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ABU DHABI / WAM Farms in Abu Dhabi have excelled in the Gulf region in adopting international good agricultural practice standards, Global GAP. The number of local farms that has now obtained the Global GAP certificate has risen to 270, compared to some 110 in 2013 and 2014, a percentage growth of around 145 percent. According to the Abu Dhabi ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Ports has signed a strategic partnership with Healthpoint, a multi-specialty hospital in Abu Dhabi, to launch a wellness-coaching programme for its employees. Healthpoint is part of Mubadala’s network of world-class healthcare providers. The agreement, signed by Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, Chief Executive Officer of Abu Dhabi Ports, and Dr Mai Ahmed Al Jaber, ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai based “Gulf Navigation Holding PJSC”, listed in Dubai Financial Market (DFM) under “GULFNAV”, has announced 33% growth in net profits by the end of the first half of 2017, compared with the same period of 2016. This announcement comes concurrently with the new phase the company is launching to strengthen its position and competitiveness ...

Dubai / WAM The 10X initiative team at the Dubai Community Development Authority (CDA) concluded a series of interactive brainstorming sessions aimed at accelerating social initiatives in the emirate and transforming them into tangible courses of action to be tested and implemented on the ground. The sessions saw the participation of an integrated team of 45 members of human resources ...

DUBAI / WAM Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, sent a personal message to the Emirati youth on the occasion of International Youth Day, ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The bodies of the four Emirati martyrs, Captain Ahmed Khalifa Al Baloushi, 1st Lieutenant Pilot Jassem Saleh Al Zaabi, Warrant Officer Mohammed Saeed Al Hassani, and Warrant Officer Sameer Mohammed Murad Abu Bakr, arrived at the Al Bateen Airport in Abu Dhabi. The bodies were accompanied by a number of officers from the UAE Armed Forces. ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and UAE Exchange have entered into partnership, to support, develop and promote the FinTech ecosystem in Abu Dhabi and the UAE. An MoU was signed by Promoth Manghat, Chief Executive Officer of UAE Exchange Group, and Richard Teng, Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority, FSRA, of ADGM. The ...

DUBAI / WAM Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), has reviewed the progress of the M-Station expansion project, the newest and largest electricity generation and water desalination plant in the UAE. Since 2015, DEWA has been working with Siemens on the Jebel Ali M-Station expansion, with the total cost for its construction ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Dr Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Speaker of the Federal National Council, FNC, has received Fayhan Al Fayez Shalhoub, Ambassador of the Republic of Colombia to the UAE. Ahmed Shabib Al Dhaheri, FNC Secretary-General, and a number of officials also attended the meeting. During the meeting, the two sides reviewed the bilateral relations between the UAE and ...

Dubai / WAM In H1 of 2017, Dubai Customs conducted 133 seizures of goods worth up to AED72.584 million that were found to have infringed intellectual property rights. Dubai Customs firmly acted against IPR infringements to protect society and the economy from counterfeit goods, and to support a compe- titive investment environment in Dubai by enabling producers to avoid losses ...