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  Dubai / WAM The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), today opened an office in Nairobi, Kenya, looking to strengthen economic ties with the continent and to promote Dubai and its business competitiveness in the African market. The new office, being the fourth in Africa after Ethiopia, Ghana, and Mozambique, is the sixth Dubai Chamber international office after Azerbaijan ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Financial Market’s (DFM) International Investor Roadshow will be held from October, 17-18 in New York City, with co-sponsorship from Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofAML) to enable 13 companies listed on DFM and Nasdaq Dubai to update international fund managers about growth strategies and recent developments through one-on-one meetings, the DFM announced on Tuesday. “The DFM represents ...

  Dubai / WAM All taxis in Dubai will soon be available through the Careem app under a new agreement between the e-hail taxi company and the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). RTA signed the agreement with Careem Networks Company on Tuesday making all its 9,841 taxis and 4,700 limousines available on Careem app. According to Mattar Al Tayer, Director General ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The World Green Economy Summit (WGES) 2016, held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, is set to open tomday at Dubai International Convention and Exhibitions Centre in New Za’abeel Hall 6. The 2016 Summit marks the third ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business NATRANS Expo will raise the curtain on its 2nd edition at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre on October 25 and 26. The event is held under the patronage of His Excellency Dr. Abdullah Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Minister of Infrastructure Development, and Chairman of the Federal Transport Authority – Land and Maritime. The two-day event ...

    Sharjah / Emirates Business Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) has concluded its participation at the 29th edition of the Moscow International Book Fair (MIBF), held recently in the Russian capital of Moscow – an event that garnered the participation of nearly 500 publishing houses from 40 countries from all around the world. SBA utilised their presence at the book ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business No glitter, no glamour, Malabar Gold & Diamond’s latest brand film, which went viral in the last week been trending topic in India is positioned around a telephonic conversation between a husband and wife, but both the husband and wife happens to be the Bollywood celebs — KareenaKapoor and Saif Ali Khan. All the jewelers ...

  Emirates Business While breast cancer deaths in the UAE have declined by almost 10%, and late detection of the disease has gone down from 64% to 16%, there is a growing concern about the rise in incidences amongst women under 40 years of age. It is with this insight that the Joyalukkas Group has launched Joyalukkas Think Pink 2016, ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Under the leadership of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE will spare no efforts to invest in human resources as we aim to develop leading educational models on which we rely to make a difference, and which feature the 21st century skills to address issues in a fast-changing world, His ...

  DUBAI / WAM The UAE hosts the best minds in the world as it aims to shape the future, and started a new era today where it proactively plans for the future, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said. Sheikh Mohammed’s comments were made during the ...