DUBAI / WAM Khalfan Belhoul, CEO of Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) stressed the importance of concerted national efforts, and consolidating the culture of partnership, to enhance cooperation between government entities in Dubai, and exchange experiences and to reach an integrated work system, in line with the objectives and strategies of building the future. This came during signing of an MoU ...
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Dubai Garden Glow 4th season kicks-off
DUBAI / WAMÂÂÂÂÂ Dubai Garden Glow, a favourite family entertainment attraction in Zabeel Park, entered its fourth season on Sunday, adding a fourth attraction, the Art Park. The four magical themes in Garden Glow this year include the Ice Park, the Glow Park, the Dinosaur Park and the newly added Art Park, set up using about 500,000 different types of ...
Read More »FNC discusses draft law on use of IT in health sector
Dubai / WAM The Health and Environmental Affairs Committee of the Federal National Council (FNC), began its discussion, during its meeting on Monday at the headquarters of the FNC General Secretariat in Dubai, which was chaired by Salem Obaid Al Hassan Al Shamsi, Chairman of the Committee, on a draft law on the use of information and communication technology in ...
Read More »Wetex 2018 to see participation of 2,100 exhibitors from 53 nations
DUBAI / WAM The 20th Water, Energy, Technology and Environment Exhibition (Wetex 2018), will cover an area of 78,413 square metres with the participation of more than 2,100 exhibitors from 53 countries. The announcement was made by Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), and Founder and Chairman of Wetex, during a ...
Read More »DMCC crowned fDi’s global free zone of the year award for 2018
Dubai / Emirates Business In a study of the best Global Free Zones by fDi Magazine – a publication from the Financial Times – Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, UAE and Amata City Chonburi, Thailand has been awarded the top prizes in the Global Free Zones of the Year 2018. The DMMC saw almost 2000 new businesses established in 2017. The ...
Read More »Maktoum bin Mohammed opens Dubai Investment Week 2018
Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, on Monday inaugurated the Dubai Investment Week 2018, hosted by Dubai FDI, the investment development agency of the Department of Economic Development (DED). Organised under the theme ‘Investing in Future Transformations,’ the event explores the prospects for strengthening local and international partnerships for ...
Read More »Mohamed Bin Zayed Majlis for Future Generations kicks off
Abu Dhabi / WAM Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, the second edition of the Mohamed Bin Zayed Majlis for Future Generations opened on Monday at the Abu Dhabi National Education Centre (Adnec). The two-day event kicked off with an ...
Read More »UAE Dirham appreciates against top non-dollarised trade partners in Q2 2018
Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE Dirham has continued to appreciate in Q2 2018 against the currencies of the country’s top 10 non-dollarised trade partners, according to Central Bank of the UAE statistics. From the import side, the weighted Dirham’s appreciation against its top-10 non-dollarised import partners, which claim 52.3 percent of the UAE total imports, was 1.3 percent, with ...
Read More »MRHE calls on realty firms to participate in Decobuild
Dubai / WAM Mohammed bin Rashid Housing Establishment (MRHE), has called on companies in the real state sector to participate in the second housing, building materials, decoration and engineering consultancy exhibition, Decobuild 2018, to take place from November 7-10 in Dubai. The Establishment is encouraging companies that specialise in building and construction materials, contracting companies, engineering consulting firms, interior design ...
Read More »DCT to position Abu Dhabi as leading medical tourism hub
Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Medical Tourism Association (MTA), to coordinate efforts to position Abu Dhabi as a world-leading medical tourism destination, with the MTA’s annual World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress event now being hosted in Abu Dhabi ...
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