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Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi receives international award

  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business HIMSS Analytics has announced that Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, part of Mubadala’s network of world-class healthcare providers, has achieved the HIMSS Analytics Electronic Medical Record Adoption ModelSM (EMRAMSM) Stage 7, an international benchmark for the use of advanced IT to improve patient care. Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi is the first UAE healthcare facility, and ...

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ADWEC to buy electricity from Barakah N-plant

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Barakah One Company, a subsidiary of the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC), and the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) announced on Tuesday the signature of a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the purchase of electricity generated at the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant with the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Company (ADWEC). The agreement was ...

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UAE, Qatar seek stronger bilateral economic and trade relations

  DUBAI/ WAM Ways of strengthening bilateral economic, investment and trade relations between the UAE and Qatar were at the centre of talks held on Tuesday by UAE Minister of Economy Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri and Ambassador of Qatar to the UAE Hadi bin Nasser Al Hajeri. The talks covered diversifying investment opportunities in the tourism, logistics and IT ...

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629 Emiratis get AED390mn in housing assistance

  SHARJAH / WAM The Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme on Tuesday approved AED390 million in housing loans and grants for 629 eligible Emiratis, Dr Abdullah bin Mohammed Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Minister of Public Works and chairman of the board of directors of the national housing scheme announced on Tuesday. The amount covers 518 residential housing grants and 111 housing loans, ...

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DEWA committed to help Dubai host best World Expo: Al Tayer

  DUBAI / WAM Reem Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation and Director-General for the Dubai Expo 2020 Bureau, met Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), at the Head Office of DEWA, to look at how DEWA can help Expo with its expertise and world-class services. During the meeting, ...

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Dubai sponsors $3bn airports finance pact

  Dubai / WAM Dubai’s two international airports are set for a capacity-boosting, capex-fueled expansion that will enable them to serve up to 146 million passengers by 2025, due in large part to a proposed initial US$ 3bn financing transaction announced on Tuesday by the government of Dubai. Already, Dubai International Airport (DXB) is the world’s largest international airport at ...

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DWTC set to attract 250,000 visitors

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai World Trade Centre’s (DWTC) November calendar of events is poised to attract more than 250,000 visitors out of which more than 50 percent are expected to be international visitors and exhibitors. The diverse line-up of over 20 events, including Gulfood Manufacturing – the region’s largest food and beverage processing industry event – promises broad-ranging ...

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TECOM Group, DCCA launch smart service centre

  Dubai / Emirates Business TECOM Group, a member of Dubai Holding, through a one-of-its-kind partnership with Dubai Creative Clusters Authority (DCCA), announced the opening of an ‘axs’ smart services centre. The fully-integrated services centre will act as the nucleas of a new customer engagement model intended to make it easier to do business for 4,600 business partners across nine ...

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Noor Bank receives Citi’s STP award

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Noor Bank announced on Tuesday that it won Citi’s ‘Straight Through Processing (STP) Excellence Award’ for the fourth successive year. The award recognises Noor Bank’s exceptional service towards customers’ international payment transfers during 2015. STP implies that payments sent by Noor Bank to Citi for clearing were processed automatically without human involvement. Noor Bank was ...

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SCCI discusses topical issues at economic seminar

  Sharjah / Emirates Business Sharjah’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) held an in-depth scientific seminar recently, which discussed a number of significant national and global economic issues. The gathering is part of a series of seminars and lectures held at the chamber that aims to address topical issues, through exploring the prospects of the economy – locally, regionally ...

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