ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Following the Ministry of Economy’s recent announcement of its plan to monitor markets and open channels of communication with consumers during the Holy Month of Ramadan, the Ministry conducted an inspection of the Al Jubail Market in Sharjah on Tuesday. The visit was led by Dr Hashim Al Nuaimi, Director of the Ministry’s Consumer ...

  DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) in partnership with global e-commerce platform for SMEs, Alibaba, recently conducted two workshops to emphasise the importance of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce and to elaborate on Chamber’s role in facilitating e-commerce activities in the MENA region. The workshops, held at the Dubai Chamber headquarters, provided information about the sector ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business As part of Mashreq’s commitment to support SMEs and provide them with the state of the art banking facilities and innovation, the bank announced the launch of a new and exclusive mobile banking app for SMEs called ‘SnappBiz’. The aim of the app is to provide easier, more efficient and accessible services for SME customers ...

  DUBAI / WAM The Expo 2020 Dubai, the Mohammed bin Rashid Establishment for Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Dubai SME) and Tejari, the strategic procurement company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will broaden access for thousands of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the emirate to tender for opportunities offered by the AED 25 billion mega-event. ...

  ALKESH SHARMA / Emirates Business Moving at a fast pace towards ensuring food security and long-term sustainability in the farm industry, UAE has taken firm strides towards organic farming. This smart switch from the traditional farming practices to organic way of cultivating is being seen as a move aimed towards devising solutions to adversities including harsh climatic conditions, saline ...

  ALKESH SHARMA / Emirates Business The economy of UAE — the world’s eighth largest oil producer — fundamentally remains shielded from the global slowdown, thanks to its 300,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that contribute nearly 60 percent to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Minister of Economy HE Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri has said he expects the contribution ...

  RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business From tourism to education and health to bio-diversity, UAE has made considerable strides in diversifying its economic prospects. Medical tourism is one such sector that is helping UAE to add to its highly regarded image of being a shopping or luxury holiday destination. Medical tourism has considerably added to the overall tourism sector of ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business This football season, become a part of Dubai’s biggest indoor viewing venue and support your favourite European team, while enjoying the unique atmosphere of the Dubai Sports City and ENG’s Football Fest and celebrate football with other fans from across the UAE . Showcasing a football tournament which witnesses the clash of the European football ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC), an independent forum aimed at conserving the environment by strengthening and promoting green building practices, has further strengthened its participatory role in setting the global agenda for sustainable built environments. This was underlined with Habiba Al Marashi, EmiratesGBC co-founder, board member and treasurer, being appointed to the Membership Committee of ...

  Warsaw / AFP Troops hit the ground in Poland on Tuesday as Warsaw kicked off its largest-ever joint military exercises with its NATO allies, aimed at shoring up regional security amid the West’s worst standoff with Russia since the end of the Cold War. The two-week long Anaconda manoeuvres are aimed at “checking the alliance’s ability to defend its ...