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ABU DHABI / WAM The National Centre for Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS) has urged motorists to exercise caution, reduce the speed and leave enough distance between vehicles because of imminent dust storm. The statement called on seafarers not to go to sea due to rough seas in the Arabian Gulf, stressing the need for periodic follow-up of weather reports through ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Links Group, one of the UAE’s leading providers of commercial facilitation and advisory services, on March 21 was awarded the ‘Best Small Business’ accolade at the inaugural FinanceME Business Vision Awards for its continuous development as a top performing SME. Links Group received the accolade from Robin Amlot, CEO of CPI Financial and Georgina Enzer, Managing ...

Emirates Business The number of internet users in the Arab World is expected to rise to about 226 million by 2018, according to the Arab Knowledge Economy report 2015 – 2016. The Internet penetration rate will jump from about 37.5 per cent in 2014 to over 55 per cent in 2018, or about 7 per cent above the estimated world ...

Emirates Business As part of its efforts to introduce its partners and members of the diplomatic corps to its future plans as well as to inform them about the economic landscape of the emirate, the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry organised Diplomatic Circle Dinner for ambassadors and members of the Arab and international diplomatic corps in the UAE at ...

Emirates Business Positive economic outlooks, remarkable increase in tourist footfall, rise in per capita income combined with altering consumer behaviours, are together acting as a positive growth catalyst for the retail sector in the UAE. Gauging the immense potential of this sector, corporates are giving sufficient impetus upon improving their facilities and offering customers one of the best shopping experiences.As ...

Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business The Italian luxury car manufacturing company, Maserati announces Dubai as the second location for the Maserati Polo Tour 2016. This event will be second in row after the ‘Snow Polo World Cup’ in Switzerland in January. The Maserati Dubai Polo Challenge will take place from April 3-8 at Desert Palm Polo Club. The participants would ...

Emirates Business Marina Mall, the capital’s leading shopping destination, is celebrating its 15th anniversary with the launch of the ‘15 Years of Inspiring Moments’ festival. From March 28 to April 11, visitors can enjoy 15 days of fun-filled activities at Abu Dhabi’s favourite mall. From Burger House and Huguette to Guy Crêperies, Man’oushe Street and Meylas, food trucks will be ...

Emirates Business Organisers of Codemotion Dubai, to be held from April 1–2 at the Impact Hub, Downtown Dubai, have announced that there is a high demand for tickets for one of Europe’s largest tech conferences devoted to coding development, which is being held for the first time in the Middle East. Offering a unique platform for pioneering coding developers and ...

Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business According to UAE-based portal InternsME.com, internship programmes are a great way to maintain the ‘talent funnel’ which benefits the corporates in reducing unemployment and enhancing work environment. Jean–Michel Gauthier CEO deems that the corporates can avoid hiring the usual up-front and long-term costs of hiring, “Majority of interns are on student or parent visa sponsorship, ...

Emirates Business Recording over 270 million page views per month, dubizzle — the country’s leading classifieds platform — celebrates 10 years of transforming the UAE’s second-hand market place and consumer behaviour as a whole. “In the space of 10 years, dubizzle has completely redefined the culture of ownership in the UAE by kick-starting the country’s second-hand economy, and bridging a ...