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DUBAI / WAM The Department of Economic Development (DED), in Dubai witnessed increasing business registration and licencing activities during the month of March 2018, reaffirming the emirate’s position as a preferred place for business start-ups and expansions. According to the ‘Business Map’ digital platform of DED, more than 26,410 business registration and licencing (BRL), transactions were completed in March, compared ...

SHARJAH / WAM For the first time in the region, the Khorfakkan Container Terminal (KCT) received on Saturday, the CMA CGM ANTOINE DE ST EXUPERY, France’s largest containership. The Vessel docked at the Port and about seven thousand containers were unloaded. Tariq Al Hammadi, Director of Security and Administrative Affairs at Khorfakkan Port, said the French ship had landed at ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Registration for Fikra Labs, an acceleration programme aimed at driving innovation and fostering entrepreneurship in the Abu Dhabi travel and tourism sector, has officially closed and the selected startups are now embarking upon a four-week incubation programme. Launched in early February as part of the UAE Innovation Month, the programme was led by four of Abu ...

DUBAI / WAM The total of the Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) in the UAE increased to more than AED1 trillion by the end of 2016, an indication of economic robustness, the UAE Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority (FCSA) said. According to the outcomes of a survey conducted by the FCSA, in association with local statistics authorities in the country, the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi’s Smart Solutions and Services Authority (ADSSSA) announced on Saturday that it has completed work on phase 1 of the integrated government project, Tamm. The Authority said that it has turned nine documents and services of 15 government bodies into integrated electronic data, thus saving AED80 million on the customers part and AED11 million on ...

Dubai / WAM In his capacity as the Ruler of Dubai, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ordered a three-year extension of the deadline for building private residences on lands granted by Dubai Government to Emiratis. The extension starts the day following the date of the previous deadline. The order ...

Dubai / WAM Dr Abdullah bin Mohammed Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Minister of Infrastructure Development, and Omar bin Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, got first-hand knowledge about the ministry’s application of Artificial Intelligence (AI), technologies in the federal highways projects while touring the site of the Kalba Ring Road development project. The new technology is expected to ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Global Market Courts (ADGM Courts), has announced the launch of the ADGM Courts ePortal. The eCourts platform revolutionises the delivery of civil and commercial judicial dispute-resolution services and transforms the way courts interact with litigants and the legal profession. Developed in partnership with Microsoft, the Integrated eCourt Platform provides a comprehensive, digital court record. ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), highlighted its efforts to achieve sustainable development in the global healthcare sector as part of its ongoing priority to improve the health and well-being of individuals in developing countries. In a report issued by the Fund to mark World Health Day that falls on April 7, ADFD revealed that ...

Dubai / WAM The Board of Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), in Dubai, chaired by Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, has endorsed contracts for the procurement of 316 multi-size buses. These buses are compliant with the European Emission Standards featuring Euro 5 and Euro 6 buses, for the first time ...