Dubai / Emirates Business Leading financial institution, Mashreq, appointed Basker Rangachari as its new head of Marketing & Customer Experience. With more than 29 years of diverse leadership experience across consumer banking, payments services, private equity, retail and consulting, Basker will be responsible for driving the bank’s brand and marketing strategies, customer communications, analytics and digital marketing. Prior to ...

  Dubai / WAM The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) received a string of brilliant ideas thanks to the initiative launched by Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, entitled, ‘Mohammed bin Rashid Smart Majlis Initiative’. 4,077 ideas and improvement observations have been received so far, and 4,040 cases have been ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC) announced the appointment of ART Marine company as operator of its marinas located at the Eastern Mangroves complex and at Marsa Al Bateen. The Eastern Mangroves Marina has 30 berths that can house boats and yachts from 8 to 33 metres long, and Marsa Al Bateen has ...

  Bengaluru / Emirates Business Dubai-based conglomerate, Aster DM Healthcare, formally launched its newly-upgraded Quaternary Care Super-specialty healthcare facility Aster CMI Hospital at Hebbal, Bengaluru. Dr Azad Moopen, Chairman & Managing Director of Aster DM Healthcare while addressing the gathered said, “The Aster CMI Hospital is testament to our mission in bringing world-class medical care to India. With an investment ...

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Eng. Mohammed Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz Al Shehhi, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Economy for Economic Affairs, led the UAE delegation to the 98th session of the Arab Economic and Social Council at the ministerial level, held at the Arab League’s Secretariat-General in Cairo on Thursday. The UAE delegation included Juma Mubarak Al Junaibi, UAE ...

  Dubai / WAM Nakheel Properties announced that it is to build a new mall with 1.2 million square feet of shopping, dining and entertainment outlets at Nad Al Sheba. AE7 consultants will oversee the design, engineering and construction supervision of Nad Al Sheba Mall. A construction tender is expected to be released at the end of the year, according to ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Executive Committee of the Executive Council, presided by Saeed Eid Al Ghafli, Head of the Executive Office, adopted during its meeting Brand of Abu Dhabi Guide, prepared by the Office of Government Communication at the Abu Dhabi General Secretariat of the Executive Council. The Brand of Abu Dhabi Guide determines the regulations of the ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Emaar Properties has placed Dubai center stage in the fast-growing global arts industry with the pre-opening of its premier cultural destination, the multi-format Dubai Opera in Downtown Dubai, which hosted a sold-out concert by legendary Spanish tenor Placido Domingo Wednesday night. Mohamed Alabbar, Chairman of Emaar Properties, said that Emaar has invested AED 1.2 billion ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) reached a key stage in preparation for an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) review of efforts to advise personnel on radiation protection in the UAE. The final review, formally called an Education and Training Appraisal in Radiation Protection and the Safety of Radiation Sources, EduTA, is scheduled for February ...

  Bloomberg UK pension deficits surged by 100 billion pounds ($131.4 billion) in August, as the gap between company set-asides and their obligations to retirees ballooned by more than 16 percent in a month. So-called defined benefit pensions, which pay retirees fixed amounts based on service, were underfunded by 710 billion pounds as of August 29, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s ...