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QIB and Mall of Qatar win ‘Best Gift Card in Qatar’ Award by Visa
July 22, 2019
DOHA: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) & Mall of Qatar (MoQ) have been awarded the “Best Gift Card in Qatar” 2018 by Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments. The award recognizes QIB’s and Mall of Qatar’s efforts in successfully launching the first mall gift card powered by a Bank in Qatar, achieving fantastic sales, customer acquisition and high brand visibility in the market. The Gift card, which was launched for"...
Qatar PMI edges down in June, but growth outlook strengthens
July 22, 2019
Doha
The most recent PMI survey of Qatar conducted by Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) has pointed to a stronger 12-month outlook for business activity, which was held back somewhat by a collection of local factors and aggravated by observed seasonal trends.
The PMI eased to 47.2 in June, and averaged 48.1 over the second quarter, QFC said in a statement on Sunday.
Since the survey began in April 2017, the PMI has a correlation of 0.88 with the year-on-year percentage change in GDP in real terms, over a comparison"...
GIA Organises Retail Sales Associate Training Programme for Malabar Gold & Diamonds in Dubai
July 22, 2019
To help retail sales staff communicate effectively, GIA Dubai recently organised retail sales associate training programmes for Malabar Gold & Diamonds at their stores in Dubai, UAE. Since 2018, GIA Dubai has trained more than 200 staff of Malabar Gold & Diamonds in Dubai and Bahrain. The training programme includes information about GIA, the 4Cs (Color, Clarity, Cut and Carat Weight) of Diamond Quality, the International Diamond Grading"...
FDI into Qatar expected to surge: Jaber
July 21, 2019
Doha
In major support to government’s efforts for increasing foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into Qatar, the second edition of the International Business Delegation (IBD) Summit is all set to be held from April 6 to 9, 2020 with Doha as the host city for the second consecutive year.
Aimed at showcasing Qatar’s investment climate to international investors, over 1,000 delegates from more than 100 cities in North America, South America, Middle East, Africa, East Asia, China, and the Indian subcontinent"...
Sharjah Finance Department strengths ties with Japan finance industry
July 21, 2019
A delegation from Sharjah Finance Department (SFD) visited Tokyo, Japan and met with key Japanese finance officials to discuss various possibilities that can help bolster relationships between the two sides. The meetings were held at the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and was attended by Sharjah’s delegation headed by HE Waleed Al Sayegh, Director General of Sharjah Finance Department, Tom Koczwara and Abdellatif Al Ali from"...
Fresh dates festival at Souq Waqif to showcase over a dozen local varieties
July 20, 2019
Doha: The Ministry of Municipality and Environment and Souq Waqif will organise a 12-day festival to offer fresh local dates with the participation of over 80 local farms and Hassad Food Company. “The ‘4th Local Dates Festival 2019’ will run from July 23 to August 3 between 4pm and 10pm in a large tent at Souq Waqif,” said Yousuf Khalid Al Khulaifi, Head of Agricultural Affairs Department at the Ministry during a press conference"...
beIN Media Group teams up with Qatar SportsTech to support global projects
July 20, 2019
beIN Media Group, the leading sports, media and entertainment group (beIN), has signed a partnership with Qatar SportsTech, the Doha-based sports industry start-up incubator (QST), to support the global sports industry’s most pioneering projects. beIN and QST will work together to meet the demands of the ever-evolving sports industry, and provide innovative start-ups with the vital mentoring, funding and networking opportunities needed to"...
Secure-D Releases the First Ever Mobile Malware Analytics Platform
July 19, 2019
Secure-D, mobile security platform by leading technology company Upstream, launched a new mobile malware center that reports suspicious Android applications it detects and blocks around the world. The information on the Secure-D Index, currently in beta, allows anyone to easily find what apps pose a threat to their privacy and pocket, in one place, for free. Data is openly available to the whole mobile industry, from app developers, ad networks and publishers, to media, advertisers and mobile network operators that all fall prey to mobile ad fraud. The Secure-D Index includes an aggregated list of Android applications that have been identified as suspicious by Upstream’s security platform. For each app the Secure-D Index center features pertinent information such as number of downloads, market infection rate and markets where the app is active. Data is currently available for 17 markets,......
Swrve Named a Leader in 2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Mobile Marketing Platforms
July 19, 2019
Swrve, the world leader in real-time, relevant customer engagement, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. as a Leader in the 2019 Magic Quadrant for Mobile Marketing Platforms 1. Swrve was one of 18 vendors evaluated in the report. This is the second consecutive year that Swrve has been placed in the Leaders quadrant. Swrve is a real-time marketing and customer engagement platform that enables the world’s largest brands to scale communications to millions of customers, and meet the exact needs of each customer wherever they are, and regardless of channel. Swrve’s real-time relevant engine allows marketing, customer success, and business intelligence departments to process highly granular and contextual customer data, including geo-location, media and streaming preferences, and app usage. Leading brands rely on Swrve for a full picture of relevant customer experiences, engagement, revenue and loyalty, including Ryanair, Emirates, Condé Nast, NETGEAR, Mastercard, Sony Pictures Television, The Movember Foundation, Playrix, and more.......
Toshiba Memory to Rebrand as “Kioxia” in October
July 19, 2019
Toshiba Memory Holdings Corporation announced today that it will officially change its name to Kioxia Holdings Corporation on October 1, 2019. The name Kioxia (kee-ox-ee-uh) will be adopted for the names of all Toshiba Memory companies, largely effective on the same date. Kioxia is a combination of the Japanese word kioku meaning “memory” and the Greek word axia meaning “value.” Merging “memory” with “value,” Kioxia represents the company’s mission to uplift the world with “memory,” which forms the foundation of the company’s vision. Kioxia will cultivate the new era of memory, defined by rapidly increasing demands for large-capacity, high-performance storage and data processing, which positions the company to grow sustainably as a leading flash memory producer for many years to come. “I am delighted to take the......
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