UAE Banks Federation Advisory Council reviews latest developments on banking
The CEOs Advisory Council of the UAE Banks Federation held its fourth meeting this year, in Abu Dhabi, and discussed the latest developments on relevant banking issues. The meeting was headed by H.E AbdulAziz Abdulla Al Ghurair, Chairman of UAE Banks Federation, where the CEOs Advisory Council the key topics of the agenda primarily ’Liquidity Regulation at Banks’, ’Monitoring of Large Exposure Limits’, ’Decriminalization of Bounced Cheques’ and "Basel II & III’.
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Beauty World Middle East and Wellness & Spa Exhibition 2013
Beauty World Middle East and Wellness & Spa Exhibition is the largest international trade fair for beauty products, hair, fragrances and wellbeing in the Middle East and one of the top 5 exhibitions worldwide. Seventeen years old and still going strong, the exhibition has played a vital role in the growth and development of the industry, with a solid representation of global products and brands.
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Mobile Advertising Set To Explode Across MENA Region
The BPG Group , one of the largest marketing solutions groups in the MENA region and Deloitte Middle East have said they expect mobile advertising in the region to increase significantly in the second half of this year and into 2014. That is according to insights from local and regional brands and the findings of Deloitte’s most recent report ’Technology, Media & Telecommunications Predictions 2013 Middle East’.
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Social Media - The Case For The Contact Centre
“Many organizations in the region are excited about the self-promotion potential of Social Media and in particular how the medium can help to engage an audience and expand their customer base. The corporate Facebook pages, Twitter accounts and so on are in effect extensions of the main web site and as such are used to post news, run competitions and other promotions, and update customers on new products and key services. All well and good,” says Dominick Keenaghan, president of MECC ’13 show organizers INSIGHTS, “but there’s another key issue as well to consider. Customers tend not to use a company’s own Social Media pages when recording their opinions, experiences and complaints. So, whilst marketing can continue to leverage Social Media channels for its purposes, any fully-form ed corporate strategy still needs to address customer comments and complaints, ongoing customer services issues and even possible upsell and cross-sell opportunities.
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Funny Girls Comedy Night at Dubai Ladies Club!
The HER-storical Funny Girls are back to perform a special show at DUBAI LADIES CLUB! This is our first ladies only event, so girls let your hair down and come out for some laughs! The performance will be in English with a splash of Arabic! On the line-up is Mai Assaf (Stand-up Showdown winner), Ellen Gayle Harewood (Monday Night Funnies regular), Shaima Al Sayed (Kit Kat Arabia Comedy Break judge) and headlining the night is, according to Ahlan, the “UAE’s Queen of Comedy” and current Philly Arabia’s “Spread some inspiration” first runner up winner, Mina Liccione! Mina has a long list of credits including Broadway, MTV, Cirque, MBC, BBC, Edinburgh Fringe Festival and more. She’s performed alongside stand-up greats including Gabriel Iglesias, Tommy Davidson, Nemr Abou Nassar, Dean Edwards and Hollywood legend Michael Winslow. She was included in Rolling Stone’s "This year’s funniest people" Issue and was nominated for an Emirates Woman of the year Award.
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Monster Gulf Announces Its 3-D Virtual Job Fair
Monster Gulf ( www.monstergulf.com ), one of the leading online career and recruitment solutions providers in the region announced its Virtual Job Fair for The Middle East, taking place from 26th – 30th May.
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Strong Foundation For A Thriving ’Medical Tourism’ Industry In UAE
The UAE is currently witnessing progress in the global medical tourism industry today. Being a melting pot of cultures and located only a few hours away from one third of the world’s population, the country is increasingly becoming a preferred choice for regional and international medical tourism business. Medical tourism and the current medical infrastructure in the United Arab Emirates is one of the highly debated topics at the 5th Hospital Build & Infrastructure Middle East Exhibition & Congress, taking place from 3-5 June 2013 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.
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