November 2016 167 www.bahrainthismonth.com Zain Group, a leading mobile telecom innovator in eight markets across the Middle East and Africa, has been identified as the ‘Best Brand’ for telecommunications in 2016 at the prestigious Telecoms World Middle East Awards recently held in Dubai. Additionally, the company’s operation in Saudi Arabia was presented with the ‘Best Customer Experience’ service award, while Zain Jordan and Zain Iraq jointly received an award for ‘Best Consumer Service’ for their life-enhancing ‘Zain Cash’ mobile money offering, which has brought the benefits of banking to millions of ‘unbanked’ people across the two countries. Impressively, for a third consecutive year, the honour of the ‘Best Brand’ was bestowed on Zain Group by a panel of judges assembled by Terrapinn, the organiser of the annual Telecoms World Middle East Conference and Awards. Robotics Showcased at GITEX Telecom Giant Wins Third Award Silah Gulf, the leading multiaward-winning specialist in innovative and premium customer experience solutions, introduced its new robotics and process automation solutions at the GITEX technology week recently held in Dubai. The new solutions promise the potential to change the way Middle East businesses expedite core operational processes, ultimately improving their efficiency and their end-user experience, while at the same time strengthening the bottom line for business. The Bahrain-based company showcased its work, offering an amazing range of products such as artificial intelligence, automation, cloud computing, customer relationship management solutions, data centres, database and data management, e-government and network infrastructure as well as robotics, security, software and virtualisation. “Silah participated in the Bahrain Pavilion at GITEX 2016,” says Ricardo Langwieder-Goerner, the chief executive of Silah Gulf. “As a leading customer experience solutions provider in the Gulf, we are constantly scouting for innovative and robotic technologies which we can pass on to our clients. GITEX is a great platform to meet peers and technology leaders and position our customer experience solutions portfolio.” Diyar Al Muharraq, one of the leading urban developers in the Kingdom, announced the signing of a murabaha contract worth USD366 million with a group of local banks in order to provide financial liquidity to develop the Deerat Al Oyoun project. The participating banks will partially fund the social housing project, and Diyar Al Muharraq will bear responsibility for financing and constructing all units as well as the initial infrastructure and public utilities. Located in the heart of Diyar Al Muharraq, the Deerat Al Oyoun community will span 1.2 million square metres and will comprise a residential community with integrated services centres and green spaces. Its strategic location also places it in close proximity to schools, shopping malls, public beaches, recreational facilities, mosques, medical facilities and a modern transportation network. The anticipated date for the project’s first phase completion is February 2018. Bahrain Cinema Company (Cineco), market leaders in the Kingdom’s entertainment industry, and Majid Al Futtaim Cinemas, the dedicated cinema arm of Majid Al Futtaim, have announced a joint venture which will operate and expand the current 8,000sq/m cinema at Majid Al Futtaim’s City Centre Bahrain mall. The joint venture partners are reviewing plans to upgrade and extend the cinema, with the new entertainment Megaplex expected to boast countless points of difference, including a large 4DX cinema and the exclusive cinema dining experience ThEATre by Rhodes, the brainchild of Michelin-starred celebrity chef Gary Rhodes, the first of its kind in Bahrain, along with countless other innovative movie experiences. Property Project Financing Agreed Cinema Expansion on the Cards
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