ABU DHABI / WAM An annual exhibition organised by the Abu Dhabi Businesswomen Council opened on Monday to showcase the innovative projects launched by Emirati women entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs from the UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait are participating in the exhibition held under the patronage of HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, Supreme Chairwoman of the …

  DUBAI / WAM Emirates NBD announced it is the first bank in UAE to process loan or card applications utilising Al Etihad Credit Bureau Consumer Retail Banking Score. The AECB Consumer Retail Credit Bureau Score is the first scoring system for UAE’s retail banking customers, exclusively developed for risk prediction using historical data on repayment behaviour reported to Al Etihad …

  Dubai / WAM Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) declined in the first quarter of 2017 recording 84 deals, compared to 115 deals in Q1 of 2016, according to the Q1 2017 M&A report from global professional services firm EY. However, the report shows that MENA deal values remained broadly stable reaching …