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DUBAI / WAM To mark Data Privacy Day, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) has emphasised the importance of protecting personal data for financial transactions, in light of the digital revolution and the increasing global trends to protect individuals from the misuse of their personal information or violation of their privacy. Younis Haji Al Khoori, Under-Secretary at MoF, highlighted that standards ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, issued Law No. 01 of 2018 on the Knowledge Dirham Fee, and Law No. 02 of 2018 about the Innovation Dirham Fee. As per Law No. 01 of 2018, the Knowledge Dirham Fee will be levied on all transactions ...

Dubai / WAM The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and Dubai-based Azizi Group, reviewed ways to support joint work and the group’s future projects and expansion plans in Dubai. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, DEWA MD & CEO, received Mirwais Azizi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Azizi Group, as part of DEWA’s commitment to follow up with developers, ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE Ministry of Economy (MoE), announced that it is organising a high-level delegation from the UAE to visit Malaysia and Singapore to be led by Sultan Al Mansoori, Minister of Economy from February 5-8. The visit’s agenda includes the participation in the UAE-Malaysian Business Forum in Kuala Lumpur, which will be held on February 5-6 ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, UAE Minister of Finance, and President of the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), opened on Monday, the Arab Health, the largest gathering of healthcare and trade professionals in the MENA, at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. The 2018 edition of the event is expected ...

Dubai / WAM The UAE outperformed all other Gulf and Arab countries and was ranked 28th in the world in the Ocean Health Index (OHI), a tailorable marine assessment framework to comprehensively and quantitatively evaluate ocean health. The UAE scored 77 points out of 100, although the global average of the Ocean Health Index requires only 70 points. The Ocean ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Tally Solutions, a leading international accounting and compliance software provider partnered with electronics retail giant Sharaf DG, in the UAE to make its Value Added Tax (VAT) software – Tally.ERP 9 easily available to the business community. As part of the agreement, Sharaf DG will have Tally.ERP 9 Silver and Gold (single and multi-user editions) available ...

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, and His Highness Sheikh Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Ruler’s Representative in the Al Ain Region, on Monday received hundreds of mourners at Al Mushrif Palace in Abu Dhabi, who came to pay ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The Middle East’s online education is forecasted to experience continuous growth thanks to the rising government investments and increasing popularity of e-learning especially among professionals. According to a report by Research and Markets titled the ‘Middle East Online Education & E Learning Market Size, Demand, Opportunity & Growth Outlook 2023,’ the regional online education and e-learning ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Rail contracts worth $16 billion are planned to be awarded in 2018 in the MENA region, according to MEED Rail Report. The report is issued ahead of the Middle East Rail, the largest railway industry event across the Middle East, North Africa, South and Central Asian region, which will take place from March 12-13 at Dubai ...