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  DUBAI / WAM Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) recently received a delegation from China National Petroleum Corporation, CNPC, Middle East, as part of a series of meetings DEWA has with international companies. The delegation included Wang Baoji, Vice President of CNPC Middle East, and Zhang Lei, Manager of the President’s Office ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Department of Municipal Affairs and Transport at Abu Dhabi City Municipality will start renovation of Sheikha Fatima Park (formerly Khalidiya Ladies Park), at a cost of AED94 million. The project, which started in June and is slated for completion in July, 2018, is intended to meet the needs and aspirations of the community, nurture ...

  RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business National and international companies, with their operations in UAE, are doing their extra bit in enabling the country to exponentially grow in areas such as speed, connectivity and reliability. Helping the UAE to fast climb the ladder of digital transformation, corporates are investing huge money in infrastructure and global partnerships, thereby contributing towards a ...

  Ras Al Khaimah / Emirates Business Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA), which develops the emirate’s tourism infrastructure and drives its domestic and overseas promotions, gathered close to 100 tourism stakeholders for a destination workshop designed to increase collaboration and alignment of the emirate’s promotional activities. Hosted by the Rixos Bab Al Bahr, the five-star resort on the ...

  Emirates Business In collaboration with Najahi and Success Resources, the leading seminar organizer in the world, the Middle East is welcoming its first National Achievers Congress 2016 on the November 18 and 19 at Festival Arena Al Badia in Dubai. In its 23rd year, the renowned international congress brings together a line-up of outstanding global achievers and influencers to ...

  RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business The UAE, apart from being at the forefront of international level education, is also a mature market for online professional courses. At the pace with which the online education sector is growing in the region, experts predict that it will outpace the traditional training courses in coming years. One of the major reasons for ...

  RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business For a city to become ‘smart’ it is the construction and transport sectors that make a huge difference, regional experts say. Pointing towards the effective strategies that the UAE is following, industry leaders are applauding country’s efforts in development of the aforesaid sectors. The UAE is preparing to showcase the latest of technologies across ...

  Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) is getting ready to accept a fresh batch of students to its yearly Tourism Youth Summer Programme, an ongoing project that aims to find and inspire the next generation of tourism professionals for Abu Dhabi. The three-week course will run from July 24 to August 11 and will ...

  ALKESH SHARMA / Emirates Business Technology is casting its spell on almost all the industries, including unconventional sectors like sports. Industry experts say that technology, if used judiciously, can be a major revenue-churner in the sports field. Positive impacts of technology could be felt on sporting venue designs that have the ability to drive performance through implementing out-of-the-box advertising ...

  Emirates Business In the biggest upgrade to its flagship product for sales professionals since its launch, LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, has released three new updates for its Sales Navigator product. The newest service for businesses from LinkedIn is used by companies including Santander, Vodafone, and JLL to find new customers and build their businesses. LinkedIn Sales Navigator ...