DUBAI / WAM Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) saw its network of members grow by 9 percent or 16,800 companies in 2016, bringing the organisation’s total membership to 201,000 by the end of the year. The rise in number strengthens its position as one of the largest membership-based chambers of commerce in the world. The total value ...
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Imdaad generates record AED500mn revenue in 2016
Dubai /Â WAM Integrated facilities management (FM) company, Imdaad, has generated a revenue of $136m (AED500m) in 2016, registering a growth of eight to 10 per cent compared to the previous year. The Dubai-based company also signed a few major contracts with leading companies in the last quarter of 2016, enabling it to generate more business than the previous fiscal ...
Read More »NYUAD students explore UAE and beyond
Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business New York University Abu Dhabi’s (NYUAD) annual January Term (J-Term) is a unique study program that aims to intensify students’ intellectual focus and reach beyond the classroom. The program incorporates experiential learning, connecting students to the UAE, the Middle East and a range of global destinations. With a focus on exploring and interacting with ...
Read More »Sustainable City to showcase its achievements at WFES
Dubai / Emirates Business The Sustainable City – the first Net Zero Energy city in Dubai and Middle East’s first operational sustainable community – readies itself for the 10th edition of the World Future Energy Summit 2017 (WFES) for the second consecutive year. The summit will be held in at the ADNEC in Abu Dhabi from January, 16-19. The ...
Read More »Winter festivities conclude on a positive note
Sharjah / Emirates Business The first ever three-week long Winter Festival at Al Majaz Waterfront in Sharjah recently drew curtains after providing thirty thousand visitors from all nationalities and age groups across the seven emirates with the unending frolic of a dreamy winter wonderland. Guests were left in awe of a snowy festive landscape, which stretched across the Waterfront’s ...
Read More »Crown Prince donates $10mn to Mohammed V Foundation
RABAT / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, donated US$10 million in support of Morocco’s Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity. In a statement, the foundation described HH Sheikh Mohamed’s financial support, which equals 100,350,000 Moroccan dirhams, as generous, and said it will ...
Read More »UAE completes legal system for venture capital funds
Abu Dhabi/ Emirates Business The UAE Government announced that it has completed the legal system for venture capital funds as one of the first projects approved by the Government Accelerators initiative launched by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai in line with the goals of the UAE National ...
Read More »Leading defence, security experts to converge in Abu Dhabi for IDEX
Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business IDEX Conference 2017, part of the International Defence Exhibition & Conference (IDEX 2017) and Naval Defence Exhibition (NAVDEX 2017), is set to draw the participation of several leading security and defence decision makers and experts from across the world. Themed Disrupting Innovation in Defence and Security, the conference will be held ahead of IDEX ...
Read More »Special prayer for rain across UAE on Tuesday
Abu Dhabi /Â WAM The General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments (Awqaf) held an extended meeting on Sunday to discuss special arrangements for offering the prayer for rain on Tuesday across the nation. President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has called for a prayer for rain, or Salaat al Istisqaa, to be performed at all mosques ...
Read More »â€˜UAE will add more achievements this year’
Dubai / WAM In 2017, efforts will be maximised to build onto what the UAE’s founding fathers had achieved, and to shape a better future for generations to come, affirmed Dr Sultan bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Media Council (NMC). In a series of tweets to mark the ...
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