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Dubai / Emirates Business The 2018 edition of AIM is taking place at the backdrop of global economic recovery. A number of global inspiring business and thought leaders will lead interesting discussions on investment trends, public-private partnerships, sustainability, investment promotion, cryptocurrencies, and sovereign wealth fund at the forthcoming Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) to be held at the Dubai World Trade ...

Dubai / Emirates Business A total of 513 new companies chose Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), the region’s premier trade facilitator and hub as their operational base in 2017, reaffirming its position as a destination of choice for businesses. New companies represent a nine percent increase in Jafza’s portfolio compared with the 470 new companies that registered in 2016. The ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Brigadier Saeed Rashid Al Shehi, Deputy Commander of the UAE Land Forces, and General Dato’ Sri Zulkiple bin Hj Kassim, Malaysian Chief Of Army attended the conclusion the ‘Desert Tiger 5’ joint military exercise between UAE and Malaysian ground forces. The Desert Tiger 5 joint military exercise was implemented within the framework of the UAE leadership’s ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Department of Urban Planning and Municipalities at Abu Dhabi City Municipality (ADM), is continuing the construction and management of boat and jet ski slipway projects in Abu Dhabi Island and the surrounding islands. The step is aimed at providing services contributing to the satisfaction of community members as well as urban entertainment facilities compatible with ...

DUBAI / WAM Emirates Auction has revealed that the organisation has created an online market with over 1.3 million bidders. In an interview with the Emirates News Agency (WAM), Abdulla Al Mannaei, Chairman and Managing Director of Emirates Auction, revealed that the company had developed an ambitious expansion plan that aims to meet the growing demand for its services and ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD) announced that it will participate in the sixth edition of the ‘Dubai International Government Achievements Exhibition’ under the theme of ‘Government practices global achievements’. This year’s event will take place under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business The Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) has announced that two of its eco-luxury developments – the Kingfisher Lodge, part of the ‘Kalba Eco-tourism’ project, and the Fossil Rock Lodge, part of the second phase of the ‘Mleiha Archaeological and Eco-tourism’ project – are both nearing completion. Shurooq confirmed that the two luxury hospitality projects, which ...

SHARJAH / WAM Rexton Technologies has announced that it will open the largest LED light manufacturing facility in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region at the Sharjah Airport International Free Zone (SAIF Zone). The organisation will also launch a state of the art laboratory that specialises in LED light technologies within the facility. The two new facilities, which ...

DUBAI / WAM Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) announced that it has signed an agreement to connect its services to the Address Hotel at JBR, Marsa Dubai, with a total capacity of 6,500 Refrigeration Tonnes (RT). Empower noted that it will start delivering its district cooling services in July 2019. “We are committed to providing highly-efficient district cooling services, ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business In collaboration with more than twenty business councils from around the world, Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD), a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Ports, brought together more than 500 companies, investors, officials and diplomats to discuss investment opportunities in KIZAD and Khalifa Port Free Trade Zone (KPFTZ), the largest free zone in the Middle East. ...