Dubai / Emirates Business Global food and beverage companies based in the GCC — General Mills, Kellogg Company, Mars, MondelÄ“z International, Nestlé Middle East, PepsiCo, The Coca-Cola Company and Unilever — have launched an enhanced version of their existing GCC Pledge on Responsible Food and Beverage Marketing to Children. Initially signed in 2010, the GCC Pledge is a voluntary commitment …

Bahrain / Emirates Business CFA Society Bahrain and CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals, are to host the seventh annual Middle East Investment Conference 2016 (MEIC) on April 13 for the second time in Bahrain. The event is open to all CFA charterholders and investment professionals from across the Middle East region and will be held at the …

Brussels / Bloomberg With some 50,000 movies made every year across the world, how can Arab filmmakers find their footing in the international market? This was one of the key topics discussed at the second edition of Qumra, the annual industry event by the Doha Film Institute designed to nurture talents of emerging filmmakers. Through a series of one-on-one meetings, …