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Data breach cases surge 164pc in H1: reportA total of 918 data breaches led to 1.9 billion data records being compromised worldwide in the first half of 2017, marking a 164 per cent rise compared to the last six months of 2016, according to a new report released by Gemalto, a world leader in digital security. A large port More… |
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Investment flow between GCC, India ‘rising rapidly’The GCC nations and India are strengthening historic ties across cultural, trade, defence and political areas as they realize the potential of strategic cooperation, said an industry expert, noting that investment flows between the regions are rising rapidly. “The GCC gover More… |
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The economics of real ratesIn recent years real interest rates have dropped dramatically across the world, said a report from Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofAML), noting that underlying this decline is a decrease in neutral or equilibrium real interest rates that is permanent. “Count us among the More… |
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Six actions to empower women leaders of tomorrowGCC organizations can fully embrace gender diversity and further develop the future leaders of tomorrow, said a report from global management consulting firm BCG, highlighting six Imperatives to empower women leaders of tomorrow. At 51 per cent, Qatar has the highest percentage o More… |
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Impact Investing: do good and do wellThe need is immense in terms of infrastructure, jobs and capacity building in our neighbourhood. Impact investments provide both ROI as well as the social return, writes Shainoor Khoja, MD, Foundation Holdings’ Value Healthcare Platform, in an article to Trade More… |
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Ransomware threats top 82m in H1: Trend MicroTrend Micro detected more than 82 million ransomware threats in the first half of the year, along with more than 3,000 business email compromise (BEC) attempts, the cybersecurity solutions leader said in a new report. Businesses are faced with increased ransomware, BEC scams and More… |
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GCC education sector ripe for private investmentSet to host 65 million youth by 2030, the GCC is set to be very attractive for private investors in the coming years, with the education sector looking especially promising, according to a recent study. Education trends that will flourish over the next decade and contribute to in More… |
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Key trends shaping the future of mobileWhile five billion people are now connected to mobile networks, growth is slowing; it took four years to move from 4 billion to 5 billion subscribers and connecting the next billion will take longer still, says a new GSMA study. The second annual ‘Global Mobile Trends&rsquo More… |
