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Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), organised the first intensive quantum computing training programme, in cooperation with Microsoft. The programme is part of Dewa’s efforts to employ latest technologies and benefit from capabilities of modern technology. The one-week programme was held at Dewa’s Sustainable Building in Al Quoz. A number of quantum computing experts from Microsoft participated ...

Dubai / WAM HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council, affirmed that Dubai, under the vision of the Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, will achieve its goal to be the most-visited city in the world, through ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The General Civil Aviation Authority conducted a workshop in blockchain to understand its importance and how it may manifest itself in the field of aviation. This workshop is designed to cohesively integrate relevant information on block-chain that speaks to this category of aviation business decision-makers, by highlighting the best use cases, value propositions, and innovation strategies ...

Dubai / WAM Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, Dubai FDI, the investment development agency of Dubai Economy (DED), announced that it is set to convene global investors in Dubai at the upcoming Dubai Investment Week 2018. The major event, which will ...

DUBAI / WAM Emirates NBD announced the introduction of Friday banking at three of its mall branches — Dubai Mall, Mall of the Emirates, and Mirdif City Centre. Customers now have the flexibility to conduct banking at their own convenience, with these bra-nches now open on Friday between 3 and 9pm. The new Friday hours will enable customers to open ...

Dubai / Emirates Business An emergency cash funding platform has been launched by two Dubai-based finance entrepreneurs aimed at helping UAE consumers to avoid entering a debilitating debt spiral by facilitating access to short term cash. A new Online Service called BuyBackBazaar enables access to instant cash to customers who sell their possessions such as a phone or laptop and ...

Dubai / Emirates Business­­­­­ In another major step towards positioning the UAE and Dubai as a hub for east-west trade global trade enabler DP World has announced plans to build ‘The Belt and Road’ Dubai Station in partnership with Zhejiang Provincial Seaport Investment & Operation Group Co., Ltd (ZPG). The Belt and Road Station will integrate logistics, warehousing, e-commerce, circulation ...

Dubai / WAM The Commercial Compliance and Consumer Protection (CCCP) sector in the Department of Economic Development (DED) has announced the launch of the second edition of its ‘IP Gateway’ for filing complaints relating to trademark infringements in a smart application format. The portal-to-app move marks a quantum leap in DED’s intellectual property (IP) related services as receiving complaints and ...

Dubai / Emirates Business­­­­­ The Emirates A380 aircraft made a historic touch down at the Kotoka International Airport’s Terminal 3, as a one-off service to the new terminal. The airline’s flagship double-decker has become the first-ever scheduled A380 service to Ghana, demonstrating the airport’s readiness to accommodate the A380, the world’s largest commercial passenger jet. The special Emirates A380 flight ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business­­­­­ First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the UAE’s largest bank and one of the world’s largest and safest financial institutions, has launched a new sound-based payment system through its digital wallet payit. The sound-based payment technology is the first of its kind in the region and one of the first integrated sound-based solutions in the world. ...