Dubai / Emirates Business To further broaden awareness on the identity of the local maritime sector, the Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) has announced that it will be cooperating with the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry in supporting and globally promoting the ‘Maritime Dubai’ initiative. The partnership aims to spur leadership in the development of a renewable, safe ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE will begin implementing the standards of joint disclosures and the exchange of information for tax purposes set out by the G20 and Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), in accordance with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), from 2018. This follows the UAE Cabinet’s decision for the Ministry of Finance (MoF) to ...
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Ajman / Emirates Business Ajman (ARRA), the state-run institution mandated with regulating the real estate activities and developments in Ajman, on Saturday held a press briefing to announce the upcoming ‘Ajman Real Estate Conference 1’ scheduled for December 14, that will showcase the real estate project pipeline in the Emirate and its envisioned future. To be held under the ...
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Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), the largest Islamic bank in the UAE, announced on Saturday the launch of its credit card in partnership with Dubai-based flydubai. The credit card will enable customers to enrol in OPEN, a newly launched rewards programme from flydubai. By joining the programme, customers will earn OPEN reward points every time they ...
Read More »Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Road and Transport Authority (RTA) has been announced as a Host Partner for PayExpo MENA, and will welcome global experts coming to Dubai to discuss the revolutionary changes in smart transport ticketing. Transport Ticketing MENA forms part of PayExpo MENA, which will bring together over 1000 senior decision makers to discuss innovations across the ...
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Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and the Environment Agency- Abu Dhabi, on Saturday has launched the “Our Generations†initiative and the “Sustainable Schools†initiative as its execution arm. The launch was announced at a press conference in Festival Arena, Dubai in the presence of ...
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Dubai / Emirates Business A revamped 14th edition of the region’s only natural and organic products show, MENOPE 2016, under the patronage of the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment will run from November 29 to December 1 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC) with a participation of over 140 companies from 27 countries including ...
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Dubai /Â WAM Dubai International Airport (DXB) welcomed 6.4 million passengers in October, according to the monthly traffic report issued today by operator, Dubai Airports. Passenger traffic at DXB reached 6,420,208 passengers compared to 6,250,810 in the corresponding month last year, an increase of 2.7 percent. The year to date traffic totalled 69,366,094, up 6.8 percent compared to 64,947,684 during ...
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Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai World Trade Centre’s One Central welcomed the Turkish Trade Centers to its first award-winning commercial office building. With the goal of facilitating and enhancing trade between Turkey and Dubai, Turkish Trade Centers is one of the key commercial tenants to sign a lease and operate with a free zone licence within One Central, the ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi / WAM Yas Island, the UAE’s premier entertainment destination is set to host thousands of visitors for the eighth annual Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for what is anticipated to be the island’s best Race Weekend to date. Yas Island’s 16 attractions will host a full schedule on and off track entertainment, activities and offers ...
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