On the occasion of its 10thyear of operations, the Pearl Initiative announced the launch of its updated strategy,titled PI Vision 2025, marking a renewed pledge to advance the business case for strong corporate governance practices across the Gulf region. PI Vision 2025was recently endorsed during the Pearl Initiative’s Board of Governors and CEO Council meetings, […]

The Big Bad WolfOnline Book SaleU.A.E is organising its first Book Sale for the U.A.E, to be held online from January 23 – 25 exclusively on the region’s leading e-commerce platformnoon.com. Book lovers of all age groups will be able to pick from hundreds of titles spanning a variety of literary genres, and enjoy upto […]

Sheikh Fahim Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Department of Government Relations (DGR) in Sharjah, has explored potential ways of strengthening cooperation between Sharjah and Brasilia in vital sectors including culture, sports and science,with HE Fernando Luís LemosIgreja, Brazilian Ambassador to the UAE. Both parties discussed the possibility of establishing Brazilian cultural centre in the emirate […]

Sharjah Islamic Bank reports an increase in its operating profits before provisions by 8.7%, amounting to AED 697.7 million, compared to AED 642.1 million for the same period last year. The exceptional circumstances that the world is going through, the Bank has been prudent to hedge the potential risks owing to these difficult economic conditions […]