Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates Skywards, the loyalty programme of Emirates airline, has partnered with the ENTERTAINER to launch its own Emirates Skywards GO app for members. The app is a mobile travel companion that offers members access to over 4,400 2-for-1 offers at some of the best restaurants and spas in over 20 cities. In addition to value for ...
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‘Education is a future investment’
Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Monday received at the Al Bahr Palace, several top-achieving male and female 12th Grade students from the 2017-2018 school year, as well as their parents. The meeting also saw the attendance of HH ...
Read More »Adnoc looks to expand ties with Chinese energy majors
BEIJING / WAM Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) Group CEO, held a series of meetings with Chinese oil, gas, refining and petrochemical industry leaders, focused on expanding and deepening investment and partnership opportunities across Adnoc’s integrated Upstream and Downstream value chain, during a visit to Beijing. Dr Al Jaber ...
Read More »UAE helps improve lives of 12,000 Yemenis in Yakhtul
MOCHA / WAM The UAE has helped improve the lives of 12,000 Yemenis in Yakhtul, Northern Mocha, with necessary infrastructure development projects, via the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC). The aid authority restored the local electricity network and installed transformers to provide electricity to 1,600 homes, as part of the UAE’s ongoing efforts to restore vital sectors and infrastructure in Yemeni’s ...
Read More »DCT Abu Dhabi attends Google ‘executive summit’
Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business A delegation led by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) attended an exclusive Executive Summit held at the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, USA. The event offered DCT Abu Dhabi and its partners, Etihad Airways, Miral, Adnec, and Aldar, the opportunity to explore Google’s main campus as well ...
Read More »Adnoc Distribution wins ISO certification
Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Adnoc Distribution announced it has been awarded the International Organization for Standardization Certification (ISO 50001) for its world class Energy Management System (EnMS). The certificate was presented to Adnoc Distribution’s Acting CEO Saeed Mubarak Al Rashdi by Matthew Skinner, Regional Managing Director (Gulf and Pakistan), Intertek Certification, an international accredited certifying body. The ISO 50001 ...
Read More »Business Park at Dubai South sees 400% growth in number of firms
Dubai / WAM The Business Park at Dubai South recorded a 400% growth in companies operating in the park since its inception in early 2015 with the number of companies increasing from 900 in 2015 to 4,500 in 2018. An average of 1,500 new companies has joined the park each year. The park also has a high customer retention rate ...
Read More »Dubai non-oil private sector growth improved in June
Dubai / WAM The health of the non-oil private sector in Dubai improved at a marked rate in June. Although the headline index fell from May’s recent peak, reflecting easing travel and tourism growth momentum, stronger expansions were registered in both the wholesale and retail and construction sectors. Furthermore, business confidence accelerated to a survey-record high in June amid a ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi Construction Cost Index grows 9.9%
ABU DHABI / WAM The Construction Cost Index (CCI) in Abu Dhabi reached a level of 103.5 percent during the first quarter of 2018, an increase of 9.9 percent compared to the first quarter of 2017, according to statistics issued by the Statistics Centre-Abu Dhabi, SCAD. Construction costs also rose during first quarter of 2018 by 5.6 percent, compared to ...
Read More »UAE invests $23bn in airport upgrades
DUBAI / WAM Dubai will host the first Global Investment in Aviation Summit (GIAS) — a major aviation conference — to be attended by the world’s 500 top aviation investors, as the UAE emerges as the region’s biggest aviation hubs. The high-profile delegates from 40 countries will include 20 aviation ambass- adors, ten knowledge partners, 200 aviation officials and 300 ...
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