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  CAIRO / WAM The Arab League commended measures taken by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in response to the impact of the decline in world oil prices. “There are promising signs emerging from the project implemented by the UAE to diversify sources of national income,” Arab League’s Secretary-General Dr Nabil Al Araby said in a keynote address at the ...

  DUBAI / WAM The Barjeel Geojit Securities Company (BGS), in Dubai, is to organise on Wednesday the Indian-Emirati Financial Summit, ‘Strength of Past for a More Solid Future’, under the patronage of the Consulate-General of the Republic of India in the country. The summit’s discussions will shed light primarily on the finance industry with a focus on business areas.

  DUBAI / WAM A Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) between Dubai Government Human Resources department (DGHR) and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, CIPD, based in London, has been signed during the 16th edition of the UAE Career Exhibition. The MoU concerns cooperation in developing the human resources function, working together in specific areas such as research projects related to ...

  DUBAI / WAM Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), held a meeting with Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director General of Dubai Municipality, during which they discussed means of streamlining cooperation on their future projects.

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Board of Directors of the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation, ENEC, given approval for the formation of Nawah energy company (Nawah), a wholly-owned operating subsidiary of ENEC, which will be mandated to safely operate and maintain Barakah Units 1-4. According to an announcement of the Corporation, the Board of Directors has mandated ENEC management to ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry(DCCI), in cooperation with the Dubai Government Excellence Programme, DGEP, recently organised a workshop on adopting the newly-introduced 4th Generation of the Government Excellence System. Dr Ahmed Nusairat, Coordinator General, and Dr Ziad Al Kahlout, Quality and Excellence Advisor at DGEP Secretariat-General, conducted the workshop and provided practical steps, responsibilities ...

  DUBAI / WAM A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Dubai Government Human Resources department (DGHR) and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) based in London, has been signed during the 16th edition of the UAE Career Exhibition. The MoU concerns cooperation in developing the human resources function, working together in specific areas such as research projects related ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Financial Market (DFM) on Tuesday announced that its UAE listed companies have showed a 98% compliance to disclose their Q1- 2016 results within the deadline of 45 days from the end of the first quarter. Forty-Six UAE public joint stock companies listed on DFM successfully disclosed their quarterly results, while one company only, Gulf General ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Mohammed Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz Al Shehhi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Economy for Economic Affairs, met Jose Calzada Rovirosa, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food of Mexico, at the UAE Ministry’s headquarters in Dubai to explore possible agreements between the two countries, particularly in trade and agriculture. Joining the UAE Undersecretary ...

  Dubai / WAM Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chairman of Emirates Group, Dubai Economic Council (DEC) organised a luncheon in honour of Fred P. Hochberg, Chairman and President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank) at the Intercontinental Festival City Hotel. The luncheon ...