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RAS AL KHAIMAH / Emirates Business Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ), the umbrella authority of RAK Free Trade Zone (RAK FTZ) and RAK Investment Authority (RAKIA), has been named as the most cost-effective economic zone by the prestigious fDi Global Free Zones of the Year Awards 2017. Sweeping the Bespoke Category – Set-up Cost Reduction award, RAKEZ stood out ...

DUBAI / WAM The UAE Financial Markets Association (UAE FMA), announced the launch of the ‘Emiratisation Optimal Performance Scheme’ to encourage and support the local banking industry in implementing efficient nationalisation strategies. The programme launch in Dubai was attended by VIP government authority representatives, UAE bank CEOs and senior finance professionals. The programme’s overarching aim is to help the industry ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM With days remaining till the start of the 11th Al Dhafra Festival, camel caravans are already arriving at the opened desert grounds on the edge of the Empty Quarters, setting up tents and camel pens for one of the most impressive annual Bedouin gatherings. This year, the Festival will take place from December 14-28, on the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) announced the 16th edition of the ‘Clean Up UAE’ campaign to be launched on the 16th December, under the patronage of Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, at the Dubai Al Ain Road, near Dubai Outlet Mall. Al Mansouri said that environmental protection practices are one of the most ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said that gender balance is an important element of the national agenda and the UAE Vision 2021, emphasising that enhancing gender balance in the UAE will contribute to sustainable development and the fulfillment of the UAE’s commitments to the ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai SME and WOMENA have launched the ‘Future Founders and Future Funders Programme’, aimed to draw on venture capital (VC), as an enabler of entrepreneurship among Emirati women. The programme targets university-level Emirati women who are at the start of their careers, to develop a strong pipeline of investors and entrepreneurs. As part of the MENA’s angel ...

Ajman / WAM His Highness Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, on Monday received a Saudi delegation that included businessmen and investors from Al-Qassim Region in Saudi Arabia. Also present during the meeting was HH Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman. The Ajman Ruler welcomed the delegation, and expressed ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Following the announcement from His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center (MBRSC) is now accepting entries for the UAE Astronaut Programme. At the end of 2018, four carefully selected Emirati candidates will be chosen to form the ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, will open on Tuesday the 10th edition of the Arab Strategy Forum (ASF), in Dubai. The 10th edition of the forum, to be held under the theme ‘The State of the World in 2018’, will see thought leaders delivering ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The United Arab Emirates Space Agency (UAE Space Agency), the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA), and the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), have jointly announced that the UAE, represented by the three parties, has become an official member of the International Charter on Space and Major Disasters. The UAE is the first ...