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  Al Ain / WAM Abu Dhabi General Services Company, Musanada, has so far completed 32 percent of Al Ain Hospital, which will be handed over to Abu Dhabi Health Services Company – (SEHA). This forms part of Musanada’s efforts to realize the vision of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and to carry out the projects that ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Sovereign Art Foundation launched its coveted Art Prize in the MENA region, the most prestigious art prize for contemporary artists, in association with START. Having executed 12 successful years of Art Prize events in Asia, most notably Hong Kong, this year the competition will arrive in the UAE for the very first time, culminating ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM A new decree has been set by the Ministry of Human resources and Emiratisation to exempt small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from bank guarantees by the beginning of October 2016. The new decree supports the initiation of fresh projects and classifies them within the ministry’s first category, according to the stipulated conditions. Saqr Ghobash, Minister of ...

  RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business Smart machines are set to change the DNA of global workplaces and the UAE will lead the game, IT whizzes believe. After driverless cars, virtual offices and the Museum of Future leading global digital trends, the country is soon expected to become home to robo-bosses. You read it right! Don’t be surprised anymore if ...

  ALKESH SHARMA / Emirates Business Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is one of the most innovative success mantras that smart enterprises are currently following in the UAE region. Aimed at empowering the workforce through the so-called ‘consumerisation of IT’, BYOD concept gives a freedom to employees to access latest technology and apps. The upcoming ‘BYOD Forum UAE’, in Dubai, ...

  ALKESH SHARMA / Emirates Business The recent pact between online payments network giant ‘PayPal Holdings Inc.’ and leading global financial service provider ‘Visa Inc.’ is likely to reap rich benefits for both multinationals in the UAE. The agreement, which is expected to end the history of animosity between the digital payments company and Visa Inc., was announced this week. ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business A UAE delegation led by the Ministry of Economy concluded its productive participation in the activities of the 14th UN Conference on Trade and Development held in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi from July 17 till 22, 2016. The group was headed by H.E. Juma Mohammed Al Kait, Assistant Undersecretary for Foreign Trade Affairs, ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will hold its 2016 AFC Annual Awards Night ceremony at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi on 1st December. The event will be hosted by the United Arab Emirates Football Association (UAEFA) and the Abu Dhabi Sports Council (ADSC) who signed an agreement with the AFC today in Kuala Lumpur ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) won the International Star for Leadership in Quality in the Gold Category from Business Initiative Directions (BID) for outstanding excellence and quality, in accordance with the QC100 criteria, for economic growth, leadership, technical development, and innovation. The Award was received by Marwan Al Zaabi, Vice President of Corporate Excellence at DEWA, ...

  Dubai / WAM Following the global spread of unethical and uncontrolled fishing methods and the rise of the shark fin trade which is putting shark species on the edge of extinction, the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment reaffirms UAE’s global role in the preservation of marine biodiversity and raising community awareness on the issue. Eng Mariam Hareb, Assistant Under-Secretary ...