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  Dubai / WAM Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) on Sunday opened the 9th Annual Best Practices Conference on Quality, Health, Safety, and Environment, at the Hyatt Regency Creek Heights. The conference was attended by Ahmed Buti Al Muhairbi, Secretary-General of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, Waleed Salman, Executive Vice President …

  Dubai / Emirates Business A recent circular has been distributed by the Real Estate Licensing Department of Dubai Land Department, outlining a new requirement for all real estate brokers operating in Dubai to verify real estate ownership data provided through the Dubai Brokers smart system. This circular has been issued as part of DLD’s ongoing efforts to establish a …

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Dr. Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Bishr, Saudi Arabia ambassador to the UAE, has said that about one million Saudi visitors toured the UAE last year. In a statement to Oloum Al Dar Economy programme of Abu Dhabi TV, he added that such visits were prompted by the social relations, common traditions and customs between the …

  Dubai / Emirates Business Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation (MBRF) – part of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives – is set to take part in the 68th edition of the Frankfurt Book Fair on October 19-23. Represented by Qindeel Printing, Publishing and Distribution, the Foundation is keen to attend the Fair – the largest of its …

  DUBAI / Emirates Business The leadership of small and medium enterprises (SME) across organizations in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) are keen to integrate digital and mobile technologies into the workplace, but over half of the same organisations do not have a strategy in place to achieve this, new research suggests. Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, conducted …

  Dubai / Emirates Business Unilever, in collaboration with the Dubai Chamber’s Sustainability Network, has hosted a multi-sectoral collaboration event to galvanise support for United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as the goals espoused by the UAE Vision 2021. The event was held on Sunday on the Dubai Chamber premises in Deira. The multi-sectoral event, held under the …

  DUBAI / Emirates Business The recent Middle East Job Index survey, compiled by the Middle East’s leading job site, Bayt.com, and research and consulting group, YouGov, has revealed that the majority of employers across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) intend to hire soon, with 65% of those in the GCC planning to hire in the next three …

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), the master developer of major tourism, cultural and residential destinations in Abu Dhabi, announced on Saturday its opening of a new and dedicated Lagoons Sales Centre, located at the Saadiyat Lagoons District construction site. The Sales Centre’s convenient location next to New York University Abu Dhabi offers potential …

  ABU DHABI / WAM Aldar Properties on Saturday announced that public sales for the third phase of Yas Acres, Aldar’s AED 6 billion flagship golf and waterfront villa development on Yas Island, will commence on October 4 at the Aldar Sales Centre on Yas Island. This phase, consisting of 260 homes will include, for the first time, 2 bedroom …

  Dubai / WAM Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), the UAE’s flagship trade and logistics hub for the wider Middle East region and Africa, has become a distribution hub for Japanese goods and products and has supported the companies in reaching the regional countries and beyond, said Talal Al Hashimi, Chief Operating Officer, Jafza, to a Japanese Business Forum. The …