Improved business governance standards play a vital role in bolstering socio-economic growth, both globally and across the Gulf Region. As the winds of industry shift and unearth novel challenges that require addressal for fiscal sustability, there is an increased push to encourage the improved implementation of corporate governance practices. In recognition of this, the Pearl Initiative […]

The Sharjah Child Friendly Academy, a subsidiary of the Sharjah Child Friendly Office (SCFO), has launched an awareness information pack titled My Journey From Pregnancy to Breastfeeding. The move aims to educate mothers as well as healthcare professionals in maternity and childcare on breastfeeding, fostering it as a social culture, in addition to promoting all […]

The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry, SCCI, represented by its Chairman, HE Abdullah Sultan Al Owais, received a Sri Lankan high-level delegation headed by HE Malraj De Silva, Sri Lankan Ambassador to the UAE, accompanied by Mr. NalindaWijerathna, Consul-General of Sri Lanka in Dubai and the Northern Emirates. The meeting touched on the prospects […]

The Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa) is launching ‘UCAN’ or the Ubuntu Care And Nurture initiative with a $250,000 equity-free prize purse open to top startups from the Middle East and Africa. The platform aims to empower entrepreneurs invested in creating high-impact tangible solutions for current and pressing global challenges imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic. The […]

As part of its mission to encourage good, value-based behaviour among the young generation, FUNN, a Sharjah-based organisation dedicated to promoting media arts learning in children and youth in the UAE, has produced an educational animated series titled My Dear Children, to instill moral values in children in an entertaining and engaging way. Each of […]

The Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Team in Sharjah has approved a host of precautionary measures ahead of the resumption of activities at the iconic Expo Centre Sharjah. The landmark venue, which is a popular destination for high-profile government events, commercial exhibitions, business events and conferences in the country will reopen with all the necessary […]

In a novel approach to engaging young learners while abiding physical distancing norms to restrict the spread of the Covid-19 virus, Sharjah Girl Guides (SGG) has held a series of virtual educational workshop tours in September for its cadre of Brownies, Guides and Senior Guides. Organised onSGG’s Instagram account, these digital tours sought to inculcate […]

Sharjah Islamic Bank’s (SIB) $500 million Sukuk received the ‘Sukuk Deal of the Year 2020’, at the 10th Global Islamic Finance Awards (GIFA). The bank was acknowledged with the award, during a virtual ceremony held on September 14. SIB, which enjoys strong investment grade ratings of A- by Standard & Poors, A3 by Moody’s, priced […]

The second session of ‘Publishers Club’, a virtual discussion initiative organised by the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), will be held on September 23 (Wednesday). Titled ‘Selling Books in the Arab World in the Time of Corona’, the session will have Sherif Bakr, General Manager, Al Arabi Publishing and Distributing, Egypt, in conversation with Emma House, […]

The fast-growing business opportunities in education, advanced technology and agriculture, among many others, in Sharjah’s expanding investment ecosystem were showcased recently at an interactive business webinar organised by the US-UAE Business Council in association with Sharjah FDI Office (Invest in Sharjah), an affiliate of the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), via the Zoom platform. […]