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ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE Cabinet last week adopted the technical regulations for the emergency communication system in vehicles ‘ECall’, (UAE.S 5019: 2018) issued by the Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (ESMA), which aims to reduce the response time for vehicles involved in traffic accidents by up to 40 percent. Commenting on the announcement, Abdullah Al Maeeni, Director-General ...

Dubai / Emirates Business As part of its community service commitments, DP World, UAE region is partnering with Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital’s volunteer programme, becoming the first UAE based organisation to do so. Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital is the first dedicated children’s hospital set up in the UAE, created under the directive of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Sharaf Exchange, a premier exchange house operating for 22 years in the UAE and Bebuzzd, a multi-store digital loyalty/customer retention programme based in Dubai, announced their strategic partnership on Sharaf Exchange’s exciting new customer loyalty program – Usrati. Usrati offers unparalleled benefits to members including a large number of deals and offers, emergency flight ticket coverage ...

Dubai / WAM Investors’ trust in the UAE business environment reflects the country’s resilient and diversified economy, said His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, affirming that the UAE boasts a unique model of economic development that has positioned the country as a safe global haven for ...

DUBAI / WAM DP World continues to boost the capabilities of Dubai’s cruise tourism sector, setting the city as a premier international cruise destination. The Dubai Cruise Terminal at Port Rashid, operated by DP World, welcomed 625,000-holidaymakers in 2016-2017 cruise tourism season, doubling the 320,000 cruise visitors that arrived in Dubai in the 2013-2014 season. Key to this growth is ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has ordered the distribution of an additional bonus amounting to AED33,295,000 to owners of taxi plates in Dubai. The total number of plates benefiting from the distribution is 6,659. Dubai Taxi Corporation and other taxi franchise companies operate the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Economy (MoE) signed MoUs to launch the ‘National Programme for Supporting Emerging, Modern and Innovative Businesses’ with 14 state-run entities as part of its participation in the 3rd Government Accelerators. The 14 departments are: Ministry of Finance; the Telecommunication Regulatory Authority; the Securities and Commodities Authority; Takamul Programmme, run by the Department of Economic ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation, has honoured 31 winners, including commercial and innovative projects and people of determination, at the 12th edition of the Young Entrepreneur Competition 2018 (YEC), on Saturday. The competition is organised by Dubai SME, the agency of the ...

Sharjah / WAM Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB), has been awarded the ISO 27001 Certification, and is among few in region to have been given this accolade. ISO27001 is a globally recognised standard for ‘Information Security Management System’ and provides the accreditation on SIB’s security practices to customers, regulators, partners and other stakeholders and ensures that SIB is aligned with the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE International Investors Council announced its support for DP World Group and its legal measures performed in the case regarding the Republic of Djibouti’s termination of the concession contract for the Company’s operation of the Doraleh Container Terminal towards one of the most prominent Emirati investment entities in the world, the DP World company. The ...