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  Dubai / Emirates Business According to a recent study by Frost and Sullivan, the total waste generated in the GCC is expected to increase from 94 million MT in 2015 to as high as 120 million MT per annum by 2020. Growing population and industrialisation are viewed as the reason for the increased waste generation. The rise in municipal ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Global Business Forum on Latin America kicked off on November 9 with day one bringing together a number of high-profile speakers and panellists who explored prospects for investment and cooperation between the GCC and the countries of Latin America. In a panel discussion titled “Sector Insight – Energy: The Challenge of Renewables”, Hector Olea, ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The development of free zones can help resource-reliant countries in Latin America successfully diversify their economies, panellists told the inaugural Global Business Forum on Latin America 2016 which was recently held in Dubai. Speaking during a panel session entitled Accelerating Diversification – The Power of Zones, His Excellency Hamad Buamim, President and CEO of the ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Governments and businesses in the Middle East and Africa will invest over $6.6 billion in Internet of Things (IoT) hardware, software, services and connectivity by the end of the year, according to figures released by the International Data Corporation (IDC). And, according to the findings of a new study sponsored by LogMeIn and conducted by ...

  David Whitton Special to Emirates Business Utilization of electronic record keeping systems is becoming increasingly predominant within the healthcare industry in the UAE due to a wide range of benefits, ultimately resulting in improved quality of care and patient safety, not to mention controlled costs and time savings for healthcare providers. Primary benefits of implementing a comprehensive Electronic Medical ...

  Dubai / WAM Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) and Investe Sao Paulo, a Brazil-based investment promotion agency signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to leverage Dubai as a business promotion hub to reach countries and customers in the GCC, Northern Africa, Asia and more. Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DP World, and Chairman ...

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) confirmed that the ACWA Power and Harbin Electric consortium has begun construction of the 2,400 megawatt (MW) Hassyan clean coal power station, based on the Independent Power Producer (IPP) procurement model. The plant will be the first of its kind in the region and is fully-compliant with set international standards, ...

  Dubai / WAM Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum inaugurated the second phase of the Dubai Water Canal, a 12 kilometre waterway that connects Dubai Creek with the Arabian Gulf. The Dubai Water Canal project has been built at a cost of AED 3.7 billion. Crown ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Ways to promote relations between the UAE and Armenia, and regional and international issues of common concern were the focus of talks held on Wednesday between His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, who is on ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Danube Properties, UAE’s leading property developer, announced the launch of their new AED 400 million project ‘Miraclz’ located at Dubai’s Arjaan neighborhood close to Miracle Garden. The project was announced at a press conference held at the Danube Properties Headquarters, where the residential tower was unveiled by the Founder and Chairman of Danube Group, Rizwan ...