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Alkesh Sharma

Alkesh Sharma

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Based out of Toronto, Alkesh Sharma is a Technology Correspondent reporting for The National from North America. With an experience of over 15 years in journalism to his credit, he has worked across Asia and the Middle East and globe trotted to cover important technology events from the East to the West end of the world. He has been covering the Big Tech companies, consumer tech and telecoms for The National since 2018. Prior to joining The National, he has worked with leading media outlets across India and the UAE.

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Dubai Financial Market said it delisted three companies for failing to meet its rules. Pawan Singh / The National
DFM delists shares of Gulf General Investments, Arabtec and Marka

The shares will remain in each investor's account with the Dubai Central Securities Depository, authority says

BusinessJune 23, 2023
Last year, about 9,000 people from 102 countries participated in ADFW. Victor Besa / The National
Abu Dhabi Finance Week to return for its second year in November

Under the theme of ‘investing in the transition era’, the event will examine factors affecting capital flows and monetary systems

EconomyJune 23, 2023
The Adia office building. Jaime Puebla / The National
Adia Lab welcomes award-winning Shafi Goldwasser to its advisory board

The 2012 Turing Award winner has made significant contributions to cryptography, number theory and complexity theory

TechnologyJune 22, 2023
The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority head office building in Abu Dhabi. Stephen Lock / The National
Working group submits proposals to improve infrastructure financing

The recommendations aim to respond to the social, economic and climate emergencies in emerging and developing countries

EconomyJune 22, 2023
Tesla's Superchargers account for about 60 per cent of the total fast chargers available in the US. Bloomberg
Rivian drivers to have access to Tesla's 12,000-charger network

An adapter will be available for Rivian's R1T and R1S to use Tesla's Supercharger network from next year

TechnologyJune 22, 2023
Public cloud adoption added 2.26 per cent to the UAE's gross domestic product in 2021. AP
Zero trust strategies are cloud security priority in Middle East

It was followed by data and privacy best practices, and regulatory compliance

TechnologyJune 22, 2023
The Dubai skyline. The emirate's D33 strategy aims to make it a digital economy leader. AP
Dubai teams up with Mastercard to launch digital city initiative

Partnership will allow the emirate to use Mastercard’s payments network that connects more than 100 million merchants globally

EconomyJune 22, 2023
Last year, Adipec generated an estimated $8.2 billion in business for exhibiting companies. Victor Besa / The National
Adipec to focus on accelerating actions to tackle energy challenges

Event expected to attract more than 160,000 energy professionals, industry leaders, innovators and policymakers

EnergyJune 20, 2023
The Dubai skyline. The emirate's D33 strategy aims to double the size of the economy, with a target of reaching Dh32 trillion by 2033. AP
Sheikh Hamdan approves various projects to support D33 agenda

Initiatives include $22 billion sewerage system and new plan to support small and medium enterprises

EconomyJune 19, 2023
The DIFC Gate building. Spread across 100,000 square feet, the new campus will be located at the DIFC Innovation One premises. Antonie Robertson / The National
DIFC to establish AI and Web3.0 hub to attract 500 tech businesses by 2028

The initiative aims to bring $300m in collective funds and create more than 3,000 jobs in the next five years

TechnologyJune 19, 2023
Grupo Nutresa. IHC Capital partnered with Grupo Nutresa, Grupo Sura and Grupo Argos last month. Reuters
IHC signs share swap deal with Colombian businesses

IHC Capital will receive a 2.45% stake in Grupo Nutresa in exchange for its 1.64% stake in Grupo Sura

EconomyJune 19, 2023
A driver charges a Chevy Bolt EV at a Tesla Supercharger in Scotts Valley, California. Bloomberg
US surpasses Germany to become world’s second-largest EV market after China in Q1

One in every seven cars sold globally during the first quarter of the year was an EV, Counterpoint says

TechnologyJune 16, 2023
Dubai welcomed 6.02 million international visitors from January-April, an 18 per cent annual increase. AP
Sheikh Ahmed attends Department of Economy and Tourism’s first ‘City Briefing’ of 2023

The briefing was attended by more than 1,200 executives from various sectors including aviation, travel, hospitality and retail

Travel and TourismJune 15, 2023
The Central Bank of the UAE building. Photo: Central Bank of the UAE
UAE Central Bank takes measures to limit impact of interest rate hikes on people

The regulator also discussed the latest developments related to the first phase of the implementation of the Central Bank Digital Currency strategy

BankingJune 15, 2023
The committee reviewed federal cash flows for 2023 and reviewed the estimations of the projected budget expenditure through the end of the 2024 fiscal. Wam
UAE committee meets to discuss draft general budget for fiscal 2024

It also reviewed the federal government's financial position for the year 2023

EconomyJune 14, 2023
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