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DUBAI / WAM Dubai ranked first in the Arab world and 11th globally in ‘Future Readiness’ in 2019, according to ‘Global Competitiv- eness of Talent’ report issued by Institute for Administrative Development in Switzerland in cooperation with the Dubai Competitiveness Office in the Department of Economic Development (DED). The report evaluated various cities worldwide around three main axes — investment ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business The total value of more than 26,000 construction projects exceeded AED9.25 trillion in June, according to the June 2019 Issue of the BNC Projects Journal: The Next Construction Circus — Setting the Stage for Growth, issued by BNC Network. Saudi Arabia leads the GCC region in the total value of construction projects worth $895.8 billion (AED3.29 ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business The average size of a home loan taken out in the UAE in May 2019 was AED1.31 million, marking a steady incr-ease compared to an average loan size of AED1.67 million in May 2018, according to data from Mortgage Finder. This is in line with the current market trend which has shown a downward shift in ...

Bloomberg Saudi Arabia is restarting preparations for a potential initial public offering of oil giant Aramco, months after putting the planned listing on hold, people familiar with the matter said. Aramco, the world’s most profitable company, held talks with a select group of investment banks to discuss potential roles on the offering, according to the people. Detailed work on the ...

DUBAi / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD) announced the launch of the Real Estate Investment Opportunities (REIOs) initiative during a press conference. The new initiative is a new way to attract investors from all economic sectors. Before the launch of the project, a feasibility study was conducted, and the most prominent international experiences and local and global practices were ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Executive Council (SEC) approved the second batch of housing support beneficiaries for 2019. The payment includes 274 beneficiaries acro-ss two categories — 96 grants and 178 loans — with the total valued at AED197.6 million. The announcement came during a SEC meeting on Tuesday at the Ruler’s office in Sharjah. The meeting was chaired by ...

Emirates Business The Middle East’s first car maintenance app — MySyara — launched its interactive platform in partnership with Shell Lubricants, providing users with complete car care solutions at the touch of a button. Disrupting the auto-care industry, Mysyara is the first smart phone application — available on iOS and android — that provides 360 car-care solutions including battery change, ...

ABU DHABI / wam Abu Dhabi is a leading international partner in addressing climate change, with ‘Noor Abu Dhabi’ as a pillar of the emirate’s sustainability plans to preserve the global ecosystem, said Awaidha Al Marar, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Energy. Al Marar added that Abu Dhabi’s commitment to implementing the Paris Agreement 2015 and its dedication ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The value of investments of Emirati banks in Saudi Arabia and Egypt increased to AED90.4 billion ($24.6 billion) at the end of the first quarter of 2019, accounting for 15.5 percent of the banks’ total assets invested abroad, worth around AED582 billion in March 2018. According to statistics from the UAE Central Bank, the value of ...

DUBAI / WAM Emirates airline has announced the first arrivals of its double daily A380 services to Muscat. Flights EK 862 and EK 864 were each welcomed with water cannon salutes upon arrival, ushering in the new services to Oman’s capital, Muscat. EK862 departs Dubai at 08:25, arriving in Muscat at 09:40. The return flight, EK 863, departs Muscat at ...