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Saudi Arabia Triples on VAT to Counter the Economic Impact of COVID-19

Saudi Arabia announces a rise in the value-added tax (VAT) rate to 15 percent, starting July 1st , according to Saudi Press Agency. Mohammad Al Jadaan, Saudi Minister of Finance, said the measures are to be implemented in order to protect...

Global Futurists: Episode #4 David Wood

In Summary: David Wood, Principal Delta Wisdom. Delta Wisdom is an independent futurist consultancy and publisher and Chair of London Futurists. After a roller-coaster career as a pioneer of the smartphone industry – including co-founding Symbian in 1998 – David is now a...

Global Futurists: Episode #3 Gustavo Rota

In Summary: Gustavo Rota The Top Person Ambassador NL, Coach Speaker & Founder of the BBC Method – Empowering Expats to Thrive. Gustavo Rota has founded, directed, and managed several organizations and individuals worldwide while guiding each one of them to thrive and...

World’s First AI University in Abu Dhabi Delays Opening to 2021

The world’s first university dedicated to artificial intelligence in Abu Dhabi has pushed its opening date for the inaugural class to January 2021 due to the COVID-19. Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) was set to welcome its first...

Can We Really Be Productive In the Comfort of our Own Home?

All it takes is one major event or natural disaster to disrupt the way businesses operate, which can ultimately negatively impact productivity and the bottom line. These events can often prevent us from working in our corporate offices, conducting business...

Over half of customers choose to watch ads rather than pay for video content

The research conducted by the global provider of advertising technology Rakuten Advertising drives some important conclusions. It shows us that 38% of 4,500 interviewed adults in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands spend more than three hours...

5 Lessons We Learned from Corona

As we all witnessed, Coronavirus does not check your bank balance, car model, skin color, your caste, creed, religion, and even borders. It just strikes everyone without checking passport control. We have been passing through strange kind of days. We really...

UAE Tops The Fastest Mobile Broadband Speed in the World Chart

According to Ookla’s March Speedtest Global Index, UAE ranks first for mobile broadband speed with a mean download speed of 83.51 Mbps. Singapore tops the chart for fixed broadband speed with a mean download of 197.26 Mbps, while India fell by...

Easing the Contact Centre Compliance Burden

Cyber fraud has seen a 55 percent year-on-year increase in the UK in recent years with criminals successfully stealing £1.2 billion through fraud and scams in 2018. The world of telecommunications is far from immune, with 170m fraudulent calls blocked...

Geidea Announces Partnership with Brilliant Basics

The Middle Eastern fintech company Geidea Solutions have announced collaboration with Brilliant Basics, a design-led innovation studio, to help promote the vision for becoming a leading digital financial services company in the region. Geidea’s vision is to enable cashless payments for...