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  RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business Driven by a growth in number of medical tourists opting for cosmetic surgery, UAE grabs prominence in the medical tourism industry at a global level. High quality control, luxury centric market and cost effective follow ups, coupled with a world class medical infrastructure, ensure that the country stays atop the list. Global Cosmetic Surgery ...

  ALKESH SHARMA / Emirates Business Organisations in the Middle East should shun ‘ostrich syndrome’ and accept the harsh realities of market to emerge as business leaders in the long-run. Nearly 35 percent of the enterprises, in the Middle East region, suffer irreparable damages as they fail to anticipate the impeding harms well in time. “Crisis will never stop, they ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Integrated Capital PJSC (“Integrated Capital”), the capital markets arm of Abu Dhabi Financial Group (“ADFG”), celebrated its strong contribution as a co-lead on the successful completion of the oversubscribed issue of US$ 500,000,000 of Notes by EA Partners II B.V., the funding vehicle for Etihad Airways Partners (“Etihad”). The Notes, listed on the Global ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business As businesses today face tectonic shifts within the global economy, success is increasingly defined by the ability to optimize the information surrounding people, organizations and devices. Today at Citrix Synergy, Citrix and Microsoft unveiled an expansion of their strategic partnership to meet the needs of the modern workforce with application and desktop virtualization in the ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi International Airport(AUH) grew 4.8 percent in April 2016, compared to the same month last year, according to an announcement from Abu Dhabi Airports. A total of 1,960,946 people traveled through AUH last month, exceeding April 2015’s figure of 1,871,337. The top-five routes were London Heathrow, Doha, Bangkok, Bombay and Jeddah. ...

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, on Wednesday opened the Burj Al Arab Terrace in the presence of Deputy Ruler of Dubai HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. A world-first in marine and off-site construction, the Burj ...

  CAIRO / WAM Dr Sultan bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State (Chairman of the Board of Director of National Media Council (NMC), on Wednesday stressed that the UAE media sector is playing a vital role in combating terrorism and extremism in line with the directives and vision of the country’s leaders for countering violence and hate speech. ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, emphasised the keen interest of the United Arab Emirates to strengthen co-operation with China and Hong Kong in the light of the common desire of both governments and their continuing efforts to work for the mutual benefit of the two friendly peoples. In a statement to the ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Malabar Gold & Diamonds, the prominent jewellery retailer unfolded the details of its much-awaited campaign to celebrate the onset of summers. This campaign will run at all Malabar Gold & Diamonds’ outlets located in the GCC until August 6. The campaign launching this season will give customers an exclusive chance to win up to 10 ...

ABU DHABI / WAM ADNOC Distribution opened the Umm Al Qaiwain Marine Service Station located at the fishing port in the emirate, in implementation of the initiatives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, put in place to promote better living conditions for residents and citizens of the UAE and accelerate progress to achieve sustainable development. The ...