Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Ministry of Economy (MoE) continues to visit retail store chains across the different emirates as part of its inspection program for the holy month of Ramadan. It conducted its latest inspection on Tuesday at a branch of the Sharjah Cooperative Society in the Emirate of Sharjah’s Helwan area. Dr Hashim Al Nuaimi, Director ...
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EIBFS hosts forum to explore enhancements in training prog
Dubai / Emirates Business The Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial Studies (EIBFS), a regional leader in banking and finance education and training, organised the 2016 Human Resources Managers Forum as part of its sustained commitment to engaging with HR managers of banks in the region and gaining their feedback for enhancing the content and quality of its training ...
Read More »DIFC welcomes leading Indian insurer HDFC Life to its fold
Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the global financial hub connecting businesses and institutions with emerging market opportunities across the Middle East, Africa and South Asia, welcomed one of India’s leading insurers HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company Limited (HDFC Life) to its diverse portfolio of clients. HDFC International Life and Re Company Limited (HDFC International Life ...
Read More »Ajman announces AED 75mn sewerage expansion projects
AJMAN / Emirates Business As a result of Ajman’s steady growth, Ajman Sewerage has announced the commencement of two strategic projects, which will enable the utility company to further expand its network coverage while increasing the overall capacity and safety performance of its wastewater collection and transportation system. The projects, which are worth AED 75 million, include the construction ...
Read More »Drones bolster UAE homeland security
ALKESH SHARMA / Emirates Business Drones — also known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) — have certainly come a long way in terms of their utility. More than those petty jobs of taking simple imagery or delivering light packets, drones are now seen as an asset when it comes to sprucing up homeland security of a nation. In the ...
Read More »Dubai SME inks pact on health insurance solutions
DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai SME, the agency of the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai mandated to develop the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Neuron Inc. — the fastest growing provider of innovative health insurance solutions — and NASCO France, a leader in insurance and reinsurance brokerage in ...
Read More »Etihad Cargo wins ‘airline of the year’ award in China
Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Cargo, the freight division of Etihad Airways, has been successful at the Air Cargo Week Awards in Shanghai winning the coveted ‘Cargo Airline of the Year’ award. This is the second successive year that the airline has won the award, having collected it in Munich in 2015. The annual awards are voted by ...
Read More »VP issues decision on adding new land plots to freehold area
Dubai /Â WAM In his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, issued Resolution No (8) of 2016, adding new land plots to the freehold area in Dubai World Central available for non-UAE nationals in Dubai. The decision grants non-UAE nationals the rights to absolute ownership, without ...
Read More »MoE inspects Emirates Cooperative Society
Dubai / Emirates Business The UAE Ministry of Economy organized on Monday an inspection of the Emirates Cooperative Society-Al Twar branch in Dubai as part of its ongoing program of declared visits to various markets in the UAE during the Holy Month of Ramadan. The inspection was led by Dr. Hashim Al Nuaimi, Director of the Ministry’s Consumer Protection ...
Read More »Dubai Chamber unveils newly-redesigned website
Dubai / WAM The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has unveiled its newly-redesigned website, which they say is business-friendly, innovative, accessible and smart. The upgraded website supports browsing via all smart devices. It is more user friendly, and offers value-added services and much faster browsing for Dubai and the region’s business community as all the content can be shared ...
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