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Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi witnessed a dramatic double digit increase in the number of hotel guests during August compared to the same period in 2016, helping to drive the total number of guests staying in the emirate to more than 3.1 million for the first eight months of the year. Figures released by the Department of Culture ...

Ajman / Emirates Business In a move that would support and reinforce the UAE’s consistent endeavor to enhance FDI flows into the country, Ajman Free Zone (AFZ) announced that it has started offering corporate re-domiciliation services to global offshore companies in its premises. In a statement, AFZ said its re-domiciliation facility comes at a time when there is an increasing ...

AJMAN / WAM As part of its strategy to highlight Ajman’s unique tourist attractions and promote the emirate at an international level, the Ajman Department of Tourism Development (ADTD), is hosting a 3 city roadshow to Scandinavia which will run until September 29. The roadshow kicks off in Copenhagen, and consists of a delegation from Ajman, including representatives from the ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The Middle East Cleaning Technology Week (MECTW) Excellence Awards embraces individuals who make the surroundings more livable and sustainable by recognizing and celebrating the success of those who are leading a better way in the cleaning sector. MECTW is region’s largest event that will feature three platforms – Gulf Laundrex-Linen Care Expo Powered by EXPOdetergo International, ...

DUBAI/ WAM University students across the UAE who believe they have an idea that could make a real difference to society are being urged to apply for a new grant scheme launched on Wednesday by Expo 2020 Dubai’s Expo Live programme. Expo Live has an allocation of $100 million to back projects that offer creative solutions to pressing challenges that ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), is getting ready to participate at GITEX Technology Week 2017, which will take place from October 8-12 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. DEWA will have its own stand, S2-D1, and will be also part of the Dubai Smart Government pavilion, the technology arm of the Smart Dubai initiative, to transform ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Energy unveiled on Wednesday the UAE Water Security Strategy 2036, which aims to ensure sustainable access to water during both normal and emergency conditions in line with local regulations, standards of the World Health Organisation, and the UAE’s vision to ?achieve prosperity and sustainability. The announcement was made at the UAE Annual Government ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), announced that it won Safety Idea of the Year, at Ideas America 2017, an annual awards programme that recognises people for engaging with their work in creative and outstanding ways. The winning submission for Safety Idea of the Year was developed by Dileepan Soundararajan, who works in Casthouse Maintenance at EGA in ...

Dubai / WAM The fertiliser production capacity in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region has reached 42.3 million tonnes per annum in 2017, increasing by 12 per cent over the previous year, according to a new report of the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA). According to the report entitled, ‘2016 GCC Fertiliser Industry Indicators’, the industry expanded at the ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Economy achieved a milestone in its accelerators initiative by establishing a partnership to facilitate financial transactions through contactless payment. The partnership brings Emcredit, a subsidiary of Dubai Economy, and the UK-based Object Tech Group Ltd together under the Dubai Economy Accelerators umbrella to develop and implement emCash, an encrypted digital currency, which people can use to ...