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COVID-19 has seen consumers across the world ditch cash and in-person shopping in favour of online spending, according to Standard Chartered’s latest global survey. Almost two-thirds of survey respondents around the world [...] 

Barack Obama has deposed Bill Gates from his position as world’s most admired man for the first time since YouGov first started asking in 2014.

Michelle Obama holds on to her position as world’s most admired woman, [...] 

Building on recent momentum in the Gulf region, Virgin Hyperloop, the category leader in hyperloop technology, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), operator [...] 

More than half of institutional investors (55%) believe the majority of their ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance) investments will be held in passive products such as exchange traded funds (ETFs) by 2025, [...] 

COVID 19 pandemic has changed the lives and livelihood of many around the globe. Although the full consequences of the pandemic are yet to be seen, the impact of it is visible on the economies of the world. During this period [...] 

The World Free Zones Organization (World FZO) brought together over 50 expert speakers in 10 virtual industry panels, 5 live webinars, and an online exhibition over 15 to 17 September to explore solutions for the post-pandemic business landscape.

The [...] 

Alex Albon took a well-deserved first podium in Formula 1 with a strong drive in an incident-packed Tuscan Grand Prix at Mugello. The race was interrupted by two red flags and featured three standing starts in total, but [...] 

Finance lawyer Erik Vrij is crowdfunding ONE BILLION AND ONE DIRHAM – FINANCIAL FAIRY TALES. The hardcover book contains a collection of some 20 mostly world famous fairy tales, turned into a financial [...] 

Union Properties PJSC, a pioneer in the property development sector,announced today it has received an offer of AED 400 million for a 40% stake in its subsidiary Dubai Autodrome, UAE’s first fully-integrated multipurpose [...] 

Healthcare solutions providerGlobal Response Aid (GRA) and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories (NYSE: RDY)announced that the anti-viral drug Avigan® produced promising results in a single-blinded, placebo-controlled Phase 3 [...] 

IBM today unveiled its annual “5 in 5” predictions about five significant changes driven by innovation in science and technology that will take place in the next five years.   This year’s 5 in 5 focuses on [...] 

Delivering future skills for the UAE’s digital economy, PwC’s Academy has partnered with globally recognised professional body Certnexus [...]