DUBAI / WAM Under the theme, ‘Next Generation Transition’, the Family Business Council-Gulf (FBC-G), Annual Regional Summit will take place in Dubai on April 27-28, an issue that is becoming one of the main concerns for family firms in the region with many of them moving from first to second or second to third generation. The theme reflects the ...

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, on Monday inaugurated the Arabian Travel Market (ATM). Over 2,800 exhibiting companies and more than 100 new exhibitors will make their debut at ATM this year. During the visit, Sheikh Hamdan tours Emirates’ stand on the first ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Tadweer (the Center of Waste Management – Abu Dhabi) hosted delegation from Al Khobar Municipality of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at its headquarters in Abu Dhabi. The Deputy General Manager and heads of the Strategy, Public Awareness, Collection and Transportation of Waste, Public Health Pest Control, Projects, and Licenses, Tariffs and Customer Service ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) on Monday announced their partnership with a number of organizations to support and help fulfil the three core pillars of the shjSEEN programme: Activate, Incubate, Award. The partners – Sharjah Tatweer Forum, Skyline University College, Formatech, and Startup Central – will offer their expertise in relation to ...

  Hannover / WAM The 2016 Hannover Messe International Industrial Fair in Hannover, Germany kicked off on Monday with a big participation of the United Arab Emirates which was represented by a large pavilion led by Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (DED) in coordination with the Ministry of Economy. The pavilion covers an area of over 900 square meters and ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) on Monday hosted a conference in collaboration with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to release the IMF’s 2016 economic outlook for the Middle East, the Gulf, and North Africa. Outlining the Fund’s 2016 regional economic outlook for the MENAP region, Dr Masood Ahmed, Director of the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emiraes Business Abu Dhabi is set to host the world’s leading cruise line executives when they meet in the emirate for the return of the annual Seatrade Middle East Cruise Forum this December. The forum is being organised and managed by Seatrade, planners of cruise industry events worldwide, and brought to the emirate by Abu Dhabi ...

  DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, launched on Monday the Dubai Autonomous Transportation Strategy, which aims to transform 25% of the total transportation in Dubai to autonomous mode by 2030, saving AED 22 billion in annual economic costs. He said, “Dubai is ...

  DUBAI / WAM Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, on Monday honoured the outstanding graduates of the 24th and 25th batches of Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) Dubai Men’s College, in the graduation ceremony. At the Men’s College, Sheikh Mohammed inaugurated the Martyrs Hall to ...

  AJMAN / Emirates Business His Highness Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Chairman of Ajman Tourism Development Department (ATDD) on Monday unveiled www.ajman.travel, a brand new website designed as a comprehensive, one-stop gateway for travelers looking to explore and discover the emirate of Ajman as business, family and leisure destination. The new destination website was welcomed with great ...