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  Dubai / EMIRATES BUSINESS Emirates Islamic, one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the UAE, on Tuesday announced that it successfully closed a US$ 250 million tap of its earlier US$ 750 million 5-year Sukuk issued in May 2016. This is under the bank’s US$ 2.5 billion Certificate Issuance Programme. The tap generated an order book of US$ ...

Dubai / EMIRATES BUSINESS The Smart Dubai Office hosted 30 MBA students from the International Institute of Management Development (IMD), Switzerland for an interactive Smart Dubai workshop held at His Highness the Ruler’s Court yesterday. The one hour workshop included HE Dr Aisha Bin Bishr, Director General of the Smart Dubai Office sharing an overview of the office, its current ...

Dubai / EMIRATES BUSINESS The ICT Fund, the financing tool of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), announced it is organizing the UAE Drones for Good Award and the UAE AI Robotics for Good Award, two different sets of competitions each having local and international categories. The awards aim to encourage innovative ideas and designs intended to help serve humanity using ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) announced the commissioning of the company’s first floating dock, located in Mina Zayed, with the aim of expanding its commercial service offerings. Commenting on the occasion, Dr Khaled Al Mazrouei, CEO of Abu Dhabi Ship Building, said, “We are proud to announce this latest milestone for Abu Dhabi Ship Building. ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business Sharjah’s Department of eGovernment (DeG) has announced that it is hosting a workshop to bring together 30 of the emirate’s departments as part of the forthcoming GITEX Technology Week 2016 (GITEX). Taking place on September 1, the activity being held under the umbrella of the Government of Sharjah is being organised to review its preparations ...

  Sharjah / WAM Sharjah will host the second edition of ‘Investing in the Future’ (IFFMENA), a conference that aims to overturn negative cultural stereotypes that hinder women’s progress in the region. Taking place on October 19-20, under the theme ‘Building the Resilience of Women and Girls in the Arab Region,’ the event focusses on advocacy for Arab women and the ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Municipality (DM) has clarified its stand on the issue of a product known as Green Coffee 1000, which claims to have weight loss benefits. The Municipality said that the issue of Green Coffee 1000 is not a rumour to be confirmed or denied. According to a press release issued by the UAE Ministry of Health in May ...

  Sharjah / WAM The Hamriyah Free Zone Authority (HFZA) has taken part in Automation Expo 2016, India’s biggest and South East Asia’s second largest automation show, which concluded recently at the Bombay Convention and Exhibition Centre in Mumbai. The 11th Automation Expo attracted over 850 exhibitors and over 42,000 visitors from many different countries. The four-day exhibition, which was organised ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE), an agency of the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism), has unveiled the highlights of its annual ‘Eid in Dubai’ celebrations aimed at further enhancing Dubai’s position as the holiday destination of choice for families and tourists during the joyous occasion of Eid Al Adha. Held ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, said that the UAE’s development and growth strategy is essentially based on investment in its human capital, saying that this “real wealth” is what will secure the nation’s bright future. He also stressed the ...