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May 27, 2021

Ramzi Saboury to head Zwipe operations in MENA

Zwipe announced that it has recently appointed Ramzi Saboury as a general manager for the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) as it seeks to respond to strong interest for its biometric products in this market.
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May 17, 2021

Fincasa & IMT sign partnership to help grow US$1 billion start-up eco-system

A staggering $1.03 billion was plowed into MENA-based startups in 2020, marking a 13 per cent increase from 2019, startup data platform MAGNiTT said, despite the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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April 27, 2021

Gartner forecasts IT spending in MENA to reach $171 Bn in 2021

CIOs in MENA will increase their spending on servers, applications and infrastructure software in 2021, to support the rapid digitalization efforts. Additionally, the increase in remote workforce will increase spending on mobile devices and remote working technologies such as desktop-as-a-service (DaaS).
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April 20, 2021

Indian businessmen rush to Dubai for Pfizer vaccine amid Covid spike

Cash rich Indians are making trips to Dubai as they […]
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April 5, 2021

Instagram scams and how to avoid them

This scamming has worsened over the past year, with the BBC claiming in January 2021 that Instagram fraud reports have increased by 50% since the coronavirus outbreak began in 2020. As our digital lives continue to grow, and online scammers learn new tricks, it is important to know how to identify an Instagram scam.
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March 10, 2021

African company Flutterwave raises $170M, now valued over $1B

The proliferation of fintech services across Africa remains in full […]
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March 1, 2021

noon-b8ta partnership to bring next-gen retail experience to UAE customers

The partnership aimed at successfully launching new products by innovative brands is in line with strengthening the e-commerce market and to meet the fast-growing demand among the most digitally-savvy and brand conscious shoppers in the region. The strategic collaboration between b8ta and noon.com is designed to provide innovative and curated products a launch-pad with an optimal marketing strategy
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March 1, 2021

District 2020: Curating a Global Innovation Ecosystem as the Future of Expo 2020

District 2020 is bringing together global entities comprising of Fortune 500 companies, SMEs, Startups, Academic Institutes, Labs, Accelerators & VCs to actively curate the business ecosystem that will focus on spurring innovation
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February 15, 2021

Examining the ‘pipeline problem’

AI Now researcher analyzes the history behind the excuse for […]
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December 17, 2020

Mobility across the GCC by Anita Chalke, Proven

The long-awaited reopening of the Kingdom promoted a sense of relief across many GCC-centered corporations that desperately anticipated the end of lock-down while attempting to mitigate financial damages. Thousands of jobs were lost, and the unemployment rate among Saudi nationals jumped to 15.4% from 11.8% between the first and second quarters of 2020.
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