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Riyadh / Emirates Business Al Habtoor Motors Saudi Arabia celebrates its first anniversary in Saudi Arabia selling Daimler-Fuso trucks. To kick off its anniversary celebration, the company will launch a number of promotional campaigns for its customers & resellers. Furthermore, the company plans to host Kingdom wide promotional events to celebrate this milestone. The early success of Habtoor Motors in …

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi has launched a Smoking Cessation Program to help people trying to quit the deadly habit following World No Tobacco Day. According to the fifth World Tobacco Atlas, an average of 27 people in the UAE die each week due to tobacco-related diseases and the current rate of smoking is 24.3 percent …

ABU DHABI / Agencies The total value of Abu Dhabi’s trade in pearl, gemstones and precious metals amounted to AED4.7 billion during the Q1 of 2017 from AED3.3 billion during the corresponding period last year, a growth of 42.4 percent, according to figures released by Abu Dhabi Statistics. The growth is driven by entrepot, including the non- oil commodities coming …

DUBAI / WAM First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has been named ‘Best Bank for Financing in the Middle East’ and ‘Best Investment Bank in the United Arab Emirates’ at the prestigious 2017 Euromoney Middle East Awards for Excellence. The Euromoney Awards for Excellence, now in their 26th consecutive year, were the first of their kind in the global financial publishing …

ABU DHABI / WAM The Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Lt. General Saif Abdullah Al Shafar, has discussed with the Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore to the UAE, Samuel Tan Tse Chi, ways to enhance bilateral cooperation and coordination in the security fields. Lt. Colonel Ahmed Saeed Al Mazroui, Head of the International Cooperation Department at the Ministry …

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Airports’ Free Zone (ADAFZ) is thriving as the destination of choice for businesses, as it issues its 200th trade license to NATS. NATS is the UK’s leading provider of air traffic control services. Each year the company handles 2.5 million flights and 250 million passengers in UK airspace alone. In addition to providing …

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), the Government authority on trade, enterprise and commodities in Dubai, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Cropdata Technology. Based in Nagpur, India, Cropdata’s mission is to enhance the country’s agricultural sector while improving the lives of its agricultural workers, which comprise some 55 percent of India’s population. The objective of the Memorandum …

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) has become the first company in the Middle East and Asia Pacific regions to go live with its Exhibitor Service Centre (ESC), an online platform for all exhibitors to order and pay for all ADNEC’s services for events. Launched as part of SMART ADNEC E-Services, the portal is accessible …

Dubai / WAM The Roads and Transport Authority, (RTA), has won in three categories of the Gulf Sustainability and CRS, Corporate Social Responsibility, Awards at the GCC level. The categories are environmental sustainability programmes, government sustainability initiative and water treatment and management. Held in Dubai, the awards provide recognition for companies and individuals implementing outstanding Sustainability and CSR initiatives across …

Abu Dhabi / WAM Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, (SKMC) one of SEHA’s hospitals, has earned the Gold Seal of Approval from the prestigious Joint Commission International (JCI), for the fourth time. The accreditation is a sign of SKMC’s commitment to delivering quality care in a safe environment. It highlights SKMC’s compliance to international standards. JCI is recognised to be a …