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Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) handled in excess of 2 million passengers in the month of April this year, representing a 5.6% increase in airport traffic compared with April of 2016, which reached 1.9 million. Total arrivals hit 1,050,520 up by 6.6%, total departures, 1,019,835 up by 5.8%, and total transfer passengers reached 1,311,262 up by ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (DAFZA) organized a special forum for Indian businesses under the theme ‘India: A Strategic Partner for Growth in an Evolving Global Economy.’ The event was held at the DAFZA Business Center in cooperation with IBPC – Dubai and Morrison Menon. It complements India’s exceptional investment drive and is expected to attract ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM In partnership with Ministry of Economy, the 3rd Annual Angel Rising Investor Education Symposium organised by startAD and VentureSouq saw local and global experts come together to discuss ‘Global vs. Local Investing Perspectives’ in the context of creating a robust and flourishing entrepreneurial ecosystem in the UAE. The symposium specifically sought to provide education on key ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Monday inaugurated the Enterprise Command and Control Centre (EC3), which will act as a unified platform linking various control centres of the Roads and Transport Authority’s, operational agencies with an integrated central control unit. According to the authority, EC3 ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi-based Borouge, a joint venture of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and Borealis of Austria, has presented a wide range of creative solutions for advanced packaging, infrastructure, mobility, energy, healthcare and agriculture at Chinaplas 2017, Asia’s largest plastics trade fair, held recently in Guangzhou, China. Focusing on the benefits of its solutions for Advanced ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance, on Monday officially launched the 27th INDEX Design Series Interiors Festival and its co-located Middle East Stone show, now in its third year. Joined by INDEX Event Director, Samantha Kane-Macdonald, Yan Wang, Event Director at Middle East Stone, and dmg ...

Dubai / WAM UAE delegation has met leading government and industry figures in Norway to strengthen business and development ties. A team of government, business and Expo 2020 Dubai officials led by Dr Sultan bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State, met Norway’s State Minister for Trade and Industry, Dilek Ayhan, as well as a group of Norwegian business ...

Dubai / WAM Emirates Airlines announced on Monday that it will be introducing a second daily A380 service between Dubai and Birmingham, beginning 29th October 2017. Flight EK39/40, currently operated by a Boeing 777, will now be operated by the Emirates A380, adding to the existing daily A380 already operating on the route. Following the suspension of one of its ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Emirates Foundation, an independent philanthropic organisation set up by the Abu Dhabi government to facilitate public-private funded initiatives to improve the welfare of youth across the UAE, announced the launch of its ‘Volunteering’ Mobile App as part of its 10th annual Ramadan Campaign led by the Takatof volunteering initiative. The Volunteering Mobile App will aim to ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business The World Government Summit Organisation (WGSO) held a session titled ‘Future Trends and How to Forecast Them’ to discuss global progress in the field of forecasting the future and developing solutions for the challenges that are expected to face decision makers in the public and private sectors. The session seeks to support governments’ efforts to forecast ...