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  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business International Petroleum Investment Company (‘IPIC’ or ‘the Group’), wholly-owned by the Government of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, recorded an operating profit of US$ 1.43 billion for the first half of 2016, with its core energy investments producing a robust performance despite the lower oil price environment. IPIC, which invests across the energy value ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business As a part of its ongoing commitment to environment, health and safety (EHS), Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) as a socially responsible organization has taken additional safety measures by installing bollards in front of all facilities across its service station network in UAE to protect customers, staff and assets. In an effort to reduce the ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business In its efforts to continue engaging with customers through various channels, Mashreq, the UAE’s leading financial institution will be engaging with customers and the public through a LIVE Facebook session on November 17 at 6 pm to answer any queries about the property market such as when is a good time to buy and what ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business Fifty percent of the AED 100 million renovation project, Al Bait Hotel in Sharjah, has been developed, as announced by the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq). The new hotel, which is expected to be a prestigious hospitality and heritage landmark located in the Heart of Sharjah – the largest heritage-focused project in the region, ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business The digital age has drastically altered how businesses market their products. Thanks to the meteoric rise of digital solutions, marketing has now emerged as a more powerful and a resource-rich function of business. Marketing, now more than ever, is the most integral function responsible for creating and sustaining an enduring relationship with the most important ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Two of Abu Dhabi’s leading R&D institutions, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology and Khalifa University, have entered into a partnership with the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) and GLOBALFOUNDRIES to develop the next generation of light-based data transmission (photonics) and wireless network standards (5G). The partnership is part of an innovative three-year program that will ...

  ABU DHABI / EMIRATES BUSINESS Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Abu Dhabi will host the Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS) in March 2017. Organised by the UAE Ministry of Economy and co-hosted by the United Nations Industrial ...

  ABU DAHBI / WAM Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi, Director-General of Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), discussed with Serzh Sargsyan, President of Armenia, ADFD’s existing developmental ventures in Armenia. They also explored new schemes, projects and endeavours through which ADFD could support the government of Armenia in achieving the country’s developmental goals. ADFD and the government of Armenia enjoy ...

  ABU DAHBI / WAM Masdar Institute of Science and Technology and Global MVP, the R&D group supported by South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation (MoLIT) and the Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement (KAIA), hosted the 9th International Desalination Workshop (IDW2016) in Abu Dhabi. The IDW 2016, which ran from November 13-15 , brought together water technology ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE Ministry of Energy announced on Tuesday that The Atlantic Council Global Energy Summit will be held in Abu Dhabi from January 12- 13, 2017. This flagship initiative, launched in partnership with the Ministry of Energy, will kick off the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, with the intention of setting the 2017 energy agenda in ...