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  Abu Dhabi / WAM Secretary General of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council Dr. Ahmed Mubarak Al Mazrouei has praised the achievements of Emirati women, saying they represent an exceptional role model in the region. In a statement he made on the occasion of the Emirati Women’s Day, Al Mazrouei said that the decision by H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways has marked Emirati Women’s Day by announcing that more than half the UAE nationals employed by the airline are women, including nearly 50 pilots. Aisha Al Mansoori recalls being mesmorised by the aerial activity at Al Ain Air Show in 2007. Nowadays, she is one of those pilots, flying the largest passenger ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business MEED has announced the inauguration of Innovation Live!, the first initiative of its kind designed to converge government and business innovation ideologies and subsequently find solutions in the sustainable energy, smart cities, education, healthcare, transport and industrial diversification sectors. The Innovation Live! Summit, the focal event of the initiative, will be an anchor event in ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Properties (DP), a leading Dubai-based real estate master developer and asset manager has announced townhouses in the Portuguese-inspired community, Casa Dora at Serena in DUBAILAND, will be released soon for sale at the DP sales and customer services centre in Ras Al Khor. Following the success of the first release of townhouses in the ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Multi-award winning global retail chain Joyalukkas gives patrons more reasons to rejoice with Happy Diamonds. Launched in 2015, Happy Diamonds successfully brought joy to customers with high-quality diamond jewellery at mid-range prices. “Premium jewellery is meant to be enjoyed and does not have to come at premium prices,” says Mr. John Paul Alukkas, Executive Director, ...

  Bassam Samman / Special to Emirates Business Fraud is always a possibility in any type or size of business, more so during times of global economic uncertainty. Projects are particularly susceptible to fraud given the complexity, scope and huge cost of construction and engineering activities. A report on fraud in the construction industry issued by global advisory firm Grant ...

  DUBAI / EMIRATES BUSINESS In strategic partnership with the Central Bank of Bahrain, World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC) 2016 is set to gather over 1,300 leaders onto a single platform to chart new areas of growth, address economic uncertainties, and unlock opportunities available for the global Islamic finance industry. The event will be held at the Gulf Hotel in ...

  Dubai / WAM Foreign investors purchased AED595.3 million worth of shares on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and sold AED596.1 million over the week, DFM said on Thursday. Net foreign investment on the market reached AED780,000 as aggregate sale. Value of shares bought by foreigner investors comprised 39.8 per cent of the total value of stocks traded during the ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory cable to President Tabare Ramon Vazquez Rosas of the Republic of Uruguay, on the occasion of his country’s Independence Day. Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Ali Ibrahim, Deputy Director General of the Department of Economic Development (DED) inaugurated the second cycle of the ‘Customer Service Week’ organised as part of the Dubai Service Excellence Scheme (DSES) at the Dubai Festival City Mall. Held August 25-27, the Customer Service Week is part of DED’s strategic objective of enhancing service excellence and customer ...