Saxo Bank, the leading fintech and regtech specialist focused on multi-asset trading and investment, has released new business data to mark International Womens Day on Sunday March 8, outlining a major upswing in the number of females trading on its platforms in the UAE and wider MENA region over the past decade, with the findings...
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QIDZ Celebrates IWD by Lifting Aspiring Entrepreneurs
March 4th, 2020, Dubai (UAE): To mark the celebration of International Womens Day (IWD), female-founded startup QiDZ, the go-to mobile application for family activities in the UAE, Bahrain and KSA, launches an initiative dedicated to women who want to disrupt the status quo with their own startup idea. QiDZ will host a series of events...
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Investing in culture to strengthen communications
March 4th, 2020, Sharjah (UAE): To explore the impact of cross-cultural communication on culture and its impact , the ninth edition of the International Government Communication Forum (IGCF 2020) being held at Expo Centre Sharjah, hosted on its inaugural day a dialogue with HE Irina Bokova, President of the Academy for Cultural Diplomacy in Berlin...
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Innovate for Good
March 2nd, 2020, Abu Dhabi (UAE): The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) has announced its support for Innovate4Good (I4G), a purpose-driven startup community platform and thought leadership forum committed to accelerating social innovation and transformational entrepreneurship in the MENA region and beyond. As part of its involvement, MOCCAE intends to work with I4G strategic...
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IWD2020: Fostering Gender Equality and Womens Economic Empowerment
Tell us a bit about Women20, its vision and goals. The Women 20 (W20) is an official G20 engagement group. Operating independently from government, it works within the G20 process to recommend policy to ensure that gender considerations are mainstreamed into G20 discussions. The ultimate goal is for these to enter the G20 Leaders Declaration...
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Setting Standards in Hospitality
Mona AlHebsi, director of human resources at Jumeirah Groups Jumeirah Zabeel Saray Hotel, received the Excellence in Hospitality award at the fifth edition of the Women in Leadership and Excellence Awards organised by Mice Quotient. Held on February 6, 2020, WLEA is a part of the Arab Women in Leadership and Business series, a conference...
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UAEs Evolvin’ Women announces partnership with PwC’s Academy
February 11th, 2019 Dubai (UAE): Evolvin’ Women, a social enterprise that enables organisations to offer skill development to unemployed women from rural areas, has formed strategic alliance with PwC’s Academy, adding to its expanding group of educational partners. Aimed at developing employability skills of women with limited access to both education and capacity building trainings, the strategic partnership envisions to enhance the...
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Fostering Gender Diversity in Gulf Workplaces
Two one-day workshops titled Making the Business Case for Diversity were held by the Pearl Initiative in partnership with NAMA Women Advancement Establishment. The workshops were held in the UAE and Kuwait. February 10th, 2020, Sharjah (UAE): The Pearl Initiative, the business-led non-profit organisation promoting a culture of corporate transparency and accountability in the Gulf...
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Enabling Women Re-entering the Workforce
Enabling successful returnships for women who had gone on a hiatus due to different personal reasons was the premise of the event Back to Work co-organized by Ananke and Pakistan Women in Computing (PWiC) Dubai Chapter on February 1st, 2020 at the Careem headquarters in the UAE. The event was in recognition of women...
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Seera Group Hosts ‘Women In Tech Dubai’ talk
January 22nd, 2020, Dubai (UAE): Seera Group, the Middle East regions leading provider of travel and tourism services, highlighted its commitment to women empowerment by hosting an event organized by Women In Tech Dubai at their Dubai hub. Women In Tech Dubai is a UAE based professional group that is focused on creating a safe...