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  Dubai / Emirates Business The Tejar Dubai entrepreneurship development programme, a Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry initiative, launched its 20th commercial project, Familia Emirati clothes store on Dubai-Oman Highway in Hatta recently. The new commercial project which is the 4th launched by Tejar Dubai this year has come as part of the entrepreneurship development programme’s efforts to support ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) won the Training Initiative of the Year Award from the Emirates Green Building Council, for the Carbon Ambassadors Programme. DEWA sponsors the programme to involve youth in environmental and sustainability issues. Dr Yousef Al Akraf, Executive Vice President of Business Support and Human Resources at DEWA, received the award ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Inspectors at the General Administration of Customs, Abu Dhabi, issued 4,271 customs reports during the first quarter of 2015. Customs inspectors successfully foiled 4,391 attempts to smuggle illegal substances into the UAE through various customs ports in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The substances seized included drugs, prescription drugs, tobacco and other contraband. Mezyad Customs Centre ...

  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 ...

  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 ...

  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 ...

  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 ...

  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 ...

  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 ...

  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 ...