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Ras Al Khaimah / Emirates Business Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (Raktda) on Wednesday announced record-breaking visitor numbers to Ras Al Khaimah in August, with almost 118,000 visitors choosing the UAE’s northernmost Emirate to visit and enjoy it’s fascinating history, traditional culture, magnificent landscapes and world-class hotels and resorts. The emirate of Ras Al Khaimah has witnessed a 5% ...

DUBAI / WAM The UAE Government Leaders Programme is inviting UAE nationals to register for its 2020 cohort across three categories – Executive Leaders Programme, Future Leaders Programme, and UAE Youth Leaders Programme. UAE citizens employed within local and federal government entities and eligible private sector companies can apply online via www.uaeglp.gov.ae until end of September. The program also accepts ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi’s trade in pearls, precious stones and metals totalled AED8.2 billion in the first half of 2019, highlighting the ongoing robust activity in this trade sector, which is the oldest in the UAE. According to figures issued by the Statistics Centre-Abu Dhabi (SCAD), the trade-in pearls, precious stones and metals accounted for 7.8% of Abu ...

VIENNA / WAM The United Arab Emirates is taking part in the annual week-long General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), at the organisation’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria. The UAE delegation, led by Hamad Al Kaabi, UAE Permanent Representative to IAEA, includes various national stakeholders in the nuclear industry such as the UAE’s Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading financial hub in Middle East, Africa and South Asia (Measa) and home to largest, most advanced financial innovation ecosystem in the region is continuing to drive the future of finance and explore opportunities for strategic collaboration between the centre and key European hubs to accelerate sustainable growth. The centre ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The UAE Ministry of Education in collaboration with Messe Frankfurt Middle East are to host the Government Foresight Summit in Dubai from September 23-25, when regional and international government leaders, strategists, planners, futurists and IT specialists will share best practices to ensure future organisational readiness. The summit, held at Le Méridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre, ...

Dubai / WAM The UAE and Saudi Arabia are leading GCC-wide online searches relating to digital security and transformation over the last 12 months, according to new results released by SEMrush, an award-winning all-in-one digital marketing suite. The back-data study covered four key strategic digital terms: ‘digital transformation’, ‘digital marketing’, ‘cyber security’ and ‘computer security’, with the significant increases in ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD), one of the leading banks in the UAE, won the “Best Mobile Banking App Award” at the Global Finance’s 2019 World’s Best Consumer Digital Bank Awards at in Dubai. The award was received by Dr Bernd van Linder, CEO, Amit Malhotra, GM-PBG, Khaled Al Hammadi – Head of Sales & Distribution, ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The National Election Commission (NEC), announced the locations of voting centres both inside and outside the UAE, stressing its readiness to receive voters during the FNC Election 2019. The list of polling stations approved for the main election day on October 5 includes 39 centres within the country, which are fully equipped to ensure a smooth ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Land Department (DLD), said that the real estate sector significantly contributed to GDP growth in the Emirate. The improvement in economic growth rates in the Emirate of Dubai was accompanied by an improvement in the performance of the real estate sector, according to the DLD’s ‘Annual Report: Real Estate Sector Performance 2019’. The contribution of real ...