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Sharjah / WAM Abdullah Sultan Al Owais, Chairman of Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has met with Alisher Selmov, Consul-General of Uzbekistan in Dubai, and explored ways of enhancing mutual cooperation for the benefit of both sides. During the meeting, Al Owais briefed the guest on the chamber and its missions in trade and economic relations with friendly countries. ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), has broken the world record in major inspection outages by re-engineering the Gas Turbine SGT-4000F overhaul process at the Jebel Ali Power and Desalination Complex. Dewa succeeded in the completion of its major inspection outage within 11 working days compared to 30 working days previously. This allows a 63% reduction in outage ...

LUXEMBOURG / WAM Obaid bin Humaid Al Tayer, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, held a meeting with Pierre Gramegna, Luxembourg’s Minister of Finance. The meeting, held in Luxembourg City, was aimed at strengthening the UAE’s economic and trade ties with the Duchy of Luxembourg, as well to enhance cooperation in Islamic Banking. The UAE is considered the capital of ...

Sharjah / WAM The Emirate of Sharjah has witnessed a significant number of achievements in 2019, among them is its ever-growing vibrant cultural scene bringing together Emirati and Arab artists, actors, literary greats and poets. Sharjah’s efforts to bolster the Arab world’s cultural prowess is not tied to a specific geographic location but spans diverse areas to build bridges of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Dr Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Speaker of Federal National Council (FNC), received the Secretary-General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Helga Maria Schmid, at the FNC headquarters. During the meeting, they discussed cooperation between the UAE and European Union (EU) in a number of areas in view of the existing partnership between the two sides ...

Dubai / Emirates Busines The rate of growth in total non-oil private sector business activity in Dubai accelerated for the fourth time in the first five months of 2019, according to Emirates NBD Dubai Economy Tracker Index. The composite indicator designed to give an overview of operating conditions in the non-oil private sector rose to a 52-month high of 58.5 ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (Adek), has begun implementing the Education Partnership Schools (EPS), programme, which creates charter schools funded by the government and run by the private sector. The EPS programme is one of the initiatives launched by the Abu Dhabi Government Accelerators Programme “Ghadan 21” under its social pillar, which will ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), participated in the 63rd UITP Global Public Transport Summit held in Stockholm, Sweden under the theme “Art of Public Transport”. Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the RTA, headed RTA’s delegation at the event. The summit, which takes place every two years, was a ...

ABU DHABI / WAM As part of its plan to modernise work mechanisms in the federal government, the UAE Cabinet has restructured the Board of Directors of the Emirates Development Bank (EDB). The eight-member board will be chaired by Obaid bin Humaid Al Tayer, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, and will serve a three-year term. The EDB was established ...

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Etisalat on Saturday announced the launch of ‘Roam Like Home’ (RLH) services that enable Freedom postpaid customers to continue enjoying local allowances while travelling outside the country. With Etisalat’s new roaming options, customers can enjoy a seamless roaming experience. Freedom postpaid customers can choose from Data only at AED100, Voice only at AED200, and Voice ...