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  Dubai / Emirates Business The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has issued a directive ordering major operators Etisalat and du to put a ceiling, or hard cap, on their respective mobile data bundles in a bid to protect consumers from unwittingly incurring disproportionately higher additional charges. Directive (1) of 2016 applies to all mobile data bundles whether included as part ...

  ALKESH SHARMA Emirates Business ‘Go Green’ is the new corporate mantra of enterprises worldwide in their eco-friendly pursuit to ensure a sustainable tomorrow. Following this green path, UAE-based Al Ghurair Investment — one of the largest diversified industrial enterprises in the Middle East — has unveiled its environmental and sustainability plan for the next three years. Various entities, active ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business National Industries Park (NIP) and Proclad have signed an agreement to invest and develop plots in the National Industries Park to a tune of approximately AED 500 million and develop 1.5 million sq. ft. of industrial area specializing in Products and services related to the Oil and Gas Industry. Proclad currently owns four factories in ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Over the last decade, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a country with a population of over 9 million, has consistently attracted the world’s attention. With a host of benefits ranging from excellent infrastructure to top-notch services and access to the world’s leading brands, this country is a haven for the highly skilled workforce in the ...

Dubai / Emirates Business OSN, the leading pay-TV network in the Middle East and North Africa, is giving children across the region the opportunity to experience all their favourite Disney Junior content in Arabic. Little ones can now experience the exceptional line-up of magical, musical and heartfelt stories and characters on Disney Junior with dedicated Arabic audio as well the ...

  DUBAI / EMIRATES BUSINESS A Dubai Government delegation, led by the Dubai Investment Development Agency (Dubai FDI), an agency of the Department of Economic Development (DED), concluded a successful tour of three prominent cities in Canada in a bid to explore commercial and investment partnerships for promoting sustainable and innovation-driven economic development. The delegation comprising officials from Jafza, Dubai ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE Ministry of Finance (MoF) partnered with the Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) to offer latest innovative smart payment service under the e-Dirham system, enabling consumers to pay for fuel and other purchases at ENOC and EPPCO fuel stations as well as Zoom retail outlets by using the e-wallet of the e-Dirham app for ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM ADNOC Distribution has received the ‘UAE Superbrand’ award for 2016, third year in a row, granted by the ‘Superbrand Council’, the largest independent global body that evaluates brands. The award was received by HE Saeed Mubarak Al Rashidi, Acting Chief Executive Officer at ADNOC Distribution. Commenting on the award, Al Rashidi said, “We see this award ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) honoured 150 employees, winners of its Internal Excellence Award for the first half of 2016. The award underlines DEWA’s commitment to motivating its staff to actively participate in establishing excellence, creativity, and innovation as daily practices. HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA, presented the winning ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications and Posts of Senegal as part of TRA’s strategic partnership programme with telecoms regulatory authorities worldwide to share best practices in the sector. The MoU was signed on the sidelines of the 2016 session of the International Telecommunications ...