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Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, announced the next range of creative children’s workshops in its ongoing ‘SIKKA Around The City’ initiative, which is part of the Authority’s expanded ‘SIKKA Art Fair’ programme that aims to expose new segments of the community to the joys of ...

Ras Al Khaimah / Emirates Business Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA), which develops the emirate’s tourism infrastructure and initiates its domestic and overseas promotions, has partnered RAK Centre for Statistics & Studies to develop detailed analysis of the economic impact local, regional and international visitor arrivals play on the emirate’s gross domestic product (GDP). The MoU between t ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi, and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have strengthened their FinTech collaboration with an official strategic partnership to further advance developments and initiatives that nurture Fintech entrepreneurship and support innovation in financial services in Abu Dhabi and Australia. The FinTech bridge is a ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) has announced the establishment of an arbitration hearing centre on Al Maryah Island by early 2018. This significant milestone augments the recent development and agreement with world-leading arbitral institution, the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC Court), to launch its Middle East representative office in ADGM. ...

RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM Ras al-Khaimah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, RAK Chamber, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ras al-Khaimah International Airport, to boost mutual cooperation, exchange of expertise and studies. The MoU will cement the basis of joint work between the two parties in a systematic way that aims at realising a constructive mutual partnership ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has been named as a finalist for the Best Unconventional Project award in the 2017 World Chambers Competition. The Chamber, set to present its nominated project at the 10th World Chambers Congress in Sydney this September, is the only chamber of commerce from the Middle East and North ...

DUBAI / WAM AccessAbilities Expo 2017, the region’s largest dedicated event for the disabilities sector scheduled to be held in November, will host a conference for the ‘people of determination’ titled ‘Inclusion in the Workplace’. This conference will be held in line with the vision of Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Modhesh World, one of the most popular indoor edutainment destinations in the region, has stepped up its efforts to offer an all-immersive entertainment arena by unveiling a ‘Handicraft’ section in the ‘Food Park DXB’ zone located in Hall 1 of Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC). The section features pop up stores and kiosks selling a variety ...

Bloomberg AT&T Inc. shares surged the most in more than eight years after the telecommunications giant posted a surprise wireless subscriber gain in the second quarter, showing it can fend for itself in a cutthroat price war. Second-quarter earnings topped estimates, and wireless customers rose by 127,000, compared with analysts’ average projection for a loss of 22,713. An offer for ...