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  Sharjah / Emirates Business Women are the drivers of the nation’s economy – that was the message given by His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, at the opening of the second edition of the ‘Investing in the Future’ (IFFMENA) conference, which took place yesterday at the Al Jawaher Reception ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The UAE’s economic diversification strategy continues to attract interest from UK investors, despite the sustained low oil prices. That was the view shared by Links Group, one the UAE’s leading providers of commercial facilitation and advisory services, following a recent trade mission to London with the Dubai FDI. “Dubai remains a robust and sustainable market ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Zayed International Foundation for the Environment signed the agreement with the UN Office for South-South Cooperation last April, launching the eighth annual Global South-South Development Expo to be hosted by the Zayed International Foundation for the Environment on behalf of the UAE Government from October 31 – November 3. The Global South-South Development Expo ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Deyaar Development PJSC, one of the UAE’s largest property development and real-estate services companies, is holding a roadshow in New Delhi, India, next week as part of efforts to target the growing number of Indian investors buying property in the UAE. The move follows a similar event in Mumbai in May when Deyaar showcased an ...

  Dubai / WAM The Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) is showcasing an integrated package of services and smart new solutions for customers and companies during GITEX Technology Week 2016. In line with the vision of Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, to transform Dubai into a Smart City, Jafza ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Centre for Regulation of Transport By Hire Cars in Abu Dhabi – TransAD, has officially announced its partnership with Telematics Networking & Communications LLC, in its rollout of Smart Wi-Fi across its entire fleet of taxi’s in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Passengers riding TransAD’s fleet of taxis in Abu Dhabi will enjoy a ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Finance (MoF) launched a new technology, MoF Private Cloud IaaS, infrastructure as a service, during its participation in GITEX Technology Week 2016. MoF Private Cloud provides a secure IT infrastructure, with minimal intervention from operators and system administrators. The MoF Private Cloud was launched in the presence of Younis Haji Al Khoori, Under-Secretary ...

  Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Finance (MoF) signed a cooperation agreement with the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority (FCSA) at GITEX Technology Week, to strengthen technical cooperation between the two parties and encourage the exchange of financial and economic information. The agreement was signed by Younis Haji Al Khoori, Under-Secretary of MoF, and Abdulla Nasser Lootah, Director General of ...

  Dubai / WAM Abu Dhabi Media Company (ADM) has successfully commenced a live broadcast of media business continuity on telecom operator du’s media cloud services. ADM’s Live HD channel broadcast the solution end to end, and replicated the HD Live channel through the cloud to deliver business continuity, essentially running the entire broadcast operations in the cloud from ingest through ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The National Central Cooling Company (Tabreed) announced that it has now surpassed 1 million Refrigeration Tons (RT) of cooling capacity. Jasim Husain Thabet, Tabreed’s CEO, said, “This is a significant milestone to celebrate for our company and our customers, and we are proud to deliver our services to such an iconic theme park in the region. ...