In his welcome speech on the occasion, Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, said: “Global economic growth remains slow and quite uneven at international levels. According to latest estimates of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the world economy is anticipated to grow at 3.4 percent in 2016 with the pickup in global activity remaining gradual especially in emerging ...

Dubai / Emirates Business On World Parkinson’s Day, the Dubai Health Authority run Rashid Hospital announced that it opened a dedicated Parkinson’s clinic. The move is in line with the Authority’s vision to provide specialised care for patients. Dr Abubaker Al Madani, head of neurology department at Rashid Hospital, said: “At the moment the clinic will be held twice a ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Sumansa Exhibitions announced the grand launch of “The Dubai Show” in a Press Conference held at the iconic Burj Al Arab. With an aim of presenting all that Dubai has to offer to the world, the first edition of The Dubai Show, will ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Airbus, manufacturer of the flagship A380 aircraft, has presented Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, with the prestigious award for the best ‘Operational Reliability Performance’ in the first year of A380 operations. The Etihad Airways A380 fleet recorded an extraordinary 99.8 per cent operational reliability between January and December 2015. This is ...

ABU DHABI / WAM National Bonds Corporation, the leading UAE company specialised in a unique and investment Sharia compliant programme, released its 2015 Savings Index findings based on a survey conducted among 2,000 respondents in the GCC region. Compiled by Sondos Market Research, the survey aimed to gain feedback on three key areas: financial stability, potential of saving and existence ...

Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business Crucial role of women in the corporate boardrooms and the importance of their say in the final decision making took the center-stage during recently held session by a Dubai-based NGO ‘Reach’ that conducted it in association with Australian Business Group in Abu Dhabi. In a bid to promote women in business circles, Reach held panel ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The 11th annual World Takaful Conference (WTC) played host to powerful keynote addresses to a packed audience of over 300 industry leaders from the Middle East, East Asia, Europe and Africa. Convened by Middle East Global Advisors and in strategic partnership with the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Authority, WTC is held under the theme “Prudent ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Marina Mall, the capital’s leading shopping destination, attracted over 2,500 visitors of all ages to the Tom and Jerry show and activity area during its ‘15 Years of Inspiring Moments’ festival. Over the course of the two-week festivities, visitors experienced 15 days of fun-filled activities at Abu Dhabi’s favourite mall. Thousands of visitors across the ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai Financial Market (DFM), the leading exchange in the region, powered by Avaya’s SDN FX fabric networking technology, was awarded ‘Network Project of the Year 2015’ at the Network World ME Awards. The exchange selected Avaya’s scalable and high security network to effectively cater to its growing requirements and to provide a reliable, stable and ...

RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business For the first time, UAE is all set to get a taste of an untapped but creative side of film industry – the pop up cinema. Named ‘Film in a Box’, the new concept will showcase non-dialogue films at various locations across the UAE, and cater towards enhancement of the region’s film and art industry. ...