Monthly Archives: March 2026

Technologies

WSO2 Names a New CMO to Drive Global Growth of its Agentic Enterprise Platform

Platform portfolio enables enterprises to deploy AI capabilities that are secure, observable, manageable, and sovereign

Dubai, UAE – March 2026 – WSO2 today announced its portfolio focused on supporting the agentic enterprise. With this, they address the need from organizations for manageable, secure, observable, and sovereign deployment of AI capabilities. With the appointment of Thibaut Rouffineau as Chief Marketing Officer, they intend to accelerate their go-to-market efforts across its core industries: banking and financial services, telecommunications, government, and healthcare.

Thibaut Roffineau

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Technologies

HUAWEI Band 11 Series: Intelligent Health Monitoring Designed for Everyday Life

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 11 March 2026 – Huawei has announced the HUAWEI Band 11 Series, a next-generation fitness band designed to support everyday health and fitness tracking through intelligent monitoring and health management. With its minimalist design, the HUAWEI Band 11 Series is built to help users maintain sustainable daily mindfulness and embrace a more balanced approach to wellness while building lasting, more healthy habits. Available in Green, Black, and Blue, the HUAWEI Band 11 Series embodies a youthful, athletic design while offering smart health insights that integrate seamlessly into modern lifestyles.

More Dynamic, Sporty Design

The HUAWEI Band 11 Series features a 1.62-inch display, increasing screen area by 27% compared to the previous generation. The HUAWEI Band 11 Pro takes this further with a micro-curved display and a peak brightness of 2,000 nits, a significant upgrade from the 450 nits of its predecessor, ensuring exceptional clarity even under bright sunlight.

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Featured

G-SHOCK Introduces the GA-2100K Series Inspired by the Energy of Nightlife

CASIO G-SHOCK unveils the GA-2100K series, a bold interpretation of the iconic GA-2100 design inspired by the atmosphere of music-driven nightlife and the vibrant pulse of late-night culture.

The series captures the shadowy thrill of nightclubs and music festivals, where laser lights cut through the rhythm of midnight sound. At the heart of the design is a newly developed surface finish on the dial, delivering a clean and modern look that enhances the streamlined silhouette of the GA-2100.

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Business & Investments

FAB shareholders approve record AED 8.84 billion cash dividendat Annual General Meeting

  • All AGM agenda items approved, including cash dividend of 80 fils per share for FY’25
  • Record dividend approval driven by strong growth across the franchise, with FAB delivering 24% year-on-year growth in FY’25 net profit to AED 21.11 billion
  • Performance reaffirms the Group’s ability to deliver robust returns at scale, with Return on Tangible Equity (RoTE) at 19.2% in FY’25, above medium-term guidance
  • FAB closed 2025 as the largest bank in the Middle East and Africa by total assets

Abu Dhabi, 11 March 2026: First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) today virtually. All agenda items were reviewed and approved, including the distribution of AED 8.84 billion in cash dividends for the financial year ended 31 December 2025, representing 80 fils per share and the highest cash dividend in the Group’s history. Shareholders registered on March 23rd, 2026 (i.e., those purchasing shares on or before March 19th, 2026) will be eligible for the cash dividend.

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Hotels & Hosppitality, Ramadan Kareem

ne’ma Partners with 84 Hospitality Leaders to Transform Surplus Food Management in Ramadan

  • Over 84 hotels and caterers across the UAE commit to zero-waste frameworks for Ramadan 2026.
  • New MOU with Abu Dhabi National Hotels Catering (ADNH Catering) follows successful collaborative food rescue at the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2025.
  • High-tech ‘Smart Community Fridges’ deployed at landmark locations, including Mall of the Emirates and The Mall at World Trade Center Abu Dhabi.

Abu Dhabi, UAE – March 11, 2026

ne’ma – the National Food Loss and Waste Initiative- is collaborating with the UAE hospitality sector to formalize food rescue as a standard operational practice. For Ramadan 2026, more than 84 hospitality outlets will contribute untouched surplus meals from Iftar buffets to an expanded network of Smart Community Fridges.

Khuloud Hassan Al Nuwais, Chief Sustainability Officer of Emirates Foundation and ne’ma’s Committee Secretary General, commented: “Our collaboration with the hospitality industry has evolved into a sophisticated, data-driven ecosystem. By integrating ‘Smart Community Fridges’ and zero-waste frameworks directly into hotel operations, we are demonstrating that large-scale food rescue can be both safe and sustainable. This shift ensures that the hospitality sector, a cornerstone of the UAE’s economy, becomes a key driver in our national mission to halve food waste by 2030.”

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