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  Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Economic Development Department (SEDD) recently organised a seven-day training trip to Japan for its employees, as part of a programme to prepare future leaders, and in line with a strategic plan for improving human, financial and technical resources of the department to achieve organisational excellence. During the trip, organised in collaboration with the Kaizen Training ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde recently provided recommendations to develop a medium-term strategy that would enable Arab countries to generate government revenues to supportgrowth. “Gradual fiscal consolidation and vigorous implementation of structural reforms will help the UAE economy adjust to lower oil price,” Lagarde said in a statement at the ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) hosted the UAE-Latvia Business forum at its premises on Sunday, which focused on enhancing trade relations and economic cooperation between the two countries. The forum was attended by a high-level delegation led by Raimonds Vejonis, President of Latvia, and the country’s deputy prime minister and economy minister, ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business ENOC introduced PIN-less and paperless debit and credit card transactions in the forecourts of its service station network – a first in the UAE for fuel retailers. The initiative has been launched in partnership with ENOC’s technology partner, Network International, to ensure security of transactions, while enabling cardholders to retain confidentiality of their PIN numbers. ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business During the 11th Plenary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM) held in Porto city, Portugal, from February 23-24, Tariq Al Gurg, Chief Executive Officer at Dubai Cares, received the 2016 PAM Award in recognition of his strong and visible commitment, outstanding achievement, and active advocacy for quality education in developing countries, particularly ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Mashreq, one of the UAE’s leading financial institutions entered in to a strategic partnership with Zomato.com – a global social restaurant discovery service operating across 23 countries. The partnership strengthens Mashreq Flavours, the UAE’s largest dining program further, by enabling Mashreq credit or debit cardholders to enjoy a discount of 20% on any two food ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Groundwork for the second edition of Mother of the Nation Festival commences on Sunday on Abu Dhabi Corniche ahead of the Festival’s official opening on March 26, the organising committee at Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority announced on Sunday. Preparations for the festival have commenced on-schedule as more than one kilometre of Abu ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE’s initiatives in Yemen are making a difference in the country’s development and reconstruction, and have enabled fast-paced improvement in the humanitarian situation in areas liberated from the rebels, said Fahad Saeed Al Menhali, Yemeni Ambassador to the UAE. “By all measures, the response of the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) to the humanitarian situation ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business The Cargo and Personnel Screening Conference concluded in Dubai with recommendations from participants to give more focus on better cooperation between customs administrations and more technology to be involved in the screening process. The event was held at the Dusit Thani hotel in Dubai, and was organized by International Quality & Productivity Center (IQPC) in ...

  DUBAI / WAM Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has carried out a 150 million US dollar Islamic financing transaction on the Murabaha platform of Nasdaq Dubai, the international financial exchange serving the Middle East and Africa. The transaction was executed to facilitate the issuance by AFC of a 150 million US dollar Sukuk, which was the first US dollar Sukuk ...