Archive for author: G-Forum

Alistair
COVID-19

Criteo finds 64% UAE consumers made more online purchases during Ramadan

Criteo has released new research on online consumer spending in the UAE during the month of Ramadan. While consumer spending is still sluggish in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, 64% of respondents said th...

Kearney
COVID-19

Kearney finds 41% respondents have concern about number of people at store

A survey commissioned by Kearney Middle East reveals that 52% of respondents are comfortable to shop in a public location during the current circumstances created by Covid-19, out of which 36% highlighted that ...

Isabel-Tapp
COVID-19

All Details says 56% UAE, Saudi residents travel negatively impacted during Covid-19

As countries start to come out of lockdown and slowly lift their restrictions, GCC travellers are planning future trips and gearing up for travel. The recent Travel Sentiment Survey conducted by AllDetails, a D...

Danny-Winokur
COVID-19

AppDynamics research says 95% changed technology priorities during pandemic

AppDynamics has released a special edition of its global research study, The Agents of Transformation Report with new findings related to the Covid-19 pandemic. The report reveals the pressures technologists ar...

in5
COVID-19

in5 startups use 3D printing, robotics, blockchain for Covid-19 response

Startup incubator in5 has lauded its entrepreneurs for leveraging 3D printing, robotics and blockchain to ensure the safety and well being of the UAE community amid ongoing efforts to curb coronavirus. Talented...

boating
COVID-19

UN Special Envoy: Post COVID-19, our best interest lies in investing in a clean, green transition

Peter Thomson, who hails from the Pacific Ocean island of Fiji, spoke to UN News ahead of World Oceans Day marked annually on 8 June, and explained why it’s crucial not to forget how important the Ocean is, to ...

Transport-TBM
COVID-19

UN: Urgent action needed to address ‘appalling impact’ of COVID-19 on minorities

The disease is exposing alarming inequalities in some countries: disparities similar to those fuelling current protests for greater racial justice in multiple cities – as well as online, through “Blackout...

safety-window
COVID-19

UN: Coronavirus a challenge, and opportunity, to fix remittances system than funnels billions

Then came the COVID-19 pandemic – and, ironically, a chance to improve a unique segment of the global financial system that accounts for more than five per cent of gross domestic product for at least 60 low- an...

Refugee
COVID-19

UN: ‘Unprecedented’ financing needed to halt recession of ‘unparalleled proportions’

“By all measures, we are in a recession of unparalleled proportions”, Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed told delegates gathered by webcast for an informal meeting of the Council’s Financing for Develop...

David-M-Parsons
COVID-19

ServiceNow expands partner programmes to help orgs adjust to the new normal

ServiceNow has announced expanded partner programmes and industry-aligned solutions. These programmes will empower its Global Partner Ecosystem to grow with ServiceNow and accelerate customers’ digital transfor...