Workforce localisation has long been a goal for the government in the UAE and across the Gulf region. This intent was reinforced by the Minister of Labour, HE Saqr Ghobash Saeed Ghobash in April last year when stringent labour laws were passed requiring businesses to increase their intake of Emirati staff in skilled labour positions. Companies that fail to meet percentage quotas can be fined up to Dhs20000.

Du predicts that they will reach 28% Emiratisation by the end of this year, and aim to increase that figure to 38% by the end of 2015. Financial incentives and shorter working hours...

ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, today reinforced its commitment to providing high quality telecommunications solutions worldwide by acknowledging its intent to continue to source application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) from two industry-leading manufacturers.

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ZTE smart phone to target high spec video and audio handset sector

Mobile World Congress 2012

ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, is set to launch"...

New LTE handsets to have 1.2GHx and 1.5GHz chipsets

Mobile World Congress 2012

ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, is planning to launch two new LTE handsets running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) with 1.2GHz and 1.5GHz chipsets at the forthcoming Mobile World Congress telecoms industry show in Barcelona.

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An elegant party was held by MTN-Sudan Wednesday night to welcome the Company’s guests from Syria, Yemen, Cyprus, Afghanistan and Iran taking part in the MTN MENA Region Y’ello Stars Program that aims at honoring the distinct employees of the Company.

The Party was attended by Their Excellencies the Defence Minister, General Abdur-Rahim Muhammad Hussein; the"...

Award recognizes Gemalto’s expertise in securing cloud computing for enterprise applications

Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces it won the Security Innovation award in the inaugural 2012 Cloud Awards program. Gemalto was recognized for its Protiva"......

Batelco has announced a partnership with NBB to provide e-commerce and electronic payment services for the bank's clients and any potential e-commerce merchants.

Batelco is committed to supporting Bahrain's endeavours to be a leader in the region's e-commerce market and accordingly it is keen to establish relationships with leading financial houses as they form the core of the e-commerce trade and enable businesses to establish and grow.

The e-commerce payment gateway is an electronic payment processing service which allows merchants to accept"...

SES S.A. (Paris:SESG)(LuxX:SESG) announces that the SES-4 satellite roared into space on board an ILS Proton Breeze M booster today at 1:36 am Baikonur time (20:36 CET and 14:36 EST on February 14th, 2012). After a 9-hour, 12-minute mission, the Breeze M upper stage of the Proton rocket successfully released the SES-4 satellite directly into geostationary transfer orbit.

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Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, has launched its in-branch Dexxis EMV instant issuance card solution for U.S. banks, designed to streamline and accelerate EMV migration. Dexxis instant issuance allows banks to immediately issue and activate initial and replacement cards directly at the physical bank branch location, rather than sending personalized cards to end users via postal mail.

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Netsize, a leading mobile commerce enabler and a Gemalto company (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), announces that CityzenCar, a peer-to-peer car sharing social network in France, has deployed its SMS-based communication solution to secure and simplify car rental for consumers. CityzenCar enables 12,000 members across 2,000 French cities to rent a vehicle in complete trust and with no commission.

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