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  Dubai / WAM Ireland voiced its interest in making Dubai the re-export hub of Irish food and dairy products. Michael Creed, Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine discussed this proposal in a meeting with Eng. Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director-General of the Dubai Municipality, on Thursday at the municipality’s headquarters. Praising the relations between the UAE and the Republic ...

  Sharjah / WAM The theme of ‘seven’ takes centre stage at this year’s annual Pink Caravan Ride, the seventh since its inception in 2011. Running from March 7-17, the latest edition of the event is being hosted under the tagline ‘Seven Years… for Seven Emirates’ and features seven ‘pink’ events dedicated to enhancing awareness about breast cancer and the importance ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Address Hotels + Resorts, the premium luxury hotel brand of Emaar Hospitality Group, on Thursday unveiled its new city lifestyle resort, Address Boulevard. It adds to Emaar Hospitality Group’s impressive and growing portfolio of luxury hospitality venues that have redefined the hotel industry and set new benchmarks in service standards. Address Boulevard has 196 spacious ...

  Ras Al Khaimah / Emirates Business RAK Properties, Ras Al Khaimah’s largest property developer listed on the Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange, signed an AED11.5 million enabling works contract with Al Nuaimi Group for its upcoming InterContinental Ras Al Khaimah Mina Al Arab Resort. Operated under the InterContinental Hotels Group’s (IHG) luxury brand, the 350 key resort, set to open ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Tasjeel, the UAE’s one-stop-shop for all vehicle testing and registration needs, in cooperation with Sharjah Police expanded its presence to Kalba for the first time as part of its long-term expansion strategy. The new center in Kalba is one of the 12 new sites that the company plans to add over the next four years. ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business In collaboration with the UAE Council of Scientists, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF) held two workshops as part of the Nobel Museum 2017, which is taking place in the Children’s City, Dubai Creek Park until March 5. The Foundation is organising the Museum for the third consecutive year, this year’s edition ...

  Madrid / Emirates Business Dr Aisha Bint Butti Bin Bishr, Director General of the Smart Dubai Office, recently showcased Smart Dubai’s experience of transforming the emirate into a completely smart city to a number of future city leaders during the key session on the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’ at Mobile World Congress 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. During the presentation, Dr ...

  Bloomberg Didi Chuxing, the ride-hailing service that acquired Uber Technologies Inc.’s China business last year, has held informal talks with investors about raising billions of dollars to buy more time to build a profitable business model, according to people familiar with the matter. Didi’s investors, numbering more than 100, are divided over whether more capital is needed now, said ...

  Bloomberg India is exploring new locations, in addition to those already identified, to build nuclear power plants and meet its generation goal, a government official with direct knowledge of the matter said. The nation has had to back out from a couple of sites in the past because of opposition from the local population and is now looking at ...

  Bloomberg Toshihiro Hirao, whose Japan hedge fund posted its biggest decline ever last year, sees relief ahead as he expects President Donald Trump’s policies to boost Japanese equities by the most in three years. Hirao, 52, who runs the Asuka Japanese Equity Long Short Strategy in Tokyo, is predicting that Trump’s pro-business agenda will help strengthen the dollar, stoking ...