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Sharjah / Emirates Business Axis Bank, India’s third largest private sector bank, on Sunday opened a representative office in Sharjah. Vipul, Consul General of India in Dubai, inaugurated the representative office. The representative office in Sharjah is the third such Axis Bank office in the UAE after Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The new representative office will engage primarily in promoting ...

DUBAI / WAM The Gulf job market is set to grow at an average rate of nine percent this year, according to research conducted by GulfTalent, an online recruitment portal. The results are based on GulfTalent’s survey of over 1,100 CEOs and executive managers of firms across the GCC. According to survey findings, the biggest factor driving employment growth is ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, on Sunday announced that it recycled over 96 thousand tonnes of waste in 2017, up from over 77 thousand tonnes in 2016. Today is the first Global Recycling Day, which is being marked worldwide to encourage the economic ...

Dubai / Emirates Business A bespoke interior finishing company, Covering Concepts on Sunday announced the launch of their design studio at Dubai Design District with an aim to capture the growing GCC interior fit-out market, valued at approximately $18 billion. Covering Concepts will offer a wide range of premium flooring and wall design solution for both residential and commercial projects. ...

Dubai / Emirates Business International heavyweights in construction machinery will be in Dubai for one week only at The Big 5 Heavy next week, which will run from March 26 – 28 at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC). With over 300 exhibitors from 30 countries including the biggest brands in the world in its launch edition, The Big 5 ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Mohammed bin Kardous Al Ameri, Chairman of the Defence, Interior and Foreign Affairs Committee at the Federal National Council (FNC) met Marko Mihkelson, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Parliament of Estonia (Riigikogu), in Abu Dhabi. Al Ameri emphasised the importance of exchanging visits by the representatives of the parliamentary bodies of the two ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) announced on Saturday the completion of ‘The Exchange’ building. Located in DIFC’s Gate Village, The Exchange is a Ground + 8 storey building with a total leasable area of 147,000 sqft, of which 114,000 sq. ft. is office space and 33,000 sqft is retail space. The AED180 million building comprises 5 basement ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Adnoc Distribution has unveiled a partnership with global retail brand Géant, in a clear signal that the UAE’s largest fuel and convenience store retailer is becoming more customer-centric in an effort to boost its financial performance. Under the agreement with Urban Foods, which operates Géant in the UAE, ten existing Adnoc Distribution convenience stores will be ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business DP World Group Chairman and CEO Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem has inaugurated a new manufacturing unit for the Momin Group at Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza). The facility has a built-up area of over 10,000 sqm for production of vegetable ghee, soft oils such as corn, canola and sunflower and processing of soya bean oil for ...

Paris / WAM His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, inaugurated, in the presence of HH Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammad Al Qasimi, wife of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah and Chairperson of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs (SCFA) and Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Founder and CEO of ...