September, 2016

• 17 September

  Crude glut belies risk from OPEC’s output cushion

  

    Bloomberg As most of the world focuses on how unfettered oil production will weigh on prices, a few say a rebound is on the cards as the market starts to reflect a growing risk of shortages. OPEC’s strategy of keeping its taps open is leaving a smaller cushion if there’s an unexpected need for more oil. The group’s spare ...

  Read More »
• 17 September

  Oil falls to 1-month low as Nigeria, Libya poised to swell glut

  

    Bloomberg Oil fell to a one-month low in New York on speculation that the resumption of shipments from Libya and Nigeria may add to the global surplus. Futures dropped 2 percent. Libya and Nigeria, whose supplies have been reduced by domestic conflicts, are preparing to boost exports within weeks. A tanker that’s supposed to collect crude from a key ...

  Read More »
• 17 September

  IMF says Mideast conflicts wiped out gains of a generation

    AMMAN / AP Conflicts in Middle Eastern countries such as Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Yemen have erased “development gains for a whole generation,” including driving up already high levels of poverty and unemployment, the head of the International Monetary Fund said. The international community must be prepared to scale up long-term development aid in the region to rebuild infrastructure ...

  Read More »
• 17 September

  Wheat suppliers shun Egypt as more grain rejected abroad

  

    Reuters Egypt was unable to garner a single offer from wheat suppliers at its state grain tender on Friday, forcing it to cancel and raising renewed questions about its ability to tap global wheat markets while maintaining a ban on ergot fungus. Friday’s cancelation comes amid a flurry of cargoes either rejected or held from export since Egypt reinstated ...

  Read More »
• 17 September

  Sharjah FDI forum to zoom in on SME growth

  

      Sharjah / Emirates Business There are several equitable added values which are derived from the significant role which SMEs play to the strategic global economic development process. The Sharjah FDI Forum, organised by the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), in collaboration with Financial Times (FT) and the fDi magazine, has geared up its 2nd edition with a ...

  Read More »
• 17 September

  A10 to showcase its ‘solution architecture’ at GITEX

    DUBAI / Emirates Business A10 Networks (NYSE: ATEN), a technology leader in application networking and security, has announced its participation at GITEX Technology Week 2016 where it will showcase the company’s A10 Harmony solution architecture. The first of its kind solution empowers businesses to deliver secure application services across traditional data centres, private, public and hybrid clouds, helping them ...

  Read More »
• 17 September

  Red Hat calls for need of open source tech in digital era

    DUBAI / Emirates Business Making true digital transformation is difficult unless organizations in the Middle East embrace central themes such as software-defined everything, hyperscale, containers and hybrid cloud. Proprietary technology will no longer exist as a viable innovation model. Red Hat, the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, will participate in GITEX 2016, taking place from October 16-20, ...

  Read More »
• 17 September

  Middle East Façades expo to open its doors today

  

      DUBAI / Emirates Business Construction companies from the Middle East and abroad are gathering in Dubai to launch thousands of innovative products addressing energy saving, sustainability and fire safety challenges at the Windows, Doors and Façades Event opening on Sunday. As the UAE construction industry prepares for the implementation of the new Dubai Civil Defence laws governing the ...

  Read More »
• 17 September

  SoPritti returns with the Indian vogue

  

  Emirates Business Hot-on-the-heels of the highly-successful Spring edition, the Autumn edition of the SoPritti — Fashion, Glamour and Lifestyle exhibition will take place from 10am to 8pm on September 24 at the Al Yasaat Ballroom, Murooj Rotana Hotel, Dubai. In the tradition of the Sopritti exhibition’s previous 12 editions, the glamourous event will showcase highly sought-after fashion, jewellery and accessory ...

  Read More »
• 17 September

  Rough and ready talent on London fashion fringe

  

    AFP In an industrial space accessed through a Soho record shop, three young designers style their models in a cramped cubicle before sending them out to a cheering crowd sipping bottled beers. Away from the polish of London Fashion Week’s main schedule, up-and-coming designers star in a host of rough and ready shows — and for many, they are ...

  Read More »