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IMF sees high rates, oil prices and inflation worries in Middle East Censored Internet

IMF sees high rates, oil prices and inflation worries in Middle East

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A Saudi woman wearing protective gloves shops at a supermarket, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 11, 2020. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Banks in the Middle East and Central Asia have very limited exposure to last month's banking…
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April 15, 2023
Ngozi Megwa – Senior Vice President Digital Partnerships EEMEA, Mastercard Censored Internet

Ngozi Megwa – Senior Vice President Digital Partnerships EEMEA, Mastercard

Ngozi is a visionary and an entrepreneurial leader with an impeccable track record accelerating the revenue growth, market share and profitability of commercial businesses across Europe, Middle East, Africa and the United States. Megwa leverages advanced technology to create new digital capabilities that solve complex business challenges and enable customers…
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April 14, 2023
Luxury brands court Middle East with Ramadan collections Censored Internet

Luxury brands court Middle East with Ramadan collections

With flowing kaftans, fluid separates and glamorous maxi dresses, Western luxury fashion brands are increasingly targeting the monied Middle Eastern market with Ramadan capsule collections. "You're about to be the best-dressed person at every iftar and suhoor that you attend," declared Cosmopolitan Middle East magazine earlier this month in a…
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April 14, 2023
FinTechs and banks unite for innovation at DIFC�s Dubai FinTech Summit Dialogues Censored Internet

FinTechs and banks unite for innovation at DIFC�s Dubai FinTech Summit Dialogues

DIFC-led dialogue hosts ten heads of banks and FinTechs for discussion on current financial stability and outlook DUBAI, Apr 11, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading international financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region hosted the second Dubai FinTech…
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April 12, 2023
A perfect encounter with hotelier Bastien Blanc, co-founder of Trokadero Management Censored Internet

A perfect encounter with hotelier Bastien Blanc, co-founder of Trokadero Management

Bastien Blanc’s decades-long career in hospitality has taken him around the world and placed him at the helm of some of the world’s leading hotel operators, such as Accor and IHG. In this exclusive interview, Hospitality News Middle East reveals what drives the seasoned hotelier and why he’s invested in finding…
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April 12, 2023
Ericsson, Smart Africa Digital Academy boost digital skills across Africa Censored Internet

Ericsson, Smart Africa Digital Academy boost digital skills across Africa

Ericsson, in collaboration with Smart Africa Digital Academy, on Tuesday announced the upskilling of 100 policy makers and regulators across 19 African countries to boost digital transformation. Mona Hallak, Ericsson’s News Desk Manager, Mediterranean, Middle East, and Africa (MMEA), in a statement said that the policy makers and regulators had the…
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April 11, 2023
Uber’s Middle East subsidiary Careem offloads 50.3% stake in super app to e& Censored Internet

Uber’s Middle East subsidiary Careem offloads 50.3% stake in super app to e&

A super app managed by Uber Technologies' Middle East subsidiary Careem has offloaded a 50.3% stake to Emirates Telecommunications Group Company for $400 million, e& said in a filing on Monday. The super app will be managed by Careem founders Mudassir Sheikha and Magnus Olsson, said the company, formerly known…
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April 10, 2023
UAE’s e& takes $400 mln majority stake in ride-hailer Careem’s Super App Censored Internet

UAE’s e& takes $400 mln majority stake in ride-hailer Careem’s Super App

DUBAI, April 10 (Reuters) - Emirates Telecommunications Group Company EAND.AD has agreed to take a 50.3% stake in a super app managed by Careem, Uber Technologies' UBER.N Middle East subsidiary, at a transaction cost of $400 million, e& said in a filing on Monday. The ride-hailing business will be separated…
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April 10, 2023