Abu Dhabi / WAM Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, HH Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court and a member of the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi inaugurated the 5th edition of the Abu Dhabi Air Expo 2018 at ...
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Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The UAE will continue to lead the GCC’s luxury hospitality segment to 2022, with 73% of existing luxury hotel stock and 61% of the region’s current luxury pipeline located in the country, according to data released ahead of Arabian Travel Market 2018, taking place at Dubai World Trade Centre from April 22-25. The research demonstrates ...
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DUBAI / WAM Dubai Airports on Monday confirmed plans to close Dubai International’s (DXB) southern runway for a 45-day period in 2019 to conduct a comprehensive upgrade designed to boost safety, service and capacity levels. DXB operates 24/7, 365 days per year with over 1,100 aircraft movements per day featuring predominantly wide-body aircraft. While ongoing runway maintenance is scheduled on ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE Central Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the Federal Tax Authority (FTA), to facilitate tax collection through the UAE Funds Transfer System (UAEFTS), that offers a timely processing of fund transfers between bank accounts. Mohammed Ali bin Zayed Al Falasi, Deputy Governor of the UAE Central Bank, and Khalid Ali Al ...
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Dubai / WAM Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (DAFZA), announced the launch of Goodforce Labs, an innovative start-up incubator focused on transforming ethical startups in the fields of Islamic economy and Halal industries into global success stories. The incubator will work to revitalise the Islamic ethical economy utilising a deep venture building platform. This will be achieved by selecting a group ...
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Dubai / WAM Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (EMPOWER), announced expansion of its network of district cooling transmission pipelines, which has crossed 263 kilometres in 2017, an increase of 12% compared to 2016. The company attributed this to its ambitious strategy to enhance its operations in Dubai, given the steady growth of its business, with new projects added to its ...
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ABU DHABI / Agencies The UAE’s largest fuel and convenience retailer has reported strong Q4 and full year 2017 results, as Adnoc Distribution undertakes a major transformation program to improve performance even further. Adnoc Distribution, which listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange in December, posted an AED1.8bn profit for the year 2017 on revenue of AED19.8bn, the latter jumping ...
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DUBAI / WAM According to the Global Competitiveness Report 2017-2018, the UAE has ranked first globally in 50 indices related to many vital community, services and development sectors. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said, “in 2007, after launching our first federal strategy, we took on ...
Read More »DUBAI / WAM UAE ambassadors and heads of the country’s missions abroad have praised the progress made in preparing for the Expo 2020 Dubai during a visit to the project site in Dubai. The visit was held on the sidelines of 12th UAE Ambassadors and Mission Heads Forum held in Abu Dhabi from February 18-22. The ambassadors were received by ...
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Bloomberg The United Arab Emirates denounced Djibouti’s cancellation of DP World Ltd.’s contract to run the Doraleh Container Terminal, calling it an “arbitrary†flouting of a signed agreement. “Djibouti government’s seizure of the Doraleh port is regrettable,’’ Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash wrote on Twitter, in the UAE’s first official response to the cancellation of the Dubai ...
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