Abu Dhabi /WAM The Ministry of Finance(MoF) continues its efforts to implement the financial circular No.3 for 2016 on ‘uploading Emirates ID details within employees’ records in the Federal Financial System’. Since the issuance of the circular in April, the number of employees with incomplete or inaccurate national ID details went down to 280 employees compared to 3,000 employees ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Commercial permits issued by the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai to companies for various activities like marketing campaigns, sales promotions and exhibitions increased 16.3% over the first six months of 2016 compared to the first half of 2015. Altogether 13,566 commercial permits were issued by DED in H1 2016, indicating robust business development ...

  Emirates Business Sadia, the leading brand of chilled and frozen food around the world is campaigning and educating families across the Middle East to conserve food and encouraging them to focus more on what is required rather than desired – currently up to 25% of all food purchased or prepared in the region is thrown out before being used ...

  Ajman / Emirates Business Different type of dates including bunches of new harvests were submitted by farmers at the 3rd Liwa Ajman Date Festival and judges will determine the tastiest, healthiest and best looking fruits to win the prize. On the first day of the festival, Saif Saif Thamer Al Marar was announced first prize winner while Mohammed Ahmed ...

  Emirates Business AVIVO Group – a leading healthcare services provider in GCC with 32 healthcare facilities under its umbrella, announced today that it has successfully completed the purchase of majority stake in KALIUM Group, a well-established group in the field of medical aesthetics with a regional distribution company, clinics and educational institutes. The transaction was successfully completed during July ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has launched the Ideal Home initiative, in cooperation with Dubai Police, Dubai Municipality, Dubai Health Authority (DHA), the Community Development Authority in Dubai (CDA), Dubai Smart Government, Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services, and the General Directorate of Civil Defence. This is one of the ways DEWA is enhancing government ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business National Central Cooling Company PJSC (DFM: Tabreed), the leading UAE-based district cooling utility infrastructure company, today released its 2016 first half consolidated financial results. The company continues to deliver a consistent performance driven by its core chilled water business and its strong regional presence. Waleed Al Mokarrab Al Muhairi, Tabreed’s Chairman, said: “As a ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Renowned Middle Eastern perfume brand Rasasi is set to introduce a new benchmark in consumer experience, by embarking on a thoroughly elegant redesign of its flagship store in City Centre Deira. To elevate the shopping experience of Rasasi customers, the innovative store introduces a sophisticated design to create an exceptional and imaginative translation of the ...

  Bloomberg Lloyds Banking Group Plc will cut a further 3,000 jobs as it warned Britain’s vote to leave the European Union would hurt its ability to boost dividend payments. Pretax profit, excluding one-time items, fell to 4.16 billion pounds ($5.5 billion) in the first half of the year, from 4.27 billion pounds a year ago, the London-based bank said ...

  Bloomberg HSBC Holdings Plc is weighing the sale of a portfolio of Latin American client assets that are managed in Switzerland to Banco Santander SA as the British lender restructures its private bank, according to people familiar with the matter. Santander is interested in the portfolio, which could include $4 billion to $6 billion of assets under management, as ...