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Dubai / WAM The Federal Tax Authority (FTA), announced the launch of a new electronic tracking system, which uses digital tax stamps to ensure excise tax on tobacco products has been paid, at an awareness meeting held in Dubai. Set to go into effect in early 2019, the system seeks to combat tax evasion and commercial fraud, supporting the FTA’s ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates has landed six of its special ‘Year of Zayed’ livery aircraft on six continents for the May 6 centennial birthday of the UAE’s Founding Father, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman & Chief Executive, Emirates Airline & Group, said: “Today, we celebrate the centennial anniversary of ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), is organising a number of special activities this week in celebration of the centennial anniversary of the birth of the founding father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. The activities highlight the legacy, values, life, and achievements of the late leader. The activities organised by DEWA this week include ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Under the patronage of the Federal Transport Authority for Land and Maritime (FTA) and with the presence of HRH Princess Sarah Al Saud, Tactics Maritime Media and Marasi News have successfully arranged “The UAE Maritime Leaders Roundtable Discussion” under the theme of “Leading the UAE towards being a preferable destination for maritime investment”. The event brought ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC), will host a series of strategic events during the month of May, in keeping with the spirit of the Holy Month of Ramadan. The most high-profile of these will be the Capital Majlis, being held for the third year in a row, which will welcome over 700 guests throughout ...

MUKALLA / WAM A UAE ship carrying medical supplies arrived in the Port of Mukalla, as part of the country’s efforts to support the health sector in the Yemeni Governorate of Shabwa. Ahmed Al Neyadi, Head of the Emirates Red Crescent Team in Hadramaut, said in a statement that the latest effort is part of a series of humanitarian operations ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading international financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with professional services company Accenture to foster innovation in the financial services industry globally. Under the MoU, FinTech Hive at DIFC — the first financial technology accelerator in the ...

TALLINN / WAM Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, met Juri Ratas, Prime Minister of Estonia, on Saturday and discussed ways to enhance bilateral cooperation. He also met Kadri Simson, Estonian Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure. Al Mansouri is currently heading a high-level UAE business delegation on a visit to Estonia. During his meeting with the Estonian ...

AJMAN / WAM The Department of Economic Development — Ajman (DED-Ajman) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with 2GIS, a technology solutions company, as part of its efforts to achieve integration between public and private sectors. The move is aimed at enhancing Ajman’s position on the world economic map through facilitating procedures and services for investors and providing them with ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development (KFED) has joined a workshop on the implementation of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s (Adnoc) new in-country value (ICV) strategy that was launched to help stimulate socio-economic value, promote locally-made content and products, and nurture government and private partnerships in the UAE. The participation was in keeping with Fund’s ...