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  Dubai / WAM DP World has launched the Global Business Corporation (GBC), a new strategic arm focused on supporting large companies in achieving their growth ambitions. The initiative, which is set to further raise Dubai’s profile as a preferred global business destination, invites companies to enhance their international operating models with a base in the emirate. Driven by the ...

Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has announced the launch of the Customer First Forum, which comprises virtual sessions scheduled on a weekly basis to respond to queries of the employers and employees in the private sector and UAE nationals seeking employment. The Customer First Forum aims to listen to the feedback of all parties ...

  Dubai / WAM DMCC – the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise – has been named Global Free Zone of the Year 2022 by the Financial Times’ fDi Magazine for the eighth consecutive year. The award, among the most prestigious of accolades a free zone can earn, is decided by the ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Waste Management Centre (Tadweer) announced that it has produced more than 1 million tonnes of products recycled from waste materials collected in the emirate of Abu Dhabi during the first half of 2022. This comes in line with Abu Dhabi’s strategy to promote sound waste management and recycling, and its aim to convert ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM In a move that improves the quality of services provided to customers and enhances the efficiency of the public parking system, the Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) of the Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) in Abu Dhabi, has announced the commencement of upgrading of all parking payment machines to a 5G smart system. The system ...

  Bloomberg The Opec+ group of oil producers will consider cutting output by more than 1 million barrels a day when it meets in Vienna on Wednesday, according to delegates. A larger-than-expected reduction would reflect the scale of concern that the global economy is slowing fast in the face of rapidly tightening monetary policy. A stronger dollar has also weighed ...

  Dubai / WAM Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, Director General of Dubai Customs, CEO of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC), discussed with an Italian diplomatic and economic delegation headed by Giuseppe Finocchiaro, Consul-General of Italy in Dubai, opportunities for furthering economic cooperation and means to enhance trade between Dubai and Italy. The meeting, which was held at the Dubai ...

  Beijing / WAM A team of Chinese and American scientists recently published an assessment of China’s future use of clean hydrogen in its heavy industry and heavy-duty transport, noting that clean hydrogen can significantly reduce carbon emissions, Chinese news agency, Xinhua, reported. According to the study in the journal Nature Energy, clean hydrogen can be both a major energy ...

  Dubai / WAM The Higher Committee of the Al Quoz Creative Zone on Sunday approved the master plan for the Al Quoz Creative Zone during a meeting chaired by HH Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) and Member of the Dubai Council. The master plan provides a comprehensive ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has awarded a contract for constructing internal roads and lighting works at four residential communities of Dubai, namely Margham, Lahbab, Al Lesaily and Hatta. The project, which covers roads extending 37 km in total, also includes road works over 21 km and adding streetlights for existing roads stretching 16 km. ...