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  ALKESH SHARMA / Emirates Business Moving at a fast pace towards ensuring food security and long-term sustainability in the farm industry, UAE has taken firm strides towards organic farming. This smart switch from the traditional farming practices to organic way of cultivating is being seen as a move aimed towards devising solutions to adversities including harsh climatic conditions, saline ...

  ALKESH SHARMA / Emirates Business The economy of UAE — the world’s eighth largest oil producer — fundamentally remains shielded from the global slowdown, thanks to its 300,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that contribute nearly 60 percent to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Minister of Economy HE Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri has said he expects the contribution ...

  RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business From tourism to education and health to bio-diversity, UAE has made considerable strides in diversifying its economic prospects. Medical tourism is one such sector that is helping UAE to add to its highly regarded image of being a shopping or luxury holiday destination. Medical tourism has considerably added to the overall tourism sector of ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business This football season, become a part of Dubai’s biggest indoor viewing venue and support your favourite European team, while enjoying the unique atmosphere of the Dubai Sports City and ENG’s Football Fest and celebrate football with other fans from across the UAE . Showcasing a football tournament which witnesses the clash of the European football ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC), an independent forum aimed at conserving the environment by strengthening and promoting green building practices, has further strengthened its participatory role in setting the global agenda for sustainable built environments. This was underlined with Habiba Al Marashi, EmiratesGBC co-founder, board member and treasurer, being appointed to the Membership Committee of ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business Industry leaders and those working in the exhibitions industry in the Middle East and Africa will join hands with tens of thousands of their counterparts across the world to mark the first ever Global Exhibitions Day on June 8. With 4.4 million companies exhibiting annually at 31,000 shows that are visited by 260 million people ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Customs and the UAE Sailing and Rowing Federation (UAE SARF) sealed a partnership agreement setting Dubai Customs as Host Sponsor of the much-anticipated Silver Anniversary Dubai to Muscat Yacht Race, 2016. The agreement was signed by Sheikh Khaled Zayed Saqr Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Federation, and Ahmed Obaid Al Falasi, Executive Director of HR, Finance ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Al Masaood Automobiles, the exclusive distributor of Infiniti in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, has unveiled a range of major Ramadan offers, uniquely tailored to meet individual customer needs. Hot on the heels of the recent launch on Infiniti’s latest models –the QX60 and the QX50 – the promotions offer a great combination of ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates NBD, one of the leading banking groups in the region, on Tuesday announced its collaboration with Uber, a smartphone app changing the way the world moves, to offer Emirates NBD cardholders free rides during the holy month of Ramadan. The digital promotion represents Emirates NBD’s consistent efforts to offer its growing number of mobile-savvy ...

  Ajman / WAM The Al Ihsan Charity Association has launched its Ramadan campaign which includes a number of charitable projects that provide services for underprivileged families. During the Holy Month of Ramadan, the association will meet the needs of many families at a total cost of AED8 million. The philanthropic foundation has completed distribution of Ramadan Rations to 3,500 families. ...