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  Dubai / EMIRATES BUSINESS Supporting businesses in the region to drive productivity, efficiency and sustainable development, Canon Middle East has strengthened their business-to-business (B2B) offering with the launch of 12 new B2B products and solutions. The new technologies were launched during an exclusive ‘Canon for Business’ event held on April 25 in Dubai, attended by 150 C-level executives, IT ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Motors (ADM), BMW Group’s importer in the Capital, continued with their exceptional record and pursuit of excellence, dominating the BMW Middle East Customer Satisfaction Index for Service Performance awards, with 16 from the top 20 service advisors coming from ADM, a record performance achieved through the highest aftersales standards. The annual BMW Middle ...

  Dubai / WAM OSN, the leading pay-TV network in the Middle East and North Africa, has scored big wins in its fight against television piracy across the region, having conducted more than 316 raids with the support of government authorities. Marking the World Intellectual Property Day (World IP Day) on April 26, OSN is upping the ante in its fight ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and its diverse group of 21 subsidiaries, is participating in the Offshore Technology Conference, OTC 2016, which is taking place in Houston, Texas, from May 2-5. In addition to gaining technical knowledge and meeting with energy industry experts from around the world, the ADNOC delegation will also promote the ...

  SHARJAH / WAM A UK delegation representing seven leading universities paid a visit to Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority, SEWA, as one of the leading world class organisations selected as best sustainability and environment models to be taught at several UK universities. The aim of the delegation’s visit to SEWA is to exchange views about the possibilities of initiating ...

  DUBAI / WAM Under the theme, ‘Next Generation Transition’, the Family Business Council-Gulf (FBC-G), Annual Regional Summit will take place in Dubai on April 27-28, an issue that is becoming one of the main concerns for family firms in the region with many of them moving from first to second or second to third generation. The theme reflects the ...

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, on Monday inaugurated the Arabian Travel Market (ATM). Over 2,800 exhibiting companies and more than 100 new exhibitors will make their debut at ATM this year. During the visit, Sheikh Hamdan tours Emirates’ stand on the first ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Tadweer (the Center of Waste Management – Abu Dhabi) hosted delegation from Al Khobar Municipality of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at its headquarters in Abu Dhabi. The Deputy General Manager and heads of the Strategy, Public Awareness, Collection and Transportation of Waste, Public Health Pest Control, Projects, and Licenses, Tariffs and Customer Service ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) on Monday announced their partnership with a number of organizations to support and help fulfil the three core pillars of the shjSEEN programme: Activate, Incubate, Award. The partners – Sharjah Tatweer Forum, Skyline University College, Formatech, and Startup Central – will offer their expertise in relation to ...

  Hannover / WAM The 2016 Hannover Messe International Industrial Fair in Hannover, Germany kicked off on Monday with a big participation of the United Arab Emirates which was represented by a large pavilion led by Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (DED) in coordination with the Ministry of Economy. The pavilion covers an area of over 900 square meters and ...