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  Sharjah / Emirates Business Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB), voted “Best Islamic Bank in the UAE” at the World Finance Awards 2016, has has announced that more honours have been bestowed as it has received the “First Successful Data Submission Award” from Al Etihad Credit Bureau (AECB). AECB provides world-class services on creditors to help financial institutions and credit providers ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business This summer, get ready to witness pre-historic times come to life with your entire family in Abu Dhabi, as dinosaurs resurrect like you have never seen before in the internationally-acclaimed “Dinosaur Zoo Live” show, taking place from July 7-9 at Emirates Palace. The interactive show, which has toured around the world and featured in ...

  Emirates Business In line with the spirit of caring and sharing during the holy month of Ramadan, Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, hosted a charity Iftar for 5,000 labourers at the Workers Village in Mussafah, Abu Dhabi. Etihad Airways’ employees and leadership contributed generously, purchasing thousands of Iftar vouchers for the labourers’ meals. The ...

  Bloomberg Demand surged for bitcoin as a safe haven from the British pound, which plummeted after the UK voted to leave the European Union. The pound fell to its lowest in more than 30 years, driving demand for assets such as US Treasuries and gold. Stocks and bonds also fell, amid concerns that the UK’s exit from the European ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Smart Dubai Government Establishment (SDG), in co-operation with a number of its strategic partners in government entities, has organized a brainstorming session titled “Challenges of connected services” as part of its innovative activities and its efforts for developing government shared services, which are offered in partnership or collaboration with several government entities to ensure sustainable ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) received a total of 1,300 mobile applications participating this year at the second edition of the ALECSO Apps Award, a mobile app development competition launched by the Arab League of Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO). TRA said its efforts to promote the event incorporation with ALECSO, have resulted in ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Gulf Capital, one of the largest and most active alternative asset managers in the Middle East, received the international ISO/IEC 27001 certification from The British Standards Institution (BSI), the world’s first National Standards Body and a founding member of the International Organization for Standardization. This certification is created by a joint technical committee of ...

  Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Economy organized on Sunday an inspection of the Abu Dhabi Cooperative Society’s Abu Dhabi Mall branch as part of its ongoing programme to visit markets and retail stores across the UAE during the holy month of Ramadan. The initiative aims to ensure that prices are controlled and that commitments to sales offers and initiatives ...

  Dubai / WAM The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, has honoured 118 high-performing students who are enrolled in its scholarship programme for Emirati students in local and foreign universities. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA, honoured the students who achieved high GPAs in the first semester of the academic year 2015/2016 in a ceremony held at ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Tadweer (The Center of Waste Management – Abu Dhabi) organizes a series of social awareness lectures during the holy month of Ramadan under the slogan ‘Let’s Break the Habit with no Excess’. This campaign is conducted in cooperation with General Authority for Islamic Affairs and Endowments. The lectures targeted housewives after Tarawih Prayers in ...