ABU DHABI / WAM Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan on Sunday announced the launch of ‘20 for 2020’, an innovative programme launched to drive gender balance at a board-level. Twenty women will have the opportunity to partake in a year-long professional development course while they gain board-level experience. The overarching objective of ‘20 for 2020’ is to ...

Ajman / Emirates Business An audit revealed that 31 percent of the companies currently trading in Ajman Free Zone (AFZ) have been founded by women. Striking a gender balance among employees is a crucial goal for AFZ especially in line with the UAE Gender Balance Council’s vision which seeks to reduce the gender gap across all government sectors as well ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), announced a record growth in 2019, registering an addition of 493 new businesses for the year. The total number of firms in the centre reached 2,437, up 14 percent from 2018, with a total of 32 percent growth since 2017. The DIFC now counts 17 of the world’s top 20 banks, ...