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ABU DHABI / WAM Etisalat announced the launch of its New Business Ultimate mobile plan, offering small and medium business customers (SMBs) wider data allowances and options to meet their connectivity needs. The new monthly plan also offer the latest smartphones and devices as an add-on at zero upfront charge. Digitisation and digital adoption is on the rise. The usage ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Vicenzaoro Dubai (VOD), the definitive global jewellery show, gets under way next month, with a series of new events that are set to see it become the international networking platform for those involved in jewellery, gold, precious stones and diamonds. Now in its second year, the event is designed for the jewellery business community and will ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) financed seven development projects in Bangladesh with a total project outlay of nearly half a billion dirhams over the past four decades, with the majority of these projects serving strategically important sectors including industry, energy and infrastructure. Energy and irrigation projects account for about 65% of the total development assistance ...

DUBAI / emirates business Within the context of strengthening cooperation with educational institutions in the UAE and developing an organizational framework to develop such cooperation, the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with American University of Sharjah (AUS) to develop Emirati human resources qualified to work in the fields of space science and ...

RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business When Karen A (32) got a call from a bank that she had a loan of AED29,000 to repay in next two months, she could not understand what went wrong. After taking a sip of water and talking to her husband she found out she was a victim of ‘identity fraud’. Soon she recalled submitting ...

RITIKA SHARMA / AJMAN From hospitality to construction and from fashion to tourism and now education — there is no industry that is untouched by the advancements that technology imparts. Being a pioneer in embracing new tech trends, UAE has shown the world how quick and wise adoption of technology makes a difference in all spheres of life. The country ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The tech entrepreneur sector has grown by over tenfold since the nascent Venture Capital industry emerged four years ago. This encouraging revelation has been made by BECO Capital, a regional venture capital firm focussed on technology investments in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. This growth has allowed more and better quality investments in promising start-ups ...

OUR CORRESPONDENT / Emirates Business Bahrain’s Al Abraaj group, a leading investor operating in global growth markets, announced their first venture in the UAE, with YaSalam! Restaurant in Jumeirah Lake Tower, Dubai. As the economy of F&B industry in the UAE is undergoing a significant growth, it has been estimated that the industry is to witness 1,600 new F&B outlets by ...

Abu Dhabi / EMIRATES BUSINESS Khalifa University and the Global Education Energy Environment (Global EEE), in cooperation with Launchpad, announced the 2016 Global Hybrid-Electric Challenge, which will debut to feature electric cars built by students on April 7 to 9 at the Al Forsan International Resort in Abu Dhabi. In two Grand Prix races, 17 teams from universities around the ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) will be joined by key attractions and hotels at the World Travel Market Africa 2016 (WTM Africa) to capitalise on the surging growth in visitor numbers from the country into the emirate. Since TCA Abu Dhabi opened an office in Johannesburg, South Africa, last year to ...