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  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD) launched the latest edition of its ‘Trakheesi System’. The edition reflects the continuous efforts made by Dubai Land Department to improve its services, with the introduction of reliable and rapid procedures that will support customers, and promote the use of smart services provided to real estate companies, individuals and investors. The ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business Heart of Sharjah – one of the largest heritage-focussed project in the region – has announced that it has extended its ‘Al Basta’ market at Souq AI Shanasiyah to March 31. Initially scheduled to end on January 7, the new extension reflects on the growing turnout from the public and tourists, enjoying an authentic experience ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dubai Airports to provide reading opportunities for passengers in airport arrival and departure lounges. The project is due for completion by March 2017, to coincide with the UAE’s National Month of Reading. ...

  Emirates Business Over the past decade, the GCC region has witnessed rapid economic development and demographic changes, including the influx of expatriates, which in turn has increased the region’s overall population. This coupled with rise in per capita income has fuelled the demand for residential units in the GCC region, said Al Masah Capital, region’s leading investment firm, in ...

  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business The Middle East and North Africa’s leading shopping mall, retail and leisure pioneer, Majid Al Futtaim, continues its expansion and announced a new AED 300 million project in Abu Dhabi – “My City Centre Masdar”. The new mall will be located in the heart of Masdar City, one of the world’s most sustainable urban ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi is set to play a leading role in coordinating efforts to meet the pressures of feeding 520 million people by 2030, by hosting MENA Food Production 2030, which will take place on March 20 and 21during the Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture (GFIA) and will drive a critical dialogue between government, food ...

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Business Events (DBE) recorded its most successful year to date, winning 129 bids and proposals for upcoming conferences, meetings and incentive trips in partnership with local stakeholders. The number of future business events secured by Dubai Business Events increased by 79% in 2016, compared to 2015, consolidating Dubai’s position as a leading destination for business ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) the financial hub of the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, announced on Tuesday the launch of the region’s first fintech accelerator in Dubai. Set to be operational in the first quarter of 2017, the FinTech Hive at DIFC will introduce cutting-edge financial services technologies to the MEASA markets while ...

  Dubai / WAM Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), a DP World Company, issued a new set of guidelines for the Jebel Ali Free Zone Companies Implementing Regulations 2016 that enable foreign companies to transfer and continue operations in the free zone without the need to open a branch or establish a new company. For the first time, Jafza has brought ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations lauded the decision of Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, to institutionalise the efforts to fight hunger and food waste by launching the UAE Food Bank initiative. Nabil Gangi, FAO Representative to the UAE and ...