 member banks operating in the UAE, held its meeting to review the progress of the initiatives the Federation launched this year, and adopted the priorities and action plan for 2018. “Rising customer expectations, increasing cyber threats and a number of significant …