RITIKA SHARMA Emirates Business A whopping US$1 billion in startup investment funds will be present at the STEP conference, which will host more than 200 start ups and exhibitors, organisers announced. STEP, the largest tech and interactive gathering in the Middle East to be held in Dubai next month, plans to host more than 5,000 industry leaders and entrepreneurs from …

Alkesh Sharma Emirates Business Credit cards could be like double-edged swords. They can come to your aid in dire financial situations, but can also land you in soup if used injudiciously. And prudence calls for being aware. It is this awareness that is lacking here! Known globally for the wide circulation of plastic money, residents in the UAE have a …

Dubai / WAM Hani Rashid Al Hamli, Secretary-General of the Dubai Economic Council (DEC) has said that Dubai has adopted an “innovation” approach for its development agenda, and there are several institutions in Dubai that are actively working to stoke this trend and turn the city towards being at the forefront of the world’s economies in innovation. He also said …