DUBAI/ WAM Preparations are afoot to hold the third Middle East Franchise Expo & Forum from October 25-26 at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai, Omar Al Hazza, Vice President of the Middle East and North Africa Franchise Association, said on Sunday. “The forum will showcase a wide range of 90 brands in the two-day event. We want to send …

Dubai / EMIRATES BUSINESS Dubai Land Department (DLD) has announced its support to Cityscape Global 20165, one of the largest international exhibitions specialising in real estate investment and development, which takes place on September 06-08 at Dubai World Trade Centre, were visitors can get to know the latest DLD’s services on its platform number (SAJ10) at the Sheikh Saeed Arena …

  Dubai / EMIRATES BUSINESS Despite sluggish macro-economic situation at the beginning of 2016, overall deal activity in H1 2016 was largely consistent with H1 2015. UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt were the top three markets in terms of deal activity in H1 2016. Announced deal value in the MENA region decreased from US$21.9b in H1 2015 to US$19.7b in …