Dubai's Meraas launches healthcare unit

<p>Dubai-based holding company Meraas has announced the launch of a healthcare division.</p> <p>The launch follows the inauguration of another new subsidiary last week, Meraas Hotels and Resorts.</p>.... Read more »

Posted on : 12/13/2015

Dubai goes big on innovation

The Dubai Economic Council, or DEC, on Wednesday announced the launch of Dubai Global Innovation Centre, a joint initiative with Royal Philips, to expedite Dubai's transformation into the world capital of innovation..... Read more »

Posted on : 12/10/2015

UAE insurers facing more earnings pressure in 2015

Despite good premium growth, listed insurance companies in the UAE are showing further earnings strain amid new regulatory demands, increasing the likelihood of business cessations, Standard & Poor's said in its latest report..... Read more »

Posted on : 12/10/2015

AccorHotels takes over Fairmont, Raffles owner FRHI

<p>AccorHotels has cemented its grip on the UAE’s luxury hotel segment after it acquired FRHI Holdings, the owner of the Fairmont, Raffles and Swissôtel chains.</p>.... Read more »

Posted on : 12/10/2015

UAE economy to grow 3-3.5% in 2016

The UAE economy is expected to grow between three and 3.5 per cent in 2016, UAE Minister of Economy Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri said on Tuesday..... Read more »

Posted on : 12/9/2015

Dubai set to grow 4% in 2015

Dubai continued to enjoy a unique place in the region for its business doing environment as it issued 17,169 new licences in the first nine months of the year. The emirate also renewed 100,556 licences, says an official presentation..... Read more »

Posted on : 12/9/2015

Top solar developers vying for 800MW Dubai contract

<p>Dubai's state utility company has said that a large number of international developers have submitted bids to be involved in the third phase of the Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum Solar Park.</p>.... Read more »

Posted on : 12/9/2015

Aster DM Healthcare inaugurates its new medical centre in Bahrain

<p>Dubai-based healthcare provider Aster DM Healthcare has expanded its reach as it inaugurated the Aster DM Medical Centre in Gudaibiya, Bahrain providing affordable and world-class healthcare services to the Kingdom. The centre was inaugurated on behalf of His Royal Highness, Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain by the Cabinet Affairs Minister Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Mutawa.</p>.... Read more »

Posted on : 12/9/2015

Opec free-for-all a boon for Asia economies

The world's biggest oil consumers could hardly have hoped for a better Opec meeting..... Read more »

Posted on : 12/8/2015

Honeywell smart building technology to make ME debut

Honeywell is unveiling its next generation of smart building technology, including the command and control suite, for the first time in the Middle East at the 2015 Internet of Things World Forum, or IoTWF, concluding today at the Dubai World Trade Centre, or DWTC..... Read more »

Posted on : 12/8/2015