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  Dubai / WAM Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has honoured 39 companies with the CSR Label for their Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, and sustainability efforts. Those who received the accolade included Intercoil International Co. LLC, Mashreq, Qurum Business Group, and Standard Chartered Bank for the sixth time, while Ducab, Emirates Transport, Emrill Services, Majid Al Futtaim Properties, National ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Airports (AUH) awarded a five-year car parking contract for the new Midfield Terminal Complex (MTC) to Zone Parking Solutions LLC. The company will be responsible for the design, supply, installation, operation and maintenance of a centralised Parking Access and Revenue Control System (PARCS) at the short-term, long-term and employee car parks. Parking facilities are being ...

  Dubai / WAM The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) of Dubai signed an agreement with Tesla Inc., a world-leading manufacturer of autonomous electric vehicles, to buy 200 hybrid electric vehicles fitted with several components of autonomous driving technologies. According to Tesla, the RTA will purchase Model S sedans and Model X SUVs for the programme. The new vehicles will be ...

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, unveiled on Tuesday the “Mars 2117 Project” which aims at its final stage to establish the ...

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, launched Dubai’s plans to become the global capital for the future at the 2017 World Government Summit. He called on all Dubai Government entities to embrace disruptive innovation as a fundamental mantra of their operations and to seek ways ...

  Dubai / WAM Ohood bint Khalfan Al Roumi, Minister of State for Happiness, Director-General of the Prime Minister’s Office of the UAE and Deputy Chairman of the World Government Summit, and Angela Maria Gonzales Loayza, Secretary-General of the Administrative Department of Civil Service of Colombia, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on behalf of their governments to promote co-operation in ...

  Ajman / WAM Around 40 exhibitors are to participate in the forthcoming 5th edition of the Ajman Education and Training Exhibition (AETEX). Under the banner, “Towards a New Era of Innovated Education”, the event is held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, and is organised by the Ajman ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Mashreq, UAE’s leading financial institution has recorded significant growth in the usage of Cardless Cash via its Mobile Banking application – Mashreq Snapp. Mashreq introduced Cardless Cash in 2015 and since then, the feature recorded 126% growth in 2016 with 77% of requests initiated via Snapp. Mashreq Cardless Cash feature allows customers to withdraw cash ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business Art enthusiasts in the UAE are being treated to a new exhibition that has just opened to the public at Sharjah Ladies Club (SLC). Titled ‘Thoughts’ the work from Jordanian conceptual artist Sana Al Jefout was displayed at Noon Art Gallery in the club’s Collage Talent Centre. Featuring expressionist paintings that use architectural structures, formations ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Ports, the master developer, operator and manager of the Emirate’s commercial and community ports as well as Khalifa Industrial Zone, obtained the ISO 9001:2015 certification, an internationally recognised standard for quality management systems. This reflects Abu Dhabi Ports’ commitment to meeting and exceeding the needs of customers and stakeholders as well as ...