EnergyFeaturedUAE is first Mideast country to produce nuclear energyPritam BordoloiMarch 5, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiMarch 5, 2020 UAE officially starts power operation at the Barakah nuclear power plant... Read more
FeaturedTechnologyNational Bank of Fujairah and Ripple to facilitate cross border paymentsPritam BordoloiMarch 3, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiMarch 3, 2020 The UAE-based bank will use RippleNet to facilitate remittance payments to India through Indus Ind Bank... Read more
FeaturedLogisticsDubai’s logistics startup iMile secures $10 mn funding to expand in MEPritam BordoloiMarch 3, 2020March 3, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiMarch 3, 2020March 3, 2020 The round was led by an unnamed venture capital firm active in the Chinese logistics market... Read more
FeaturedHealthcareMubadala mulls investment in healthcare company NMC HealthPritam BordoloiMarch 2, 2020March 2, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiMarch 2, 2020March 2, 2020 Mubadala is reportedly considering buying a stake as well as acquiring a board seat in the healthcare company... Read more
FeaturedTelecomUAE telco du deploys first live millimetre wave 5G site at Yas IslandPritam BordoloiFebruary 27, 2020February 27, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiFebruary 27, 2020February 27, 2020 The site will provide ultra-high mobile broadband speeds of up to 2.1Gbps using a 26GHz frequency... Read more
FeaturedTechnologyUAE’s EDGE allocates Dh1 bn funds for advanced technologies in defenceInternational FinanceFebruary 26, 2020March 18, 2020 by International FinanceFebruary 26, 2020March 18, 2020 Last year, EDGE signed several military and security deals over $5 billion... Read more
FeaturedTechnologyUAE-based telco Etisalat acquires German cybersecurity firm Help AGPritam BordoloiFebruary 24, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiFebruary 24, 2020 Help AG acquisition will help Etisalat to protect its cloud, IoT, AI and big data line of business against sophisticated cyber threats... Read more
EnergyFeaturedSamsung wins $952 mn contract to develop power plant in the UAEPritam BordoloiFebruary 24, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiFebruary 24, 2020 Samsung and Marubeni will jointly develop the 2,400 MW combined cycle power plant in Fujairah... Read more
FeaturedTechnologyDubai to launch blockchain platform for instant bank account facilityPritam BordoloiFebruary 20, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiFebruary 20, 2020 In order to do so, Dubai has set up a blockchain consortium consisting of six UAE banks... Read more
FeaturedFintechBahrain’s GFH acquires 70% stake in Dubai fintech MarshalPritam BordoloiFebruary 20, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiFebruary 20, 2020 While GFH will hold a 6.3% stake in Marshal, GFH’s investors will hold up to 63.7%... Read more