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SHABWAH / WAM The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), is holding daily special Ramadan events for public bus drivers at Al Awir Bus Depot. The move is part of RTA’s activities befitting the Holy Month of Ramadan, and a further manifestation of the UAE initiative declaring 2017 as #Year_of_Giving. “The Ramadan events included religious activities, cultural quizzes, lectures and sports ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF) concluded the third edition of the Nobel Museum at the Children’s City at Dubai Creek Park, where it was held for three months. Themed “The Nobel Prize in Physics: Understanding Matter”, the Museum attracted tens of thousands of visitors of all ages and shed light on scientists, ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) will join national exhibition associations and exhibition venues across the world in marking the Global Exhibitions Day 2017 (GED 2017) on Wednesday. Global Exhibitions Day is an opportunity for the exhibition industry to celebrate and highlight its positive impact on jobs, business, innovation and local investment. The occasion was ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, attended on Tuesday a lecture on the fourth agricultural revolution, delivered by Dr Caleb Harper, Director of the Open Agricultural Initiative at MIT Media Lab. In a lecture titled “Eating Digital: The Fourth Agricultural ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC), approved the fee hike request of 24 private schools in Abu Dhabi starting from the 2017-2018 academic year. The average increase in fee is about three percent. Meanwhile, ADEC has rejected the request of 60 private schools. A total of 84 schools had submitted the request to increase fees, out ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The National Health Insurance Company (Daman), has launched a trial phase allowing clients to pay insurance premiums and service charges using e-Dirham at its service centre in its Abu Dhabi headquarters. Daman said that payments using e-Dirham services will be included in the approved payment options package, and will expand to the remainder of the company’s ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development (KFED) and the Development Bank of Belarus (DBRB) signed an MoU setting up the framework for future cooperation to develop Small and Medium Enterprises in the Republic of Belarus. The agreement was signed by Hussain Jassem AlNuwais, Chairman of Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development and Sergei Rumas, Chairman of the DBRB. The ceremony ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The UAE’s free trade zones are using advanced information management tools to drive the doubling of the global free trade zone GDP, experts announced. Globally, the contribution of free trade zones to the Islamic Economy is set to double to USD 117 billion by 2021, according to a recent report by researchers Salaam Gateway. The UAE ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The total monetary aggregate issued in the UAE amounted to AED78.3 billion during the first third of 2017, an increase of AED790 million over the end of 2016, according to UAE Central Bank statistics. According to CB figures, the total banknotes issued by the bank by the end of April are valued at AED77.2 billion, a ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The 2017 Bayt.com Middle East and North Africa Salary Survey, conducted by Bayt.com, the Middle East’s number one job site, and YouGov, a leading market research agency, revealed that almost half (44%) of UAE respondents believe that salaries are increasing in the UAE, and 24% believe that they are staying the same. In terms of current ...