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Dubai / WAM The Commercial Compliance & Consumer Protection (CCCP) Sector in Dubai Economy has seen a growing number of international brands being enlisted on its ‘IP Gateway,’ the digital platform created to protect intellectual property (IP) rights as well as trademarks and commercial agencies. The portal, which supports the strategic focus of Dubai Economy on positioning the emirate as ...

DUBAI / WAM The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR) issued a circular to all ministries and federal entities regarding the quarantine period for employees infected with the coronavirus or had been in contact with someone who tested positive. Circular No. 04 of 2021 stipulates that federal government employees who have received the two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Judicial Institute (DJI) announced its 2020 statistical report of its achievements, most prominently the organisation of 67 training programmes, divided into 44 specialised programmes and 18 programmes for the general public. Justice Dr Jamal Al Sumaiti, Director General of DJI, said, “In line with our national responsibility, we spared no effort to achieve our vision of ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) is organising the virtual Agile Governance Global Summit on February 1 to share the best global experiences in good governance and corporate agility between the public and private sectors in the UAE and abroad. “Organising the Agile Governance Global Summit is part of our efforts to achieve the vision of His ...

DUBAI / WAM Enoc group launched a dedicated aviation portal, https://myfuel.enoc.com that includes a host of functional benefits to enhance customer and B2B relations. The new portal includes tools and capabilities that will enable the initiation of nominations (online orders), 24/7 customer dashboard access to account statements and fuel price, as well as the around the clock support for customers ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Adnoc maintained in 2021 its position as the UAE’s most valuable brand for the third consecutive year, according to a new report from Brand Finance, the world’s leading independent ranked business valuation consultancy. Adnoc’s AED39.7 billion 2021 brand value, a triple-digit percentage increase since the launch of its transformation strategy in 2016, makes it the second ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) is partnering with the leading music streaming service in the Middle East and Africa (Mena), Anghami, to establish the technology pioneer’s global headquarters and research and development (R&D) centre in Abu Dhabi. The partnership is part of the ADIO’s recently announced Innovation Programme valued at AED2 billion, which is an ...

DUBAI / WAM Three leading institutions in the UAE on Tuesday announced they have joined the World Logistics Passport (WLP), a major initiative established to increase trading opportunities between developing markets. The WLP is helping to reimagine how goods and services move around the world, increase resilience in global supply chains and remove the barriers that prevent developing economies from ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has won two awards at the International Innovation Awards 2020, organised by Enterprise Asia to recognise outstanding organisations in innovative services, entrepreneurship, sustainability, and promoting a culture of innovation. Dewa won both awards in the Solution and Service category for its Duroob GIS Field Mobile Solution and Rammas, its virtual employee ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Adnoc maintained in 2021 its position as the UAE’s most valuable brand for the third consecutive year, according to a new report from Brand Finance, the world’s leading independent branded business valuation consultancy. Adnoc’s $10.8 billion (AED39.7 billion) 2021 brand value, a triple-digit percentage increase since the launch of its transformation strategy in 2016, makes it ...