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  Dubai / Emirates Business Xpress Money launched a special Christmas promotion ‘Pamaskong Handog ng Xpress Money’ for its Filipino customers. Beneficiaries of OFWs (Overseas Filipino workers) receiving money from UAE, Qatar & KSA stand a chance to win cash prizes of PHP 5,000 and grand prizes of PHP 50,000. In total, 100 beneficiaries will win PHP 5,000 each and ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Digital and online businesses have made a splash at this year’s Gulf Capital SME Awards after the list of 2016 winners was revealed by awards organiser MEED. MEED revealed the names of the UAE’s 12 small and medium sized businesses of the year at the Gulf Capital SME Awards 2016 ceremony, held recently at the ...

  Ajman / Emirates Business The Ajman Tourism Development Department (ATDD) delegation returned from a successful four-day trip to Germany with new information and strategies to best attract German travellers into the Emirate. The delegation met ten of the top tour operators in Germany who all expressed positive interests and encouraged the stakeholders to increase the activities and attractions that ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways on Thursday announced the expansion of scheduled services between Abu Dhabi and India as strategic partner Jet Airways unveiled new routes and additional frequencies to further strengthen their partnership in one of the world’s fastest growing aviation markets. From early 2017, the two airlines will expand their services between the United Arab ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business As part of their ‘Be Responsible — Drive Safe’ campaign launched in 2014, the Dubai Chamber Sustainability Network in partnership with RTA and Roadsafetyuae.com, conducted a Road Safety seminar ‘The Role of Leadership in Fleet Safety Management’ at the Chamber premises. The seminar, organised by Dubai Chamber’s Centre for Responsible Business’s Sustainability Network Road Safety ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business The Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) announced the completion of its preparations for the sixth edition of the Professional Programme, to be held as part of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF). Taking place at the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry from October 30 to November 1, this key event in the international publishing calendar ...

  Ras Al Khaimah / Emirates Business Its multicultural community is a hallmark of the popular Al Hamra Village neighbourhood in Ras Al Khaimah, as leading market developer Al Hamra Real Estate Development reveals in its latest investor nationality statistics for its flagship community. According to Barry Ebrahimy, Head of Commercial for the company, the established community welcomed investors from ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi’s non-oil foreign trade through various customs ports was AED84.349 billion, registering an increase of AED59 million compared to the same period last year, according to the General Administration of Customs Abu Dhabi. The value of imports reached AED57.363 billion and exports reached AED17.305 billion, representing a 2.9 percent increase compared to the same ...

  ABYAN/ WAM The first phase of Ju’ar power station in Abyan Governorate, Yemen, has been inaugurated by the UAE as part of its massive humanitarian, relief and development initiative to alleviate the suffering of the people of Yemen. Abyan had been experiencing power outage for more than a year and half as a result of the destruction of the ...

  DUBAI / WAM Expo 2020 Dubai is to join a high-profile delegation at Dubai Week in China (DWIC) to build and reinforce strategic relationships and highlight the opportunities that the mega-event presents. A team from Expo 2020 Dubai will attend ‘Dubai Week in China 2016’ from October 27-29, which aims to promote trade between Dubai and China. Expo 2020’s ...