Uncle Fluffy: Why this is the best franchise to buy in 2020

Owning a franchise lets you start-up, working with an established brand, and avoid some of the risk involved in testing a new business concept from scratch. Kamal Abdul Aziz did just that when he joined the Uncle Fluffy group as a franchisee, opening the first Egyptian store in Cairo’s Festival City Mall in August 2019. […]

UAE’s largest healthcare provider NMC becomes a potential takeover target

Geneva: NMC Health Plc, the operator of the biggest network of hospitals in the UAE, said its chairman will be removed from board discussions after he said he may have misreported the size of his stake. Its Chairman, Dr. B.R. Shetty, is conducting a legal review into the size of his stake, NMC said Monday. […]

UK’s Johnson seeks extra boost in infrastructure spending

London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to announce a boost in infrastructure spending focused on northern England, seeking to make good on campaign pledges made before he led his Conservatives to a landslide victory in December’s general election. The programme will include 40 million pounds ($52 million) for 5G wireless networks in rural areas […]

Many flights in and out of UK affected by Storm Ciara

Storm Ciara has triggered hundreds of flight cancellations in the UK on Sunday, as galeforce winds of up to 80mph (128 km/h) battered much of the UK. As a result, hundreds of flights have been cancelled, including a Dubai-London Emirates flight, as the brutal storm slammed into Britain with violent gusts. Ciara is the country’s biggest […]

Coronavirus outbreak starts to affect automotive supply chains

As the world is watching with bated breath how the deadly coronavirus outbreak is unfolding, the impact the epidemic will have on businesses including the automotive sector will be apparent in the coming weeks. Fiat Chrysler has warned that one of its European plants will be forced to halt production within a few weeks, citing […]

UAE offers $500m to Africa’s digital economy

Dubai: The UAE’S Consortium for Africa, a new initiative with a committed investment of $500 million to help fulfil the vision of a “turbocharged” and connected new Africa has been unveiled at the African Union. The UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation and Director-General of Expo 2020 Dubai, Reem Ebrahim Al Hashemi, told African Union […]