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The Retail Summit to Honour Ozwald Boateng OBE with Exclusive Icon Award

The Retail Summit to Honour Ozwald Boateng OBE with Exclusive Icon Award

Beach Party For The Retail Summit on the 14th of March, 2023 at the Atlantis The Royal
  • TRS will also host its fourth annual Women in Retail Reception, offering an inspiring evening with industry trailblazers
  • Last chance to purchase tickets to the most anticipated global event shaping the future of retail. Tickets available at www.theretailsummit.com
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Binance FZE Receives a VASP Licence from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority

Binance FZE Receives a VASP Licence from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority

 Binance’s landmark licence paves the way for all, especially institutional participants, to utilise a regulated platform for a wide spectrum of virtual asset products and services.

Binance FZE General Manager Alex Chehade

DUBAI, UAE — 18 April 2024 – Binance FZE, the Dubai entity of the world’s leading global virtual assets services provider, today announced that it has received the Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) licence from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA). This licence, subsequent to the previous issuance of the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) Licence in July 2023, marks a significant milestone for Binance.

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World Bank Projects GCC Growth Rate to Score 3.6% in 2024 and 3.8% in 2025

World Bank Projects GCC Growth Rate to Score 3.6% in 2024 and 3.8% in 2025

Dubai, 18 April 2024- As MENA countries mostly adopt a reactive market approach, leading sectors in the GCC are directly affected by the Fed’s monetary policies.

Ritu Singh, Regional Director of StoneX Group Inc.

The indecisive statistics for the interest rate outcome in the US taps into the grounds of the UAE’s economic model, which aims at amplifying its revenues from trade, transport, tourism and technology. According to the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), their latest rate decision remained unchanged, at 5.4%, in tandem with the latest Fed rate decision. In other words, despite of the region’s resiliency, the state of borrowing costs is directly tied with the awaited inflation, employment, and economic growth figures of the U.S.

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Wilo drives sustainability momentum at World Future Energy Summit

With continued investments and focus on innovation required to achieve the global transition to clean energy

Wilo drives sustainability momentum at World Future Energy Summit

UAE, April 18, 2024

Wilo Middle East & North Africa, a leading pump manufacturer and digital pioneer of the pumps industry, addressed a number of key challenges facing water management, building services and other industrial sectors during the World Future Energy Summit and Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week.

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Fortis Secures $20 Million in Series A Funding Led

Fortis Secures $20 Million in Series A Funding Led by Opportunity Venture to Revolutionize Fintech Landscape in the MENA Region

(Dubai, UAE) – Dubai-based Fortis, a retail tech and fintech solutions provider tailored for SMEs, announced the successful completion of Series A funding round, raising $20 million in investment led by Opportunity Venture (Asia). This funding marks a significant milestone in Fortis’ journey as it embarks on a mission to revolutionize the retail tech and fintech landscape in the Middle East and North Africa region.

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