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Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Ports unveiled its sixth heat stress campaign titled ‘Safety in Heat’, offering an open platform to educate employees, port users and the public on the effects of heat-related illnesses, and preventative measures from May 15 to September 16. A few easy steps have been taken by the authorities to ensure the safety of workers, ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Volvo Buses and FAMCO have received an order from the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) to supply 143 Volvo luxury intercity coaches over the next two years, in what is FAMCO’s largest deal with the RTA to date. Volvo’s B11R is the first bus in the Middle East to meet the strict Euro 6 standards ...

DUBAI / WAM The Emirates Group on Wednesday announced its 30th consecutive year of profit and steady business expansion. Released in its 2017-18 annual report, the Emirates Group posted a profit of AED4.1 billion ($1.1 billion) for the financial year ended on March 31, 2018, up 67% from last year. The group’s revenue reached AED102.4 billion, an increase of 8% ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday hosted the UAE-Moldova Business Forum on its premises, which was attended by a high-level Moldovan delegation led by Chiril Gaburici, the country’s Minister of Economy and Infrastructure. The forum, organised in cooperation with Moldova Investment and Export Promotion Organisation (MIEPO) highlighted attractive trade and investment opportunities in Moldova, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Department of Energy— Abu Dhabi, held Zayed Energy Retreat titled “A New Energy Era” during the retreat held by the Department for its affiliate entities working in the sector. During a two-day event, the department discussed its latest developments and plans as well as the details of its orientation towards achieving the vision of the ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Land Department (DLD) through its investment arm the Real Estate Investment Management and Promotion Centre, has hosted several meetings with government officials and Egyptian investors as part of the centre’s visit to Egypt. The visit was part of DLD’s efforts to discuss possible cooperation opportunities between the two countries in the field of investment through the ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai’s foreign trade in perfumes and beauty products in 2017 was worth AED20 billion, with imports accounting for AED11.5 billion, and exports and re-exports for AED 8.34 billion. The total volume of perfumes and beauty products traded reached 733,000 tonnes. This was according to statistics released by Dubai Customs at Beautyworld Middle East 2018, which is ...

Sharjah / WAM His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, inaugurated on Wednesday, the “Exit Show 13” of the Students’ Graduation Projects of the College of Fine Arts and Design (CFAD) at the University of Sharjah (UoS). After cutting the ceremonial ribbon, the Ruler of Sharjah toured the four galleries of ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region, Chairman of the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), has affirmed that the UAE, under the leadership of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, is playing an essential role in reinforcing the development and reconstruction drive in the Yemeni Socotra Archipelago. ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM ADNOC Downstream Investment Forum which will start in Abu Dhabi next week, is a step forward in ADNOC’s innovative initiatives that have been launched over the past two years aimed at providing added value to key companies, subsidiaries and the national economy in general. Ministers and other participants of the forum told the Emirates News Agency ...