July, 2016

• 20 July

  Online courses define professional education sector

  

    RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business The UAE, apart from being at the forefront of international level education, is also a mature market for online professional courses. At the pace with which the online education sector is growing in the region, experts predict that it will outpace the traditional training courses in coming years. One of the major reasons for ...

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• 20 July

  Smart buildings, transport hold key to a tech future

  

    RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business For a city to become ‘smart’ it is the construction and transport sectors that make a huge difference, regional experts say. Pointing towards the effective strategies that the UAE is following, industry leaders are applauding country’s efforts in development of the aforesaid sectors. The UAE is preparing to showcase the latest of technologies across ...

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• 20 July

  TCA to welcome new batch for Tourism Summer Programme

    Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) is getting ready to accept a fresh batch of students to its yearly Tourism Youth Summer Programme, an ongoing project that aims to find and inspire the next generation of tourism professionals for Abu Dhabi. The three-week course will run from July 24 to August 11 and will ...

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• 20 July

  SportTech Summit to attract global stakeholders

  

    ALKESH SHARMA / Emirates Business Technology is casting its spell on almost all the industries, including unconventional sectors like sports. Industry experts say that technology, if used judiciously, can be a major revenue-churner in the sports field. Positive impacts of technology could be felt on sporting venue designs that have the ability to drive performance through implementing out-of-the-box advertising ...

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• 20 July

  LinkedIn Sales Navigator gets new update

  

    Emirates Business In the biggest upgrade to its flagship product for sales professionals since its launch, LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, has released three new updates for its Sales Navigator product. The newest service for businesses from LinkedIn is used by companies including Santander, Vodafone, and JLL to find new customers and build their businesses. LinkedIn Sales Navigator ...

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• 20 July

  Al Jalila Cultural Centre promotes eco-friendly tech

  

    Dubai / Emirates Business In partnership with Microsoft, the world’s leading IT solutions provider, Al Jalila Cultural Centre for Children (AJCCC) recently received a software donation grant from their Technology for Good programme. The software solutions will make possible a paperless, eco-friendly environment that will improve and streamline the Centre’s interactions with its stakeholders, parents, partners and suppliers. The ...

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• 20 July

  Nuclear energy vital for Gulf

  

    Manama / TNS Gulf countries need to seriously consider nuclear power as an alternative source of energy, a new study has said. “With a growing need for electricity and a scarcity of water, along with shortages of oil and gas reserves and fluctuation of prices, resorting to nuclear energy as a strategic option could be a choice for many Arab ...

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• 20 July

  Bahrain records strong quarterly growth

    WAM Bahrain experienced a pronounced pick-up in its headline growth during the first quarter of the year. According to the latest Bahrain Economic Quarterly (BEQ) issued by the Economic Development Board (EDB), growth reached 4.5%, its highest level since 2014, led by the 12.1 percent year-on-year growth in the oil sector. According to Bahrain News Agency, the report also ...

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• 20 July

  Libyan Hariga oil port resumes work

    WAM Oil exports from the eastern Libyan terminal of Hariga have resumed after a pay protest by guards ended, but production at the major eastern oil field of Sarir would remain suspended, officials said on Wednesday. Port director Yassin Ahmed said a Maltese-flagged tanker had docked at Hariga after guards had been promised two years of unpaid wages, and ...

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• 20 July

  Barclays begins process to sell Egyptian unit

  

    Reuters Barclays has begun a formal process to sell its Egyptian unit, with at least two banks from the Middle East and North Africa region expressing interest in the business, sources familiar with the matter said. The UK-based lender is offloading its Africa unit as part of a plan by Chief Executive Jes Staley to simplify its structure and ...

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