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Business & Investments

Taranis Capital Secures DFSA Licence and Strengthens Leadership with Dr Bijna Kotak Dasani MBE, FRSA as CIO

Dubai, UAE – 26 February 2025  Taranis Capital Ltd, an ethical, fintech-focused investment company, has secured a licence from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), the independent regulator of financial services within Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).

Dr Bijna Kotak Dasani MBE, FRSA as Chief Investment Officer (CIO)

This milestone significantly strengthens the firm’s ability to expand its operations and deliver innovative financial solutions with confidence and integrity.

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Business & Investments

DWTC partners with Informa Group to create first-of-its-kind global MICE powerhouse

New Dubai-based joint venture set to yield exponential growth opportunities for their combined portfolio of market-leading Business Events

Dubai, UAE, 6 March 2025: Dubai World Trade Centre and Informa Group, today announced a strategic venture to create a truly global powerhouse in Exhibitions and Event Management, operating out of the Middle East – South Asia – Africa regions. This partnership between two commercial equals with highly complementary assets and capabilities drives the creation of a new DWTC-Informa company – Informa International – that will be fully operational by Q4 2025. This new entity headquartered in Dubai, will be servicing super-regional MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) markets, in addition to leveraging their scale to export their home-grown megabrands across the world.

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Automibiles & Motoring, Business & Investments

Automechanika Dubai celebrates record exhibitor numbers during the 2024 edition   

Automechanika Dubai 2024 showcased 2,229 exhibitors, an increase of 15% year-on-year, representing 62 countries, including 21 international pavilions, highlighting the increased demand from the global market

Captured by Lights In Motion

The latest insights on the successful 2024 edition of the leading automotive aftermarket industry event were revealed during the exhibition’s gathering of advisory board members

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Business & Investments

Global dividends jumped to a record $1.75 trillion in 2024

  • Global dividends grew to a record $1.75 trillion in 2024, up 6.6% on an underlying basis
  • Headline growth of 5.2% reflected lower one-off special dividends and the stronger US dollar
  • 17 countries out of the 49 in our index saw record dividends, including some of the largest payers such as the US, Canada, France, Japan and China
  • Large companies making their first dividend payments made a disproportionate impact – Meta, Alphabet and Alibaba accounted for one fifth of global dividend growth in 2024
  • Globally 88% of companies raised dividends or held them steady in 2024
  • Q4 payouts rose 7.3% on an underlying basis
  • Forecast 2025: Headline growth of 5.0% to record $1.83 trillion, up 5.1% on an underlying basis
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DUBAI, UAE – Global dividends grew to a record $1.75 trillion in 2024, according to the Janus Henderson Global Dividend Index, up 6.6% on an underlying basis. Headline growth of 5.2% reflected lower one-off special dividends and the stronger US dollar. The result for the year was slightly ahead of Janus Henderson’s forecast of $1.73 trillion, mainly owing to greater-than-expected strength in the US and Japan in the final quarter. Q4 payouts rose 7.3% on an underlying basis.

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Joint Workshop held by the Federal Tax Authority and Microsoft on “Accelerating Innovation with AI”

Dubai, 5 March 2025: As part of its participation in UAE Innovation Month 2025, that took place in February, the Federal Tax Authority (FTA) held a joint workshop on “Accelerating Innovation with AI” in collaboration with Microsoft, a global leader in computing technologies and the world’s largest software maker.

The workshop was attended by Abdulla Al Bastaki, Executive Director of the Information Technology Sector, Chief Executive Officer of Artificial Intelligence, along with several FTA employees and AI specialists from Microsoft, with the initiative aligned with the FTA’s strategic plans to strengthen partnerships with leading institutions and technological companies specialising in IT and artificial intelligence (AI).

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