Month: January 2022

Mastercard has expandedMastercard Installments, its unique and innovative Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) program that delivers greater choice at checkout, both in-store and online, to consumers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia. The BNPL program will meet growing consumer demand for flexible, digital-first payment options, and support the region’s e-commerce ecosystem through a new

In this month’s episode of Marketplace Middle East, CNN’s Eleni Giokos and Amanda Davies explore the business of sport and why the region has become a leading location to host sporting events. From Formula One races in Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Abu Dhabi, to more than 20 top international sporting events in the UAE, the Middle East has become a

INJAZ Al-Arab, a member of Junior Achievement (JA) Worldwide, the world’s largest non-profit business education organization, has announced the strengthening of its partnership with Boeing. The partnership expansion, which falls under the Entrepreneurship & Work-readiness pillars,will empower over 5,000 youth in Africa, expanding into Tanzania, Mozambique, Mauritania, Nigeria, Sudan, Madagascar and the Democratic Republic of

Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) spotlighted the growing importance of the digital economy in global trade and as an impetus of economic growth during the Annual Coordination Meeting of the Joint Arab Foreign Chambers of Commerce. The meeting held recently at the office of the Secretary-General of the Arab League underscored the significance of digitalization

Gulf Capital, a leading thematic alternative investment firm in the GCC and Asia, announced today that its portfolio company, Cedar White Bradley (CWB)Legal Limited, has opened its new headquarters in Abu Dhabi. The company was awarded a licence by Abu Dhabi Global Markets (ADGM) to operate from one of the most attractive, accessible, and innovative

The International Day of Education is celebrated on January 24, 2022. The date was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly to celebrate the role of education in peace and development. The first International Day of Education was celebrated in 2019, after the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution co-authored by over 50 member states that

With environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment principles fast becoming the norm for capital market participants, investors now have a historic opportunity to act as direct agents of change in an economy driven by ethically-minded consumers. Moderating at the 2022 Abu Dhabi Sustainable Finance Forum (ADSFF), Cathrine de Coninck-Lopez, Global Head of ESG, Invesco, said: