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Businessmen from United Arab Emirates attend the annual Damascus International Trade Fair, Syria. — Reuters
UAE firms scout trade at Syria fair
DAMASCUS — A delegation of at least 40 businessmen from the United Arab Emirates attended a state-backed trade fair in Syria's capital, defying US warnings against doing business with the government and associates of President Bashar Al-Assad.The UAE, one of Washington's main regional allies, has started to forge closer ties with Damascus to counter the influence of its rivals Iran and Turkey. In December, it reopened its embassy there, angering Washington.Representatives attended from companies such as construction firm Arabtec Holding, and other investment firms headed by prominent Emirati businessmen, as well as members of the chambers of commerce, delegates said.The delegates left Damascus on Thursday and Friday.During the war, the UAE did support armed groups opposed to...
August 31, 2019

UAE firms scout trade at Syria fair

Strong consumer spending propping up US economy
WASHINGTON — US consumer spending increased solidly in July as households bought a range of goods and services, which could further allay financial market fears of a recession, but the strong pace of consumption is unlikely to be sustained amid tepid income gains.The report from the Commerce Department on Friday added to July trade and inventory data in suggesting that while the economy was slowing, it was not losing altitude rapidly for now. But risks to the longest economic expansion in history are mounting, mostly from a year-long trade war between the United States and China.The trade fight between the two economic giants has spooked financial markets and caused an inversion of the US yield curve, which has stoked fears that the economic expansion now in its 11th year is in danger of...
August 31, 2019

Strong consumer spending propping up US economy

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Stock markets get lift from fresh trade hopes
LONDON — Renewed hopes for trade talks kept stock markets mostly in the black Friday after China said it would not retaliate against the latest US tariffs, setting up a positive end to a volatile week.New trade optimism helped alleviate gloom about predictions for a coming slowdown in the world economy, analysts said."We may be facing up to the reality of recession but optimism continues to flow through the veins of investors following comments from the Chinese Commerce Ministry on Thursday," said Craig Erlam, senior market analyst at Oanda trading group.The easing tensions helped China's yuan strengthen slightly against the dollar, having fallen to an 11-year low earlier in the week.Key European equity markets were higher at the close, but Milan fell after Italy's...
August 31, 2019

Stock markets get lift from fresh trade hopes

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GSCCO taps Nutanix as container volumes at Saudi ports rise
RIYADH – Nutanix, a leader in enterprise cloud computing, last Thursday announced that the Gulf Stevedoring Contracting Company (GSCCO), a port operator in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is leveraging Nutanix software to increase IT capacity to support growing operations across Saudi port facilities while also reducing IT management overhead. This includes successfully accommodating a 50% spike in container volumes with no impact on operational efficiency.As the organization responsible for the management of three major port container and bulk terminals in Saudi Arabia, GSCCO is fully committed to supporting the government’s Saudi Vision 2030 agenda for economic diversification. Scalable, reliable and easy to manage IT systems are recognized as key to delivering this agenda. This has...
August 31, 2019

GSCCO taps Nutanix as container volumes at Saudi ports rise

Dr Ibrahim Ashmawy, Deputy Minister of Internal Trade and Chairman of Internal Trade Development Authority (ITDA) of Egypt; Enf Tarek El Sebaiy, Deputy Minister of Housing signing the agreement with Yusuff Ali, Chairman of UAE’s Lulu Group International in the presence of Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister of Egypt along with Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Ali Al-Meselhi, and Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities Assem Al-Gazzar at the cabinet HQs in Cairo
LuLu Group to inject $500m investments into Egypt
CAIRO – The Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade and the Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities of Egypt signed on an agreement with UAE's LuLu Group to establish new hypermarkets in differing parts of Cairo.On behalf of Egyptian government, Dr Ibrahim Ashmawy, Deputy Minister of Internal Trade and Chairman of Internal Trade Development Authority (ITDA) of Egypt, Enf Tarek El Sebaiy, Deputy Minister of Housing signed the agreement with Yusuff Ali, Chairman of UAE’s LuLu Group International in the presence of Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister of Egypt along with Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Ali al-Meselhi, and Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities Assem Al-Gazzar at the cabinet HQ in Cairo.Under these contracts, four projects will be built by...
August 31, 2019

LuLu Group to inject $500m investments into Egypt

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EuroTier Middle East to kick off tomorrow in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI — The inaugural edition of EuroTier Middle East, the world’s leading trade show for animal husbandry and livestock management, will kick off on September 2 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) under the patronage of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Presidential Affairs and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority.Held in strategic partnership with Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority, EuroTier Middle East seeks to enrich the knowledge, build the capacities and enhance the skills of local animal farmers through introducing them to international best practices and latest technologies.Set to run until September 4, 2019, the event is expected to attract more than 5,000 visitors from across the...
August 31, 2019

EuroTier Middle East to kick off tomorrow in Abu Dhabi

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HP’s gaming line-up now available in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH — Making its regional debut, HP Inc. showcased a powerful line-up of its latest OMEN and Pavilion Gaming innovations, raising the bar for high performance gaming. Invited to a hands-on experience of the company’s full range of gaming products, gamers, influencers and partners gathered at a warehouse in Al Quoz in Dubai, UAE.Commenting about the full OMEN range, Narayanan Venkataraman, Managing Director, Saudi Arabia at HP Inc. said “The expansion of our gaming portfolio serves as testimony of our continuous commitment to the gaming community. With the growth of the gaming industry in the region, we have recognized that gamers have an increased appetite for more powerful and innovative products. With that in mind, we have introduced a much stronger line-up of laptops,...
August 31, 2019

HP’s gaming line-up now available in Saudi Arabia

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Huawei launches a photography workshop for enthusiasts
RIYADH — Huawei launched a workshop with the collaboration of Qumra where the photography enthusiasts and lovers attended to listen to some professional photographers’ experiences with the P30 Pro camera. This comes in line with Huawei’s ongoing efforts to bring their smartphones ever closer to the consumer and as part of “Travel with Huawei” Campaign, and in an effort to continue contribute to the dissemination of the culture of photography and belief in the role played by smartphone cameras in the lives of users and showing the beauty of the Kingdom through the Huawei P30 Pro camera.Qumra always encourages the young talented youth to take their photography skills to the next level. Huawei and Qumra are focusing on highlighting the beauty of Saudi Arabia by working with two...
August 31, 2019

Huawei launches a photography workshop for enthusiasts

VFS Global’s new ‘Visa At Your Doorstep’ service makes traveling easy
RIYADH — Despite the growing trend of accessibility in travel, professional athletes still face a multitude of challenges when traveling abroad on short notice. At some point, the question of a visa for athletes may come up.Omar Al Souma, Saudi-based Al Ahli football player, who has been playing football for almost two decades, said it requires a visa for most countries he visits. Earlier, he had to visit the visa application centre to submit his application and biometric information but that has changed since he started using VFS Global’s new Visa At Your Doorstep service.The technology-enabled service brings the visa application process directly to the applicant, and that too at their preferred time and location. This means aspiring travellers have the luxury of an easy and...
August 31, 2019

VFS Global’s new ‘Visa At Your Doorstep’ service makes traveling easy

Cathay Pacific has warned staff they risk being sacked if they join a planned Hong Kong strike.
Cathay warns staff face sack if they join Hong Kong strike
HONG KONG — Cathay Pacific has warned staff they risk being sacked if they join a planned Hong Kong strike, as the airline intensifies its crackdown on employee support for the rolling pro-democracy protests.Hong Kong's flagship carrier, which has 27,000 staff in the city, has been accused of bowing to political pressure from China, whose aviation regulator has banned airline staff who have supported the demonstrations from working on flights through its airspace.In an internal memo to staff, a Cathay director, Tom Owen, said participating in a strike planned for Monday and Tuesday could constitute a breach of contract."We expect all of our employees to report for work as normal and over this period and will be monitoring attendance levels closely," he said in the memo, a...
August 30, 2019

Cathay warns staff face sack if they join Hong Kong strike

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