Helping SMEs in the UAE take on the world

According to the UAE Ministry of Economy, the Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) sector represents more than 98 per cent of the total number of companies operating in the UAE and contributes towards 52 per cent of the non-oil GDP. The ministry is targeting 60 per cent contribution of SMEs by 2021. Essentially, these SMEs […]

Study Dubai. Make It Count – Inspire Your Destiny

It’s up to you. To inspire… and be inspired. Be the architect of your destiny in one of the world’s most dynamic cities. Home to the largest number of internationally accredited campuses, Dubai is your higher education partner to ‘make it count’. Hadeel is an Amity University student from Jordan who grew up in KSA. […]

Study Dubai. Make It Count – Engineer Your Future

The opportunity is there, you just have to take it. Make your mark in one of the world’s most dynamic cities. Home to the largest number of internationally accredited campuses, Dubai is your higher education partner to ‘make it count’. Hameed is an Emirates Aviation University student from Nigeria. He is passionate about making the […]

Thousands of UK jobs at risk as EON takes Npower clients

London: Plans to restructure Innogy SE’s UK energy supplier Npower and migrate its household customers to EON SE’s British business could put as many as 4,500 jobs at risk, according to Unison, one of the nation’s biggest unions. Companies said they will consult and work with the trade unions. Innogy isn’t providing any numbers regarding […]

Expo 2020: The SME connection

Part of Expo 2020 Dubai’s legacy will be its commitment to support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) now and into the future. Twenty per cent of the expo’s direct and indirect spend will be allocated to UAE-based SMEs to create a long-lasting economic impact in line with UAE Vision 2021, helping promote SMEs, which represent […]

Sharjah Chamber concludes fifth trade mission to East Africa

KAMPALA: The UAE-Uganda Investment Forum in Kampala had discussed investment cooperation and explored opportunities of marketing local industries in Africa’s most promising markets. The Forum, organised by the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, SCCI, represented by the Sharjah Exports Development Centre, SEDC, was held during the SEDC’s three-day visit to Uganda, which was concluded […]

Telegraph CEO heralds digital growth as takeover talk swirls

London: Britain’s Telegraph Media Group expects to pass a milestone in coming days, when it will get more subscribers online than from its newspapers. The 164-year-old publisher of the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph has hit parity in digital and print, with total combined subscriptions of about 418,000, Chief Executive Officer Nick Hugh said in […]