Ben Flanagan | October 29, 2012
Ahmad Abdulkarim Julfar, chief executive of Etisalat Group. (Jake Badger / The National)
Two long-delayed initiatives designed to boost competition between the UAE’s telecommunications operators are expected to go live soon, according to the head of Etisalat Group.
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Ben Flanagan | October 29, 2012
Ronaldo Mouchawar, chief executive of Souq.com (Courtesy Souq.com)
Souq.com, the Dubai-based e-commerce portal, has attracted a multimillion-dollar investment it says will help fund its expansion in Qatar and Bahrain.
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Ben Flanagan | October 23, 2012
Prince Alwaleed speaks at the Forbes Global CEO Conference in Dubai. (Sarah Dea / The National)
Prince Al Waleed bin Talal says he plans to retain his stake in Apple, which he says is still rolling out products developed by the late Steve Jobs.
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Ben Flanagan | October 21, 2012
Steve Forbes at the Forbes Global CEO Conference in Dubai. Satish Kumar / The National
Forbes remains committed to printing magazines, despite the surprise move by fellow US title Newsweek to shut down its presses.
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Ben Flanagan | October 18, 2012
MasterCard is to boost the number of UAE stores accepting contactless payments to 1,000 by the end of the year.
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Ben Flanagan | October 10, 2012
Alarab, the TV-news station backed by Prince Al Waleed bin Talal, has launched a recruitment drive for 300 staff, one third of which it wants to be local Bahrainis.
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Ben Flanagan | September 17, 2012
The billionaire behind one of India’s largest media companies says the Arab advertising market has the potential to double by 2016.
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Ben Flanagan | September 6, 2012
Anna Bager, vice president and general manager of the Interactive Advertising Bureau's mobile marketing arm, speaks at the Mobile Media Forum in Dubai. Photo: Charles Crowell for The National
Two trade associations specialising in digital advertising say they are interested in boosting their activities in the Middle East.
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Ben Flanagan | September 6, 2012
Quadrupling broadband speeds in the UAE would give the local economy a $2.16 billion boost, according to Ericsson.
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Ben Flanagan | September 4, 2012
It should come as no surprise that Facebook is the most popular website in the UAE, with over 77 per cent of internet users logging on to the social networking site.
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