DUBAI / EMIRATES BUSINEES Etisalat, through its newly established Etisalat Digital, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Accenture at the Gitex Technology Week 2016, to collaborate in the digital solutions arena to enable ICT and digital transformation in the region. The two parties will work together combining Etisalat Digital’s technology platforms and solutions with Accenture’s business knowledge, solutions …

  DUBAI / AFP A Dubai-based investor group led by the head of property giant Emaar on Thursday completed the nearly $2.4 billion acquisition of a majority stake in Kuwaiti food company Americana, Kuwait’s stock exchange said. Emaar chairman Mohamed al-Abbar’s investment firm Adeptio and Kuwait’s Al-Khair National for Stocks and Real Estate signed the deal for a 66.8-percent stake …

  DUBAI / WAM The UAE’s achievements in sustainable development as a strategy towards a greener future will be the focus of attention at the fifth EmiratesGBC Congress 2016 on October 25-26 in Dubai. The annual gathering of regional and international experts, who represent diverse sectors of the sustainably built environment and related industries, will highlight how the nation’s success …