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Dubai / Emirates Business Award-winning communications network Publinet Group continues to focus on the region’s exciting opportunities for growth by expanding its senior leadership team. The group; which includes Cicero & Bernay (C&B) Public Relations, RAW, a social-media agency, and creative think-tank Spark Middle East; has appointed three senior communication professionals to its Dubai headquarters in the first quarter of ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Honda Motor Co. Africa and Middle East Office announced the launch of all-new ‘Stunning Civic’ in Dubai on Wednesday. Available across all Honda showrooms in GCC, Lebanon and Jordan, 2016 Civic sets an all-new standard in compact car style and performance. With sleek, sporty lines and an improved power-to-weight ratio, 2016 Civic is not only ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business Air Arabia, the first and largest low cost carrier in the Middle East, has opened its second City Check-in terminal in Sharjah, offering increased convenience for passengers traveling from the emirate. Located at Air Arabia’s sales shop in Sharjah Industrial Area 10 and open daily from 9 am till 10 pm, the facility lets customers ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy and sustainable development company, and the Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council (UPC) on Tuesday announced the UPC’s approval of the Detailed Master Plans for Phases 2 and 5 of Masdar City, one of the world’s most sustainable urban developments. Masdar City is targeting a 4 Pearl Estidama Community Rating, the ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Foreign Direct Investment Transparency Index in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi scored 71.5 points in 2015 on the 100-point index scale, which largely reflects a higher level of transparency in direct foreign investment policies and investors’ awareness of the transparency of the policies adopted by the UAE Federal Government and the sound policies of ...

  Dubai / WAM The UAE, represented by the Ministry of Finance (MoF), signed an agreement on the avoidance of double taxation with the United Kingdom, in the Ministry’s premises in Dubai. The agreement aims to enhance the economic and trade relations between the two countries, and protect companies and individuals from direct or indirect double taxation. The agreement was signed ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Federal National Council (FNC) on Tuesday called for devising a strategic plan to Emiratise the telecommunications sector during a session for debating the policy of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA). The house recommended that the plan should include programmes and initiatives on the best methods to nationalise the vital sector and should consider the present ...

  Dubai / WAM Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance and Chairman of the Dubai Health Authority, Humaid Mohammed Obaid Al Qatami, Chairman of the board of the Dubai Health Authority, inaugurated on Tuesday the 16th Dubai World Dermatology and Laser Conference and Exhibition (Dubai Derma 2016) at the ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Investment Development Agency (Dubai FDI), an agency of the Department of Economic Development- Government of Dubai, announced new achievements for Dubai’s global foreign direct investment (FDI) rankings and results for 2015 in its first ‘Dubai FDI Monitor’ reports series. According to FT (Financial Times) Markets data quoted in the reports, Dubai attracted AED 28.6bn in greenfield FDI ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received on Tuesday Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Prime Minister of the Republic of Georgia, at Al Bahr Palace, for talks about ways of enhancing co-operation and friendship to serve mutual interests, particularly in economic, investment, trade and ...