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25-Jul-19 Technology company Vivo is expanding and launching its smartphones into the Middle East and Africa. Vivo products are already available in the UAE and Morocco, with Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain to follow suit in the coming months. [image: IOL]
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24-Jul-19 The UAE’s Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) signed a partnership framework agreement with China’s Wanhua Chemical Group to explore opportunities in the UAE’s downstream sector – with a focus on Ruwais in Abu Dhabi and Yantai, Shadong in China. [image: Construction Week Online]
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23-Jul-19 China’s largest ride-hailing company Didi, has formed an agreement with Symphony Investment. The two companies will set up a joint venture headquartered in Abu Dhabi, to promote the sharing economy and internet consumer services in the UAE and nearby countries. [image: KrAsia]
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05-Jul-19 The global remittance market, a target for Facebook's new currency, Libra, is stuck in the last century, but can it really improve the lives of the global poor? For the Arab Gulf region, this is a key question. [image: Reuters]
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25-Jun-19 A report from S&P estimates Islamic finance will show only 5 percent growth in 2019-2020, owing to tepid conditions in certain core markets. In the GCC, "Fintech could stimulate growth by making transactions quicker, more secure, and easier to implement." [image: Zawya / Getty Images]
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