Arthur D. Little (ADL) has published “The Metaverse: What’s In It For Telcos?” exploring how telcos can capture value by leveraging the metaverse. Metaverse represents a major new market for telcos with early estimates of the overall size of the Metaverse opportunity to be around… Read More
Geidea, a fintech company in the region, has announced its participation in the 2022 ‘Techne Summit’ in Alexandria as part of its commitment to unleashing SME success and participation in the digital economy by widening access to digital payment solutions. The Techne Summit is… Read More
The Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) signed an agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, where the agreement was signed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the ASE, Dr. Kamal Al Qudah, and on behalf of… Read More
Saudi Arabia is planning to build 328,000 electric cars per year, given its investments in the sector, Public Investment Fund (PIF) Governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan said at the Saudi Green Initiative forum held at Sharm El-Sheikh. Earlier this month, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced… Read More
The price range for restaurant operator Americana Restaurants International’s IPO has been set at between $0.68 and $0.71 per share (AED2.50/SAR 2.55 and AED 2.62/SAR2.68) potentially raising up to $1.80 billion from the first-ever dual listing on the Abu Dhabi and Saudi stock exchanges. The… Read More
Noted entrepreneur, Mohammed Al Sheikh was honored with the prestigious ‘Businessman of the Year’ title at the Distinctive International Arab Festivals Awards 2022. The red carpet event celebrated its 6th edition amidst top Arab achievers from various fields like business, music, arts, culture, and humanitarian… Read More
Walee FZ LLC Ltd. , the builder of an award-winning creator economy platform (Walee), welcomes Rizk Haddad as Head of Monetization, Middle East and North Africa and Turkey (MENAT), based in Dubai, UAE. With more than 15 years of experience in strategy, marketing and building… Read More
The Cannes Lions have announced the launch of Entertainment Lions for Gaming. The new lion will be judged and awarded for the first time in June 2023, with Francine Li, Global Head of Marketing, Riot Games, serving as the inaugural Jury President. Simon Cook, Lions… Read More
A Huawei executive said on Thursday that information and communications technologies, or ICT, will enable the digitalization of industry, spark innovation and make other industries green. The remarks were made at a session organized by the Global Innovation Hub (UGIH) of the United Nations Framework… Read More
du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC) has announced the latest members to join the du Youth Council. The 2022 session embodies the fifth cycle of appointments, all of whom will aim to support the National Agenda’s youth empowerment and development objectives. Noora Nasser has… Read More
