Automechanika Dubai, running from 10 to 12 November 2026, brings UK firms together with trade professionals and buyers in Asia, Africa and the Gulf. London, UK: The UK-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) free trade agreement could give UK automotive aftermarket suppliers stronger access to all six Gulf states. The UK and the GCC concluded their negotiations in May 2026. The deal enters into force once both sides complete ratification. Full implementation of the agreement removes tariffs on around 93% of UK exports to the GCC. Current UK exports stand to save around £580 million a year in duty, according to the…
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İstanbul Expo Center will stage the International Carpet and Flooring Expo (ICFE) again for its fourth edition, held across January 6 to 9, 2027. Over 500 exhibitors and around 35,000 professional visitors from more than 150 nations are targeted, giving global commerce and partnership a fresh boost. Istanbul, Türkiye: Staged by Tüyap Fairs and Exhibitions Organization Inc., The International Carpet and Flooring Expo (ICFE) 2027 will occupy the Istanbul Fair Center (İFM) across January 6 to 9, 2027. Two exporter associations, the Southeastern Anatolia Carpet Exporters Association (GAHIB) and the İstanbul Carpet Exporters Association (IHIB), are lending their support. The…
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt: At its flagship resorts in Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada, Alamein and Alexandria, Rixos Hotels Egypt is to usher in 2027 with a far-reaching roster of live shows, gala performances, DJs and visiting international artists. Internationally recognised performers, live bands, DJs and purpose-built productions have been assembled for a New Year programme designed to hand guests festive memories across some of the country’s most sought-after destinations, with celebrations running beyond New Year’s Eve into the first week of January. Festivities at Rixos Premium Seagate open on 31 December 2026, when Alexandra Stan tops the bill alongside JO…
At the Tüyap Fair and Congress Center in Istanbul, from 21 to 24 November 2026, the Eurasia Window & Door and Eurasia Glass Fairs will gather construction sector frontrunners, pioneering technologies and buyers from overseas markets yet again. Istanbul, Türkiye: Counted among the Eurasian region’s most influential trade gatherings, these fairs remain a strategic commercial meeting ground where producers, architects, project developers, dealers, wholesalers and sector specialists from Türkiye and every corner of the world come together. Reed Tüyap Fairs Inc. organises the events jointly with PÜKAD (Window and Door Sector Association), PÜKAB (Window Producers Quality Association) and GALSİAD (Entrepreneur…
A deal formalised at MIPCOM Cannes will pass studio expertise to Sharjah and tighten cross-border production cooperation. Shams Production Hub opens with five purpose-built sound stages in a first phase due to begin in Q1 2027. CANNES, France: MIPCOM Cannes has seen a strategic partnership formalised between Sharjah Media City (Shams), a leading UAE freezone authority, and Origo Studios, one of the leading film studio complexes in Hungary, in support of Shams Production Hub, which is being developed in Sharjah, UAE. Origo Studios takes on a three-phase training and knowledge-transfer programme under the agreement, readying Shams staff to operate the…
The UK’s event and speaker industry is worth £60billion a year, with keynote speakers alone driving billions in revenue. And nowhere is that scale more apparent than at Champions Speakers, the country’s leading keynote agency who work with leading celebrities including Sir Richard Branson, Louis Theroux and Katie Piper to name but just a few. Earlier this year the firm was named Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) of the Year at the British Business Awards, with the accolade presented by none other than George Clooney. It marked recognition not just of Champions Speakers’ growth, but of a working model rarely…
Garnet Trade, active in international financial markets, has entered a $2 million technology partnership with Eximus, part of a plan to reinforce its systems and improve the digital trading experience it offers. The arrangement covers the CRM platform used by Garnet Trade and technology projects for Garnet Private, an interface offered to investors as a rival to MT5. London, United Kingdom: With technology shaping trading and operational workflows ever more strongly across the financial industry, Garnet Trade is lifting its technology investment to a new level. Via its $2 million agreement with Eximus, the firm is seeking a technology ecosystem…
VitrA Tiles drew on its Material Intelligence approach at Cersaie 2026 to present its concept, The Code, together with new innovations, to industry professionals. Bologna, Italy. Among the exhibitors at Cersaie 2026, the international fair for bathroom furnishings and ceramic tile staged in Bologna, Italy between 21 and 25 September, was VitrA Tiles, which welcomed designers, architects, customers and specialists from throughout the sector. Built around the Material Intelligence concept, its stand revealed collections and innovations for 2027. “Every material has a code. Material Intelligence deciphers it.” That principle underpins the design approach of VitrA Tiles, which reinterprets natural materials…
British comedy has a long tradition of offices where nobody is quite good enough at the job. No Big Deal adds another. The firm is Janus, the business is venture capital, and the hunt for the next billion-pound business idea usually ends in disaster. The pilot episode is out free on YouTube and can be watched here. The firm and its four problems Brilliant and unpredictable in equal measure, Derek Tudor cannot keep his thoughts to himself. Lydia de Mabro leads the firm in practice, after its only successful investment earned her a board seat. Then there is John Stevens,…
For anyone who has ever dreamed of standing on Antarctic ice or watching the Northern Lights from the Arctic Circle, a quiet development this August matters more than it might first appear. Türkiye has published a new book linking its polar research programme to zero waste principles, and followed it just ten days later with a cooperation agreement in London that could shape how climate-conscious travel and scientific tourism are discussed on the world stage. The polar regions have become one of travel’s most sought-after frontiers, drawing expedition cruises, research tourism and increasing public fascination with the Arctic and Antarctic.…