ABU DHABI / Emirates Business As part of Al Hilal Bank’s Digital and Operations transformation programme, the bank announced the introduction of our Payments STP (straight-through-processing) initiative. With STP, online (internet banking/ mobile banking) fund transfers in AED and inward fund transfers are now carried out almost instantly, adding speed and efficiency to the process. Speaking on the announcement, Alex ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) and H.I.S. Co., Ltd., one of Japan’s leading travel agencies, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Tokyo to confirm a strategic collaboration between the two entities. This month’s agreement marks the first-of-its-kind for Japan’s travel and tourism sector, and emphasises the commitment from Dubai Tourism and ...

Dubai / Emirates Business With imports totalling $452,280,000, the UAE is one of the largest importers of French produce to Middle East, as revealed by French trade agency. UAE residents have been invited to re-discover the diversity, quality and taste of some of France’s most famous brands in a month long partnership with Carrefour. “As tastes evolve and become more ...