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Vishal Garg speaking on stage

August 18th, 2026 - 08:55 GMT

P. Choiaqo

CEO who fired 900 people over Zoom gets fired

ALBAWABA - Now former CEO, Vishal Garg, who became famous, or rather infamous, after firing 900 of his employees through a Zoom call in 2021 has now been fired. Garg was fired by the board of Better Home and Finance on August 3rd and the person who replaced him, Daniel Lewis, was someone whom he helped get on the board just a week ago. After he was fired, Garg started ...

Bahrain Clear Company will provide services in the areas of settlement, depository of securities, custodians, and other services. (Bahrain Bourse)

March 2nd, 2017 - 11:00 GMT

Bahrain Bourse to launch auxiliary services company

Lebanese exports have declined due to high production costs in the country. (Shutterstock/ Robert Kneschke)

March 2nd, 2017 - 10:00 GMT

Lebanon's minister sounds warning over 'total collapse' of industrial and trading sectors

Rosneft is going through privatization, but remains partially owned by the Russian government. (Rosneft)

March 2nd, 2017 - 09:00 GMT

Russia's Rosneft calls for Libyan autonomy after striking oil deal

Some MPs made it clear that they will not pass the VAT law which is expected to come into force across the GCC in 2018. (Wikimedia Commons)

March 2nd, 2017 - 08:00 GMT

Is Kuwait standing in the way of its own economic progress?

BofA Merrill Lynch expect the fiscal deficit to narrow this year on higher oil prices, but hover around 2015 levels. (File Photo)

March 2nd, 2017 - 06:00 GMT

Oman deficit will require external financing: BoA Merrill Lynch

Jakarta and Riyadh also inked an agreement that builds on an existing $6 billion deal between state-owned energy firms Aramco and Pertamina to expand an Indonesian oil refinery. (AFP/Achmad Ibrahim)

March 2nd, 2017 - 06:00 GMT

Saudi Arabia to grant Indonesia $1B for economic development

Egypt signed a second $1 billion tranche loan agreement with the director of the World Bank in Cairo in late December part of a $3 billion loan package to support Egypt’s economic reform programme. (AFP/File)

March 2nd, 2017 - 05:00 GMT

World Bank delegation to Egypt to follow up reforms progress

The UAE leads the Middle Eastern wellness tourism market. (Shutterstock)

March 1st, 2017 - 01:00 GMT

Global growth of wellness tourism presents opportunities for Middle East

Governments in the region are expected to spend $11.6 billion on IT products and services in 2017. (Shutterstock)

March 1st, 2017 - 12:00 GMT

Surge in mobile phone spending expected to drive MENA IT spend to $155.8B in 2017

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak (R) talks with Saudi Arabia's King Sultan Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud in Putrajaya, outside Kuala Lumpur. (AFP/Mohammed Rasfan)

March 1st, 2017 - 11:00 GMT

Saudi Arabia, Malaysia ink deals worth $2B across various sectors

Syrian refugees require more training on skills for the garment and textile sector.. (AFP/File)

March 1st, 2017 - 10:00 GMT

Syrian refugees in Jordan: Work permit scheme begins to bear fruit

Over 350 construction and engineering companies, regional and international railway operators are expected to participate and offer their services for future systems. (Twitter/Middle East Rail)

March 1st, 2017 - 09:00 GMT

Middle East Rail conference to breathe life into pan-GCC network