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  Dubai / Emirates Business Close to 400 business leaders and government representatives will meet in Dubai next week to discuss foreign investment opportunities in Africa during the Africa Legal Network’s (ALN) 3rd Annual International Conference on 5-6 October at the Park Hyatt, Dubai, UAE. The invite-only event is set to attract a number of high-profile speakers, including UAE Minister ...

  Dubai / WAM The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) will exhibit on Tuesday its green economy achievements at the 18th Water, Energy, Technology and Environment Exhibition (WETEX) 2016, held under the theme ‘Leadership in Sustainability’. The three-day exhibition takes place on 4th and runs through until 6th October 2016 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. Held by the Dubai Supreme ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business As part of its comprehensive programme of visits to its investors, a delegation representing the different departments from the Higher Corporation for Specialized Economic Zones (ZonesCorp), headed by HE Saeed Eisa Mohammed Al Khyeli, Director General of ZonesCorp visited the headquarters of the Al Masaood Group. The delegation was received by HE Abdulla Al ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business In its quest to raise the bar and build a world-class roadmap for smart cities globally, Dubai South on Monday inked a strategic Statement of Intent (SOI) with the Trade and Investment Queensland (TIQ). Signed by His Excellency Khalifa Al Zaffin, Executive Chairman, Dubai Aviation City Corporation and Dubai South and Jackie Trad, Deputy Premier ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Holding, the global investment holding company, announced on Monday its role as a founding entity in Dubai Future Accelerators, the programme by Dubai Future Foundation that focuses exclusively on the identification and deployment of futuristic prototypes and products on a city-wide scale. Under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, signed a new codeshare agreement with kulula, South Africa’s low cost carrier, to build its presence in Africa. The codeshare deal offers Etihad Airways customers flight options to a number of key cities in South Africa, including Cape Town, Durban, George and East London via Johannesburg. Etihad Airways ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business HE Obaid Humaid Al Tayer, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, will head the UAE delegation at the annual meeting of the World Bank Group (WBG) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington DC from October 07-09. HE Obaid Humaid Al Tayer will hold a series of bilateral meetings aimed at strengthening the UAE’s relations ...

    Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) is set to showcase its smart and sustainable solutions; reflecting the Group’s strategy to drive innovation across all its business segments at the Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (WETEX 2016) to be held in Dubai on October 4-6. ENOC’s smart solutions underline the Group’s commitment to environmental ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Marking its third anniversary, the Middle East’s first and largest car buying service is celebrating with three new locations within the United Arab Emirates. Since the UAE has one of the highest automobile turnover rates in the region, it is the ideal location to add to the existing current four locations in Abu Dhabi and ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Gargash Enterprises, the authorized general distributor of Mercedes-Benz in Dubai, Sharjah & Northern Emirates, reaffirms its social commitment yet again by introducing ‘Score for Charity’, a first-of-its-kind initiative in the region. In a unique collaboration with Al Ahli Football Club, Gargash Enterprises has announced a contribution of AED 1,000 for each goal scored by Al ...