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Dubai / WAM The Commercial Compliance and Consumer Protection sector in the Department of Economic Development (DED), in Dubai, received 32,650 complaints from consumers and 1,657 from businesses in 2018, as DED continues to enhance communication with different customer groups and encourage them to use its diverse complaint resolution channels. On average, the department received 2,720 complaints a month in ...

Mohammed Jalal Alrayssi Executive Director of WAM The global monitoring and evaluation institutions vary in their forecasts for Dubai’s economic growth rates for 2019 to 2023, but all agree that the Emirate of Dubai has a proactive capacity to absorb and neutralise the negative repercussions of the global economic and trade volatility. “The continued economic activity, which is regularly supported ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business Sharjah FDI Office (Invest in Sharjah) presented the exceptional investment advantages and business opportunities offered by the business-friendly emirate to a number of high-profile investors and decision-makers from India and around the world participating in Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2019 in the state capital, Gandhinagar. Invest in Sharjah participated at one of India’s most important business ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with Saudi Aramco to cooperate on energy, Research and Development (R&D), and smart grids, as well as exchange experiences and best practices, to achieve their strategic objectives. This supports Dewa’s strategy to explore opportunities and help shape the future of the energy sector in the region. ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, on Monday announced that it achieved cost savings of AED70 million in 2018 through employee suggestions and continuous improvement projects, the highest ever in a year since the programme began in 1981. Commenting on the results, Abdulla Kalban, Managing ...

DUBAI / WAM Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance, and President of Dubai Health Authority, the 23rd edition of the UAE International Dental Conference and Arab Dental Exhibition – AEEDC Dubai, the largest dental event of its kind in the Menasa region and the second largest in ...

DUBAI / WAM The UAE 2nd Customs Week began on Sunday under the theme ‘smart borders’, to help educate all segments of society and encourage them support customs activities and role in society and the national economy. Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, Director of Dubai Customs, said, “It’s very important to help everyone learn about essential role customs departments in UAE play ...

Dubai / WAM Etisalat Digital has entered into a strategic partnership with the Federal Electricity and Water Authority (Fewa), to provide them with ‘Etisalat Direct’. This bespoke solution is hosted and powered by Etisalat’s UAE based OneCloud and is a fully managed application that enables FEWA to connect with their customers more effectively. Etisalat Direct allows application to send messages ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Investments Park (DIP), the wholly owned subsidiary of Dubai Investments, announced that total built-up warehouse, office and commercial unit space sub-leased at Dubai Investments Park, passed the 5 million sqft mark in 2018. Among the tenants are Kingspan Insulation, the sustainable building solutions provider behind major Middle East projects, including the Louvre Abu Dhabi, Atlantis The ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Malabar Gold & Diamonds, one among the largest jewellery retailers globally with a strong retail network of 250 outlets spread across ten countries launched two new stores in UAE. Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor inaugurated the new showroom in Grand Mall, Sharjah and Grand Hypermarket, Jebel Ali, Dubai in presence of Shamlal Ahamed, Managing Director – International ...