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Gartner Forecasts IT Spending In MENA To Reach $171 Billion In 2021

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IT spending in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is projected to total $171 billion in 2021, an increase of 4.5% from 2020, according to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc.

“IT projects were either put on hold or canceled in MENA because [...] 

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Al-Futtaim Malls Launches New Third Party Management Services Company To Elevate Retail Landscape Across MENA

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Al-Futtaim Malls today announced the launch of PLEXManagement Services company, to assist landlords and transform the retail landscape across the MENA region. PLEX will focus on supporting businesses in the complete management of retail destinations [...] 

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Many GCC Organizations Overestimate Their “Responsible Artificial Intelligence” Maturity – But There Is Good News For The Region

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A new global survey conducted by BCG GAMMAfound that 55% of all global respondents overestimate the maturity of their Responsible Artificial Intelligence (RAI) program—the structures, [...] 

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Gap Introduces ‘GENERATION GOOD’ – Forces For Good Across Generations

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This Spring, Gap continues to champion modern American optimism by amplifying the voices of GENERATION GOOD – a collective of unique individuals taking action as forces for good. Acting on the shared values of inclusion, diversity, sustainability [...] 

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Emirates NBD’s Public Service Advertisement Recognised By BAI Global Innovation Awards For Innovation In Marketing

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Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the MENAT (Middle East, North Africa and Turkey) region, has won the prestigious BAI Global Innovation Award in 2020 for Marketing innovation for its #SecureYourAccount “It Wasn’t Me” anti-phishing campaign. [...] 

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Rollout Of The Vaccine Puts Huge Uncertainty Around all Economic Views

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By Richard Dunbar, Head of Multi-Asset Research at Aberdeen Standard Investments

I write this missive at the end of a quarter and the end of a financial year that has been interesting in terms of what has happened within markets as well as between [...] 

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This Is The Story Of Monica Malhotra

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Today morning, I had the chance to catch up with Monica on Zoom. She likes to call herself a ‘Dubai kid” having grown up and done her schooling in this city, we all love to call home.

After completing her high school in Dubai, Monica went [...] 

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Twitter Launches A Series Of Ramadan-Themed Audio Conversations Through New Spaces Feature

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This year, over 10 million Tweets were monitored about Ramadan in the 30 days leading into the holy month. With Ramadan underway, Twitter launched جمعات_رمضان# (Ramadan Gatherings), a series of live audio conversations focused on reflections [...] 

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Without Action, The Next Pilot Shortage In The Middle East Is All But Inevitable, According To Oliver Wyman

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The COVID-19 pandemic has stalled a historical global pilot shortagebut stepsalready need to be taken by airlines to ensure pilotsupply does not fall short again, according to findings by Oliver Wyman, a global leader in management consulting.

Until [...] 

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The Do’s And Don’ts In Social Media Etiquette

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We are taught from an early age to be respectful, listen, say please and thank you, and appreciate others independently of their economic factors.

Successful participation on Social Networks will easily turn out to be highly profitable in today’s [...] 

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