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  DUBAI / Emirates Business Imdaad, the GCC’s leading integrated facilities management (FM) company based in Dubai, recently entered into a three-year-agreement with Emarat, one of the largest suppliers of petroleum products in the UAE, to deliver innovative, sustainable, and integrated general waste collection services. The scope of the contract includes Emarat’s 47 stations, atrium building, head office, central workshop, ...

  Bloomberg Businesses in Singapore are bracing for higher costs in a country that’s already among the world’s most expensive to live in. From a 30 percent increase in water prices to higher diesel costs to a looming carbon tax, manufacturers are being forced to adjust their operations to remain competitive in an economy that’s only recently recovering from an ...

  BEIJING / AP Top diplomats from China and the European Union pledged closer cooperation on Wednesday at a time of global uncertainty, highlighting their common interests in peace and security and pushing a message of free trade and open engagement in contrast to fears that the US is turning inward under President Donald Trump. The statements came as China ...

  DUBAI / WAM Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy, said the UAE sees a healthy level of demand for crude oil in the future from emerging economies in Africa and Asia, and that UAE would remain commercially-minded in its strategic oil investments. Al Mazrouei’s comments came during a session on the region’s oil policy moderated ...

  FUJAIRAH / WAM The Government of Fujairah is committed to opening new prospects for investment in mineral resources, according to HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah, during the Fifth Fujairah International Forum for Industrial Rocks & Mining on Tuesday. He stressed the need for introducing flexible legislations that support efforts to conserve ...

  DUBAI / WAM Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), and a delegation from Dell technologies headed by Michael Dell, CEO and founder of the US-based tech giant, have met to discuss ways of enhancing mutual cooperation and exchange expertise and international practices seen as the best in smart networks, information ...

  DUBAI / WAM Brazilian exports of textiles and clothing to the Arab region surged during the first two months of 2017, increasing by 87.5 per cent compared to its performance during the same period in 2016, according to the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, ABCC. The huge demand for synthetic fabric and sisal rope used in ships and rigs ...

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Tuesday launched the National Strategy for Empowering People with Disabilities, during his visit to Ministry of Community Development. The National Policy for Empowering People with Disabilities revolve around 6 pillars including health and rehabilitation, education, vocational rehabilitation ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Department of Municipal Affairs and Transport, represented in the Municipality of the Dhafra Municipality, signed an investment agreement worth AED222 million to develop the central market in Madinat Zayed in the Dhafra Region in co-operation and partnership with the private sector, according to the Build, Operate, Transfer (BOT) model. The agreement was signed during the ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori, Minister of Economy, discussed ways to establish a new phase of economic and trade cooperation based on further exchange of investments and the development of partnerships in sectors of mutual interest with Kadri Veseli, President of the Parliament of the Republic of Kosovo. The talks were held at the ministry’s headquarters ...