Middle East’s first online destination for clean and ethical luxury beauty embraces its new identity

Balmessence, the Middle East’s first and only online destination for clean and ethical luxury beauty, relaunches as ELUXURA and moves to its new online home at eluxura.com. Since going live in 2016, Balmessence, now ELUXURA, has advocated for transformation and transparency in the beauty market, inspiring consumers to make sustainable and ethical choices. Angela Turovskaya, founder of ELUXURA, says their ultimate goal […]

Nahyan bin Mubarak to spotlight the Emirati experience of coexistence and respect for cultures at IGCF 2022

HE Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence will deliver a keynote speech at the 11th International Government Communication Forum (IGCF), on Wednesday, September 28, in Expo Centre Sharjah, highlighting optimal communication strategies to enhance mutual cultural respect and balanced relations between nations and peoples to strengthen relationships to achieve […]

NAMA spotlights pivotal role of HR in creating gender-inclusive work environments

NAMA Women Advancement (NAMA) will offer in-depth insights into diversity and inclusion as it guides organisations into creating safe gender-inclusive work environments through the lens of Human Resources at an upcoming interactive workshop in Dubai. Held under NAMA’s initiative Irtiqa, under the theme ‘The Future of Work is Gender Inclusive’ and organised in collaboration with […]

UAE companies largely resist employee calls for immediate action on inflation

Firms are feeling the pressure to adjust compensation packages according to global consulting firm Mercer, with its latest spot survey revealing that 67 per cent of businesses have received requests from employees regarding compensations and allowances to offset the rising inflation in the UAE. More than 200 global and local companies from all sectors were […]

Daman Investments launches the “Daman UAE IPO Fund”

Daman Investments has launched a UAE Initial Public Offering (IPO) mutual fund, providing institutional and Professional investors exposure to companies that are undertaking IPOs in the UAE with the potential for significantly higher returns compared to the expectations from the UAE equity Indices. With the UAE government’s ongoing privatization program of its state-owned entities, the […]

Leading venture capital firms extend virtual mentoring for female business founders to MENA

Launched in London in 2019, Female Founder Office Hours breaks down barriers to investment for female entrepreneurs, notoriously underserved by the global investment community. Each founder meets four investors virtually for one hour to discuss their technology and business model, ask for advice, pitch for investment or find a mentor. The founders meet a mix […]

A leading luxury consulting agency that works with over 200 luxury brands established its headquarters in Dubai

CXG is the leading global customer experience agency for premium and luxury brands. Partnering with over 200 luxury clients across 70 countries, CXG delivers end-to-end CX transformation frameworks through four in-house practices: research, consulting and transformation, measurement, and a training academy. First established in Shanghai, China, in 2006, CXG was one of the first businesses […]