Sharjah-based Al Thuriah Properties has announced the final handover of its AED 295 million (US$ 81m), 33-storey Sahara Tower 4 to home owners. The 3.1 million square foot (288,000 sqm.) mixed-use Sahara Complex on Sharjah’s Al Nahda Street, near to the border with Dubai, will ultimately have six residential towers. Construction of Sahara Towers 1 to 5 is already completed ...

The Euromoney Emirates 2017 Conference has told business leaders and financiers from around the region that they need to prepare themselves for a financial revolution as global commerce and consumer spending heads toward cashless societies and the world turns to innovative economies. In a series of bold predictions and stark warnings, eminent speakers at the two-day conference told delegates that ...

Investment, finance and government leaders will meet in Sharjah next month to discuss the role of investment in developing an innovative economy. Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, and hosted by ‘Invest in Sharjah’, the Government of Sharjah’s FDI office, the UAE’s first Euromoney ...

Sharjah’s business links with the world’s second largest country was the topic on the table when Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) hosted a trade meeting with a delegation from Canada. The roundtable event saw the two parties assess an array of initiatives that have the potential to lead to significant mutual benefits for Canada and the UAE. Aimed at ...

Sharjah is to embark on an development project to create parks and recreation areas for several of its key industrial zones. The initiative follows recommendations from Sharjah Labour Standards Development Authority (SLSDA), which coordinates with government agencies and private enterprises in the emirate towards continually raising local labour standards. The SLSDA objectives include developing employment best practices and procedures, facilities ...

Sharjah-based property company Al Thuriah has announced Sahara Tower 6, the final project in its 3.1 million square foot (288,000 sqm.) Sahara Complex on Sharjah’s Al Nahda Street, near to the border with Dubai. The new tower will complete the residential development, which includes 1,348 apartments, plus a variety of services and facilities. The last of six residential towers, the ...

September’s Sharjah FDI Forum will zoom in on the importance of global trade and connectedness for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). With one of the most diversified economies in the region, Sharjah is home to more than 45,000 SMEs and the government has identified SMEs are a key pillar for the emirate’s economic growth. SMEs have been recognised as critical ...

The United Arab Emirates is the largest trade partner in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), with a 2014 trade volume of US$121.7 billion (AED 444b) accounting for 15.2 percent of total intra-OIC trade, according to Secretary-General of the Federation of UAE Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Humaid bin Salim. Turkey had the next highest level of trade with US$77.8 ...

Sharjah Businesswomen Council (SBWC) is to launch a new start-up incubator programme to help Emirati women entrepreneurs bring new business ideas to life. Formed under the patronage of Sheikha Jawaher Bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Honorary Chairperson of SBWC in collaboration with Education For Employment (EFE), the new initiative is called ‘Jeel’ (‘generation’ in Arabic) and will support start-ups in cities ...

The United Arab Emirates is the world’s third strongest country brand, according to the annual Nation Brand survey carried out by London-based consultancy Brand Finance. The UAE ranks after Singapore and Switzerland in the evaluation of the world’s top 100 nation brands, with a brand value of US$ 403 billion (AED 1.48 trillion). While the USA topped the Nation Brand ...