The company also began construction on its second data center in Masdar, Abu Dhabi – a new 31.8 megawatts (MW) IT power capacity facility that will contribute to the company’s continued expansion in the UAE.

These five businesses will join a network of over 300 startups that have taken part in the award-winning Start Path startup engagement program. They will be able to collaborate with Mastercard’s global ecosystem of banks, merchants, partners, and digital players to deliver and scale open banking solutions. Start Path alumni are now entering public markets, achieving unicorn status.

Learners in the UAE were placed in the top 100 percentile, compared to their peers globally, in several areas of business skills, such as leadership and management, strategy and operations, communication, human resources, and entrepreneurship. The skill strengths in these areas demonstrate their ability to leverage opportunities and address challenges, and in turn, contribute to the economic development of the country.

Following a binding agreement late last year between e& (formerly known as Etisalat Group) and G42 to merge their data center offering, Khazna Data Centers is now operating the twelve new joint data center network.

Freshworks Inc., a software company that empowers the people who power businesses, hosted the first-ever UAE edition of its flagship customer roadshow, Global Jam, with great success.