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Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), the world’s largest district cooling services provider, revealed that it achieved 40% Emiratisation in its senior management, and 33% in its middle management. Empower also highlighted that 15% of company’s 750 employees are Emiratis, out of which 48% are female Emirati employees and 52% are male Emirati employees. This supports ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier, won yet another recognition this year, winning the ‘Best Low-Cost Airline’ in Middle East and Africa at the AirlineRatings.com Airline Excellence Awards. Judged by seven editors with over 200 years of industry experience and evaluate against 12 criterial including fleet age, passenger reviews, ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Global trade enabler DP World’s flagship Jebel Ali Port handles 65 percent of the polymer exports from the GCC region and showcased this industry-leading strength at the 14th Annual GPCA Forum in Dubai, organised by the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association. A highlight of DP World, UAE Region’s participation at the 3-day event was the port’s ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with Reviver Auto Accessories Trading Company — the Regional Office of the American Reviver Auto Company — which will see the development of digital vehicle number plates. The plates are fitted with features such as monitoring traffic congestions, and licensing-related matters as well as road ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates, has become the first airline to secure funding for a project based on its compatibility with the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations (UNSDGs). Through a partnership with First Abu Dhabi Bank and Abu Dhabi Global Market, the airline will borrow AED 404.2 million ...

ABU DHABI / WAM In yet another global breakthrough in the 5G journey, Etisalat achieved over 3.1Gbps download throughput over its 5G Stand Alone (SA), network. In October this year, Etisalat successfully completed the first end-to-end 5G SA call in the UAE, becoming the first operator globally to achieve this milestone. The new throughput record is a result of a ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has ordered the exemption of financially distressed citizens, whose monthly income is below AED15,000 and families of deceased citizens, from repaying the remainder of housing loans to the Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme. The order by His Highness ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE, Minister of Presidential Affairs, and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (Adafsa), the third edition of Agriscape, the international exhibition dedicated to food security and agricultural investments abroad is set to kick off on ...

Sharjah / WAM Twenty-nine action and result-oriented workshops touching upon a diverse range of topics, and which seek to promote women’s economic participation and advancement across sectors, will be amongst the key highlights of the second edition of the Women’s Economic Empowerment Global Summit (WEEGS), to be held from December 10-11, at the Al Jawaher Reception and Convention Centre in Sharjah. ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), the regulatory body for Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), an integrated free zone technology park, and Finsa, a Spanish industrial company, celebrated today the inauguration of Finsa Middle East’s new regional office at Dubai Digital Park in DSO. Dr Juma Al Matrooshi, Deputy CEO of DSOA, officially inaugurated the new office along with ...