Business

SMEs continue to drive regional growth, accounting for 90 per cent of total registered companies in MENA

  • SME employment in the region expected to reach 20 million by 2020 at 2.5 per cent annual growth
  • UAE to boost SME share in national economy to 70 per cent by 2021
  • OP recognized at the Stars of Business Awards 2016

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Steve Wozniak gathers thousands of people to “BDL Accelerate 2016”

Beirut, November 4, 2016: Banque du Liban wrapped up the second day of its annual conference “BDL Accelerate 2016”, gathering a large number of local and international speakers who shared with more than 20000 attendees their experiences and tips in business, innovation and startups.

Since early morning, attendees started flowing inside the main stage to participate in the conference of the main speaker Steve Wozniak known as “The Woz”, who founded Apple along with Steve Jobs.

Turkcell selects Ericsson as long term managed services partner

  • Ericsson to manage and operate Turkcell’s mobile and fiberoptic fixed network, covering all technologies including 2G, 3G, and 4G/LTE
  • Ericsson’s end-to-end engagement will include operations and maintenance, as well as expansion of Turkcell’s network
  • Ericsson’s differentiated engagement models will meet evolving customer demands and expectations

Turkcell has selected Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) as its partner to manage and operate its mo

AAT posts higher enrollees in Accounting Qualifications in 2016 to prepare for upcoming VAT imposition in Gulf

  • Training proves a major success for GCC students

In the wake of the impending imposition of value-added tax (VAT) in the GCC, the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT), a globally recognized player in the accounting and finance sector, has announced an uptake in the number of students taking its Accounting Qualifications in the region.

ITIDA concludes successful participation in GITEX 2016 with USD 2.1 million worth of deals

  • Strategic partnership between Nilecode & Al Quiyadia to establish SAR 50 million regional company 
  • Egyptian IT market to reach USD 10.9 billion by 2019 with signing of new deals 
  • Bilateral meetings with international & regional firms to explore opportunities in Egypt’s new Technology Parks & Innovation Clusters

CMCS announces reseller partnership with Nomitech Ltd.

Agreement allows CMCS to resell niche CostOS software in Middle East

CMCS, the leading in Project Management Information Systems, has secured a reseller partnership agreement with Nomitech Ltd., the leading provider of cost estimating software. The latest collaboration allows CMCS to offer the combined cost estimating and cost management package to their clients within the Middle East.