Category : Business
Key Business Trends for 2021
Thought leadership research firm TrendCandy announced a forecast of top business trends for 2021 based on research conducted in 2020. TrendCandy surveyed tens of thousands of people on various topics including chatbots, open offices, COVID, political division, small businesses, career mobility, Black Friday, remote work, corporate travel and co-working. TrendCandy’s......
Questlove to Teach Music Curation and DJing
MasterClass, the streaming platform where anyone can learn from the world’s best across a wide range of subjects, announced that Questlove will teach a class on music curation and DJing. The Grammy Award–winning musician will explore the vast connectivity of music, sharing his encyclopedic musical knowledge to teach members how......
Sony Music Publishing Signs Kane Brown
Sony Music Publishing Nashville announced the signing of multi-platinum country superstar Kane Brown to a worldwide deal. Brown has also launched Verse 2 Music, his own publishing imprint, as a joint venture with Sony Music Publishing and music industry veteran Kent Earls, who will be heading up its operations. With......
Etisalat reports AED9 billion net profit in 2020
Etisalat Group announced on Tuesday, 23 February that its twelve month ending 31st December, 2020, consolidated revenues reached AED51.7 billion, while consolidated net profit after Federal Royalty amounted to AED9 billion, an increase of 3.8 percent compared to last year.The Group’s Board of Directors proposed dividend payout of 40 fils......
Japan-UAE ties robust with US$22.4 billion trade in 2020
The United Arab Emirates is a long-time partner that has supported Japanese economy and society, and economic relations remain robust with US$22.4 billion bilateral trade in 2020, according to a top Japanese official. Source Emirates News Agency (WAM). “As one of the most significant crude oil suppliers to Japan, the......
Sony Music Publishing signs the Kid LAROI
Sony Music Publishing announced the signing of hit breakthrough artist, songwriter, and producer The Kid LAROI to a worldwide deal. Sydney-native Charlton Kenneth Jeffrey Howard, aka The Kid LAROI, has quickly become a global superstar, captivating fans across the world with songs including “Let Her Go,” “Diva” ft. Lil Tecca,......
Dubai real estate sales cross AED6.74 billion in January 2021
Dubai’s real estate market recorded 3,300 sales transactions worth AED6.74 billion in January 2021, a growth of 15.5 percent in terms of transaction number and 37 percent in terms of value compared to January 2020, according to the 11th edition of Mo’asher, Dubai’s official sales price index. The index data,......
Dutch firm Adyen selects DIFC as regional headquarters
Dubai International Financial Centre has welcomed global payment technology provider Adyen, a company that has a market capitalization of €66.4 billion and processed over €303.6 billion worth of transactions in 2020. Dutch firm Adyen announced their expansion into the Middle East in November 2020. The company selected the DIFC as......
Investcorp acquires industrial portfolio in Wales
Investcorp, a Bahrain-based asset manager that counts Mubadala Investment Company as its biggest shareholder, on Monday announced that one of Investcorp’s affiliates has acquired a portfolio of 13 multi-let industrial assets in South Wales. The acquisition continues Investcorp’s strategy of investing in industrial real estate and represents its first real......