The Middle East economy is expected to recover at an estimated 2.1% in 2020. According to ICAEW’s latest Economic Update, overall improvement in the region will be primarily driven by an uptick in the region’s two largest economies, Iran and Saudi Arabia, following a dire 2019. However, the accountancy and finance body says that the
The third annual edition of the Saudi Arabia Hospitality Investment Conference (SHIC), being held from 21-22 January 2020 at Riyadh Airport Marriott Hotel in Riyadh, will bring together more than 350 dignitaries, developers, investors, hotel owners and operators to discuss the future of the Kingdom’s ever-growing hotel market in light of the event theme, ‘Transform
The Middle East’s leading business information service MEED has launched the 2020 round of its long-running initiative to identify the GCC’s best projects. The MEED Projects Awards 2020, carried out in association with Mashreq, are inviting project companies across the GCC to nominate the best projects completed in the GCC in 2018 and 2019. Project
Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, today announced that Al Taweelah alumina refinery in Abu Dhabi has produced one million tonnes of alumina since operations began in April. Al Taweelah alumina refinery is now expected to reach sustained production at its nameplate capacity during the
The Middle East, with its predominance of critically-vital hydrocarbon, energy and utility plants, is set to become an early adopter of the latest AI-influenced identity and face recognition technology as commercial building security rises up the region’s infrastructure agenda, according to experts. With new insights from 6Wresearch estimating a 16.6% compound annual growth in the
Rounding off a big year for TikTok’s creative community, the world’s leading short-form video platform has revealed the nation’s most memorable moments of 2019. Growing quickly and steadily in the Middle East and worldwide, TikTok has attracted an immense and active base of creators producing creative videos, across music, fashion, sports, education and more. Challenges,
Ahead of the upcoming Medlab Middle East, the MENA region’s largest medical laboratory event, experts are highlighting the need for more advanced clinical research to aid the early recognition and prevention of inherited metabolic disorders in the Arab world. Inherited metabolic disorders, or inborn errors of metabolism, refer to different types of medical conditions caused