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WAM While oil-exporting countries face significant challenges as result of global economic turbulences and falling oil prices, the UAE continues to achieve new levels of economic growth. This comes as a direct result of the UAE wise leadership’s forward-looking vision and its precise predictions of the region’s developments-which contribute in facing growing global economic challenges, through developing and putting in ...

Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business UAE’s first public joint stock retail operator Marka has announced its plans for international expansion. The retail company is gearing up to step into the Qatar market with the launch of Morelli’s Gelato ice cream, fashion brands City Chic and Weill, and jewelry house dinh van at Mall of Qatar by the third quarter of ...

Emirates Business The UAE-based member of Sheikh Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development, Geoscience Testing Laboratory (GTL), was bestowed with two international awards — ‘Excellence in the Analysis of Water Quality and Compliance’ and ‘CEO of the Year’, at the World Water Leadership Congress Awards 2016 held recently in Mumbai, India. The World Water Leadership Congress & Awards recognises both individuals ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) is collaborating with the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai to officially implement and regulate the terms of use for the Dubai brand logo. The use of the Dubai brand logo across any activity must be approved by Dubai Tourism, through the application of a consent ...

Dubai / WAM The 5th Dubai Hamburg Business Forum organised in Dubai by Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry on March 22, concluded with a call to make use of the latest developments in technology and innovation to enhance efficiency of business in various sectors. Organised under the theme, ‘The Internet of Things – Innovation to Connect’, the forum was ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, announced the official opening of its dedicated Revenue Accounting Centre of Excellence in Al Ain. The centre, known as Global Business Service Solutions (GBSS), aims to become a pioneer in revenue accounting whilst creating long-term economic value for Al Ain and the emirate of Abu Dhabi. ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) is participating for the seventh year in a row in the Moscow International Travel and Tourism Exhibition (MITT) from March 23-26, at the Expocentre Fairgrounds in Moscow, Russia. The SCTDA is leading the Sharjah delegation which includes representatives from each of the Sharjah Airport Travel Agency, Sharjah International Airport ...

MOSCOW / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, in a meeting with Russian President, Vladimir Putin noted, “I am happy to be in Moscow and we hope to develop trade exchanges and will discuss the best ways to enhance this approach. We are ...

MOSCOW / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Thursday received John Kerry the US Secretary of State, in Moscow. During the meeting, they discussed friendship ties and co-operation between the UAE and the US as well as ways to enhance them in ...

DUBAI / WAM Obaid Humaid Al Tayer, Minister of State for Financial affairs, discussed on Thursday with Fausto Herrera, Ecuador’s Minister of Finance, the growing trade and economic relations between the two countries, and ways to strengthen them. During the meeting held at the ministry in Dubai, the two parties reviewed the growth and development of the UAE’s economy, as ...