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  Sharjah / Emirates Business The inaugural Sharjah Bridal Fair (SBF), one of the most luxurious bridal exhibitions in the Northern Emirates, showcased a variety of the best wedding products and services under one roof from May 19 to 22. Recognising the burgeoning wedding industry in the region, the fair was warmly received at the Jawaher Reception and Convention Centre ...

  RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business Industry leaders discussed ways to enhance the role of women in the global corporate and cultural landscapes, at the recently concluded Women in Industry Forum in Abu Dhabi. During the event, women front-runners from several industries offered advice to next generation of female leaders on how right education can make a difference. Various women ...

  RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business Mobile encryption is one of the most debated topics in global digital industry. When social media gave a nod to its implementation, there were both concerns and rejoices that echoed across the world. In UAE due to high smartphone penetration and highly digital office environment, IT companies are looking for more innovative mobile encryption ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business More than 300 high-level government representatives from 96 countries — the highest number of countries ever represented at a Council — gathered in Abu Dhabi to attend the eleventh meeting of the Council of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). At the outset of the meeting, the Council elected HE Kenred Dorsett, Minister of ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business A delegation from Dubai Properties (DP) visited ‘The Sustainable City’ (TSC) — the region’s first fully integrated and operational sustainable community — in Dubai this week. Mohammed Al Habbai, Chief Executive Officer for Urban Planning and Infrastructure of Dubai Properties, led the DP party in their visit that focused primarily on strengthening partnership ties between ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Economic Development Committee of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council examined the findings of the “Doing Business in Abu Dhabi 2016” report during a workshop held at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of Abu Dhabi Executive Council. The report was prepared by the World Bank, in coordination with the Competitiveness Office of Abu Dhabi, ...

  DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Finance (MoF) organised a workshop to discuss a book entitled, “Breaking the Oil Spell – The Gulf Falcon’s Path to Diversification”, on its premises in Dubai. The book was launched in April on the sidelines of the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund(IMF) and the World Bank Group(WBG) in Washington DC. The ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued an Emiri Decree restructuring the Board of Directors of the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority, ADWEA, under the chairmanship of Abdullah Ali Musleh Al Ahbabi. The Decree also named the following as members of the Board: Musabbah Mubarak Musabbah Al Marar from Abu ...

  DUBAI / WAM Expo 2020 Dubai will host its first International Planning Meeting (IPM), organised with the involvement of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), the governing body for World Expos. The two-day meeting, opening tomorrow, Monday, will bring together epresentatives of nations from around the world.

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Central Bank of the UAE said on Monday that Abdulrahim Mohammed Al Awadhi, Executive Director of Anti-Money Laundering and Suspicious Cases Unit and Talal Ali Al Sayegh, President of the Kuwait Financial Intelligence Unit and Chairman of National Committee of Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism, signed MoU on Sunday.