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SHARJAH / WAM Rashid Al Leem, Chairman of Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (Sewa), received Marianne Nissila, Ambassador of Finland to the UAE, and a number of officials to brief them on Sewa’s innovative initiatives in the fields of energy efficiency and environmental preservation, provision of ideal working environment for employees. They discussed ways of cooperation in the fields of ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business With one month left until the grand opening of second edition of Abu Dhabi International Boat Show (ADIBS 2019), the event has attracted several prestigious exhibitors, sponsors and partners from the UAE and across the globe. Set to run from October 16-19 the highly anticipated exhibition will showcase the latest trends in leisure marine from ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) conducted two simultaneous awareness and inspection campaigns to verify compliance with the ‘Marking Tobacco and Tobacco Products Scheme’ in the first month since the ban on selling cigarettes not bearing the Digital Tax Stamps in local markets went into effect. The Stamps placed on cigarettes allow for tracking the products ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE and Uzbekistan launched the first Public Sector Innovation Diploma to build capacities of the first generation of Chief Innovation Officers in Uzbekistan, during the innovation workshops conducted by Mohammed bin Rashid Centre for Government Innovation (MBRCGI) in Tashkent. The initiative was announced during an official visit of the UAE government delegation to Uzbekistan as ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Labour Tribunal at the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD), in cooperation with the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation and Abu Dhabi General Services (Musanada), has succeeded in ending a collective labour dispute involving 320 workers during a record period, where the court moved to the labour camp using ADJD Mobile Court and ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, emphasised that the UAE today has become an inspiring and a distinguished role model in the region as many countries across the globe are watching its achievements. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid made these remarks while presiding ...

Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Economic Development Department (SEDD), announced that the emirate’s economic development indicators have achieved remarkable growth in the first half of 2019, with 31,190 licences issued or renewed, posting a growth rate of four percent. The SEDD report revealed that business licences issued during this period hit an increment of 15 percent with 2,740 while renewed ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai has retained its position as the fourth most visited city in the world for the fifth year in a row, according to Mastercard’s Global Destination Cities Index (GDCI) 2019. The city welcomed 15.93 million international overnight visitors last year and the city is expected to continue building on its success in 2019. The UAE’s capital, ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Authority for Standardisation and metrology (Esma), will reveal the UAE’s technical regulations and standards that serve to rationalise energy consumption in the fuel, oil and gas, and petroleum product sectors, at 24th World Energy Congress in Abu Dhabi. Esma will announce the most important national legislative efforts in this regard during the energy congress. It ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), is participating in the 24th World Energy Congress (WEC), to be held in Abu Dhabi, under the patronage of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Dewa is a host sponsor of the conference, which is held under the theme “Energy for Prosperity”. Through its stand number H5-180 at ...