U.A.E. Company Produces Mideast’s First Plant-Based Bottles

(Bloomberg) — A Middle Eastern drinking-water company is producing the region’s first bottles made entirely from fermented plant sugars. Agthia Group, which markets the Al Ain brand...

Dubai Takes Port Operator Private to Tackle Looming Debt Pile

(Bloomberg) — Dubai will take its port operator private after a dozen years to alleviate its debt burden and avoid a repeat of the economic crisis that...

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Partnering for Progress

Oman LNG Development Foundation has continued to address various needs of the local communities in Oman thereby ensuring that its initiatives are sustainable, and continue to...

UAE Issues Operating License to Region’s First Nuclear Power Plant

The Region’s first nuclear power plant is set to begin operations soon, with UAE’s nuclear regulatory authority granting the operating license for Unit 1 of the...

Accenture Opens Dubai Tourism Innovation Hub, Its First Innovation Hub in the Middle East

DUBAI; Feb. 13, 2020 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today opened the Dubai Tourism Innovation Hub, the company’s first innovation hub in the Middle East & North...

Billionaire BR Shetty Steps Down From NMC Health Board

In an interesting twist to the financial quagmire NMC Health is already in, BR Shetty, its founder and chairman, has stepped down from the company’s board....

STEP Conference 2020 ends with Multimillion Dirham Deals

(17 February Dubai) Held in its 9th edition under the theme of “the World in Dubai”, STEP Conference, the leading technology festival for emerging markets, just...