ALKESH SHARMA / Emirates Business Facing a tough competition from smart-phones and tablets, the personal computer (PC) industry has witnessed a sharp plunge in the shipments coming to this region. Besides mounting competition, market pundits also attribute this dive to less tourist arrivals, and diminishing confidence of customers. These were pegged as major drivers leading to the industry decline. …

  DUBAI / WAM The Supreme Committee for Strategic Planning at the Roads and Transport Authority, RTA, headed by Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the RTA, has approved the authority’s revised strategic plan, 2016-2020. The objectives of the strategic plan have been revised in keeping with Dubai Government’s drive, and RTA’s values …

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Bloom Education, a Bloom Holding subsidiary that delivers the highest standards of education in the UAE, announced that Brighton College Al Ain now holds the highest ranking of school in the United Arab Emirates, following a recent four-day inspection of the British-style premium school. The College has been judged to be ‘Outstanding’ in every …