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  DUBAI / WAM The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) revealed that its Call Centre received 529,495 calls during the first quarter of 2016, recording a response time of 12 seconds per call which compared well with the targeted rate of 20 seconds per call. The number of calls handled during the same time last year was 520,258 calls. Ahmed ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business RAKBANK recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Xpress Money in its headquarters in Dubai Silicon Oasis to facilitate cooperation in the area of money transfer between the two parties. Through this partnership, RAKBANK customers will benefit from Xpress Money’s convenient remittance services and its strong presence in 160 countries across 180,000 locations. The ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) will host public forums at Baynounah Institute of Science and Technology, in Abu Dhabi’s Western Region on May 16, and at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre on Wednesday May 18. The forums will be staged next week as part of ENEC’s ongoing commitment to community engagement which focuses on ...

  Dubai / WAM HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, attended the opening session of the two-day 2nd Annual International Conference and Exhibition, organised by the World Free Zones Organization on Tuesday at Grand Hayatt Hotel in Dubai. HH watched a documentary on the evolution and progress of the free zone in Dubai. The ...

  Sharjah / WAM Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) in association with the Turkish Business Council in the UAE, organised a business meeting at Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) to discuss ways to enhance cooperation between Sharjah and Turkey and improve economic relations between both sides. The event was attended by Marwan bin Jassim Al Sarkal, CEO of Shurooq, Khalid ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The United Arab Emirates and New Zealand, on Tuesday inaugurated a solar power plant in Solomon Islands, developed and deployed by Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company. The project was deployed as part of the US $50 million UAE-Pacific Partnership Fund (UAE-PPF) financed by the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, the development arm of the UAE ...

  Dubai / WAM The UAE government launched the ‘Customer Happiness Formula’ as a new initiative to enrich the happiness and positivity concept by providing employees in customer happiness centers with a range of tools and values that will enable them to implement the government’s initiatives in achieving happiness and positivity. The Formula, which is based on the Customer Service Charter, ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Ministry of Finance (MoF) held a meeting on joint Gulf economic integration. The meeting reflects the Ministry’s commitment to review the components of the GCC joint economic action, and the UAE’s role in supporting the Gulf economic integration projects. The meeting was attended by HE Younis Haji Al Khoori, Undersecretary of MoF and ...

  Ritika Sharma / Emirates Business E-trolleys, inventive biometrics, smart baggage movement and cloud based e-bookings — the future of airports seems really exciting. With more and more technology-inspired solutions and services being rolled out every day, experts believe the industry is moving towards a huge transformation. Passenger comfort and luxury are set to define the aviation industry as technologies ...

  Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business A $1 million unique metal-painted car stole the limelight at the 14 Edition of Automechanika Dubai 2016. The Nissan R35 GT-R sports vehicle named ‘Godzilla’ — showcased by ace tuners — was specially designed for Middle East consumers, with Islamic artwork of vine and leaves engraved on its bodywork. Michael Dehn, Group Exhibitions Director, ...