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  Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business Ties between Peru and the UAE have seen a burgeoning growth over the past few years in terms of trade, investments and political relations. According to Alvaro Silva-Santisteban, Director of the Trade, Tourism & Investment Office Peru, UAE, the total exports from Peru to the UAE have increased by 700% from 2011 to 2014, ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business The Community Management Week (CMW), a pioneering event that brings five dedicated shows under one banner, ended on a high note recently with the signing of new major business deals and engagements with thousands of visitors and professionals who witnessed a range of sustainable and cutting-edge community management solutions from the inter-related shows. Organized by ...

  ALKESH SHARMA / Emirates Business The UAE is witnessing a huge influx of tourists, reaching for business as well as leisure purposes. Considering the extent of commercial activities in the country, pressure on the ecosystem is bound to surge manifold in the coming years, affirm industry experts. Notably, the corporates in the Emirates have started making a sustainable contribution ...

  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business The Abu Dhabi Sports Council (ADSC) has teamed up with the Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) to organise the Abu Dhabi Sports Festival — a two-month celebration of sports and community. The first month will see exciting football and volleyball tournament action. Victorious teams will walk away with up to AED 300,000 (USD ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Foreign Exchange and Remittance Group (FERG) — comprising businesses engaged in money exchange and remittances — held its scheduled Midyear General Meeting (MGM) at the Shangri La Hotel, Dubai. The MGM was an occasion for FERG members to network and exchange views while participating in setting the organisation’s strategy and agenda for the latter ...

  Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business Technology has been evolving with numerous innovations to improve the living standards of people. Jumping on the high-tech bandwagon, ASUS Chairman Jonney Shih took the center-stage at Computex 2016 to unveil Zenbo — the first home robot — along with a stunning portfolio of third-generation mobile products designed to provide users with revolutionary functions ...

    ALKESH SHARMA / Emirates Business In the UAE, non-Arabic language cinema seems to be more money-spinning as it is accounted for making nearly three times more at the box office than Arabic titles. According to ‘Media Industries in the Middle East 2016’ report, the average box office revenue per title for non-Arabic films in UAE was around $467,000 ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The Sustainable City, based in Dubai, has announced that they are now successfully producing clean and sustainable energy using ‘Solar Power Panels’. This recent accomplishment has made The Sustainable City the first residential project in Dubai to produce clean energy for over 500 villas, which are spread out over five residential clusters, and which comprise of ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The third edition of Arab Luxury World was held successfully, rich with valuable insights and learnings for those in attendance. Organised by Mediaquest, the two-day conference took place at The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi. More than 30 panel discussions, presentations and private sessions provided an in-depth exploration of the latest ideas and trends in the ...

  DUBAI / WAM Emirates NBD has announced that it will invest AED 500 million over the next three years towards digital innovation and multichannel transformation of its processes, products and services. The bank also revealed plans to launch the UAE’s first digital bank targeted at millennials. A first-of-its-kind ‘by the customer, for the customer’ initiative using digitisation and social ...