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  DUBAI / WAM As part of its efforts to promote Dubai as a global hub for Chinese businesses and investors, the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) participated at the recently concluded Hamburg Summit 2016 in Germany. Held under the theme, “China Meets Europe”, the summit highlighted the rise of China’s new middle class and focused on how ...

  DUBAI / WAM Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), part of DP World and the UAE’s flagship trade and logistics hub, has seen a 15 percent growth in the number of petrochemicals, oil and gas companies registered in the free zone. The announcement was made at a forum held at the National Industries Park in Dubai to promote the growth ...

  BRISBANE / WAM Dr Obaid Al Heri Salem Al Ketbi, UAE Ambassador to Australia, met with the Hon. Steven Ciobo MP, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, and discussed ways to develop trade relations between the two countries. The minister said during the meeting, which was held on the sidelines of the annual ceremony of the Australian Export Awards, ...

  Dubai / WAM Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, on Sunday approved ‘Dubai Street Museum’ project, a new public art project that seeks to highlight Dubai’s unique identity, values and aspirations. Spearheaded by Brand Dubai, the creative arm of the Government of Dubai Media Office (GDMO), ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The United Arab Emirates and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas signed on Sunday Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) on Political Consultations and Visa Exemptions. HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and his counterpart the Honourable Frederick Mitchell, Bahamas’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration signed the two agreements here ...

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, received on Sunday Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, GCC Secretary-General. Present during the meeting were HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and H.H. Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) announced that it will issue its first comprehensive report on Arabic Digital Content, ADC, aimed at promoting the Arabic language, with the support of the Information and Communication Technology Fund, ICT Fund, in cooperation with several international, regional and national bodies. Speaking on the project, Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori, Director-General ...

  Dubai / WAM Entrepreneurs from throughout the world will soon come to Dubai to display their ideas and learn from others starting businesses, as well as from established business leaders. An initiative of the Ministry of Economy, the inaugural edition of AIM Startup will be launched alongside the 7th Edition of the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) to be held from ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Eight new rural solar energy projects have been completed, and are now operational, across the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, in western North Africa, doubling the UAE’s total contribution to the country’s clean energy capacity to 31.6 megawatts (MW). Delivered by Masdar, the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, in collaboration with Mauritania’s national electricity provider, ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business For the third consecutive year, ADNOC Distribution hosted a Joint Inspection Group (JIG) workshop for 12 representatives from global blue-chip entities engaged in the aviation fuelling services sector. Held at ADNOC Distribution’s training centre at the Abu Dhabi International Airport, the workshop aimed to help participants qualify as international inspectors in aviation fuelling services ...