Dubai / Emirates Business Etisalat on Wednesday clarified that it had not increased the prices of prepaid recharge cards after the implementation of VAT in the UAE. “Etisalat has introduced five denominations of recharge cards sold at AED30, AED55, AED110, AED210 and AED525 to ensure customers have sufficient credit to subscribe to existing data and combo packages after adding 5% ...
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Empower provides district cooling to 17% Dubai hotels
Dubai / WAM Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation, Empower, the world’s largest district cooling services provider, has revealed that it currently supplies its highly efficient district cooling services to 17 percent of the 674 hotels located in the emirate of Dubai. The total number of hotels was recently released by the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM), the principal ...
Read More »â€˜My Emirates Pass’ to make Dubai more attractive this winter season
DUBAI / Emirates Business Emirates is extending its popular My Emirates Pass programme to customers visiting Dubai this winter season. The programme gives Emirates customers exclusive offers and discounts across the city by turning the Emirates boarding pass into an exclusive membership card. Those flying to or through Dubai between January 1 and March 31 can take advantage of a ...
Read More »GCAA hosts first ‘aviation youth circle’ in Dubai
DUBAI / WAM The UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) hosted a Youth Circle entitled ‘Youth & Sustainability in Aviation’ in conjunction with the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Emirates Engineering at Dubai International Airport. Attended by around 70 young people representing a range of technical and managerial backgrounds in the aviation sector, the meeting discussed issues that young Emiratis ...
Read More »EAG marks 2018 as the Year of Zayed
Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) has announced a year-long programme of activities and humanitarian initiatives to mark 2018 as the Year of Zayed. Etihad’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi inaugurated its Year of Zayed activities by holding a flag-raising ceremony attended by employees. The aviation group’s offices and buildings around the world are now adorned with Sheikh ...
Read More »DHCC sets up new visa processing centre
DUBAI / WAM Dubai Healthcare City Authority (DHCA), the governing body of Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), on Wednesday announced, in collaboration with the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA), the setting up of an ICA’s Customer Happiness Centre in the free zone to serve its community members and the wider Dubai community. As many as 8,000 people working in ...
Read More »Gulf Craft to attend inaugural Phuket Rendezvous
Dubai / Emirates Business Gulf Craft will start 2018 in style in Thailand at the new luxury lifestyle event Phuket Rendezvous from January 4 to 7. “Thailand is an increasingly important market for several reasons,†said Tony Nixey, Managing Director of Gulf Craft’s dealer in the country, Go Boating Thailand. “Not only is it popular with the global yachting community, ...
Read More »Thank you, Mohamed bin Zayed: VP
DUBAI / WAM HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has dedicated his accession day anniversary to thank His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, for devoting his life to serving the nation ...
Read More »MoF approves first purchase invoice with VAT
ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Finance (MoF) on Tuesday issued the first VAT inclusive purchase order, and approved the first VAT invoice on its federal financial system, becoming the first federal entity to implement tax procedures and issue a tax invoice in 2018. The ministry provides a fully-integrated system, a technical support team, as well as a telephone ...
Read More »Al-Futtaim acquires M&S Hong Kong, Macau stores
DUBAI / WAM Marks & Spencer (M&S) on Tuesday confirmed the sale and franchise of its retail business in Hong Kong and Macau to its long-established franchise partner Al-Futtaim. The sale, which completed on December 30, sees Al-Futtaim become the new sole franchisee for M&S in Hong Kong and Macau. Al-Futtaim has worked in partnership with M&S since 1998 when ...
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