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  Ajman / EMIRATES BUSINESS Ajman Chamber of Commerce and Industry signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Coface Emirates Services and National General Insurance Company (NGI) to extend trade credit solutions and risk management services to member companies of the Chamber. The agreement, signed by HE Abdullah Omar Al Marzouqi, Executive Director of Membership Registration and Transactions Services at ...

  ABU DHAHBI / WAM The National Media Council (NMC) will highlight its role in regulating the media sector in the UAE, during its debut appearance at GITEX 2016, the largest technology exchange and marketplace for Middle East and Africa, which will open tomorrow in Dubai. Dr Sultan bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State and Chairman of the ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Not only does the UAE leads the Middle East in over one hundred critical development indicators, but it also is number one in the world in other measurements, such as the quality of the UAE’s public infrastructure, roads, maritime and aviation facilities, public safety and security, the rate of female enrolment in universities, government efficiency and ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Ports is gearing up to host the 10th International ISPO Conference on October 18 and 19 at the Rosewood Hotel, Abu Dhabi. Members of the International User Group (IUG) of the International Standard for maritime Pilot Organisations (ISPO) will convene for two days to discuss challenges and best practices facing pilots and ...

  BOSTON / WAM The United Arab Emirates (UAE) opened a Consulate General in Boston, Massachusetts, the country’s third consulate in the USA. At an event held on October 13, to celebrate the opening of the consulate, UAE Consul-General Salem Al-Shamsi and UAE Ambassador to the USA Yousef Al Otaiba were joined by local officials, business leaders, and members of the ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation helped return financial dues owed to 10,500 workers (2.6 per cent of the total 409,000 workers) visited by General Inspectors from the beginning of 2016 till last September. The team paid 2,200 visits to 598 establishments, 740 labour accommodations and 870 worksites across UAE. Maher Al-Obed, Assistant ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Digital transformation can boost the UAE’s GDP by nearly USD 14 billion by 2020, according to SAP, market leader in enterprise application software, and a recent Accenture report, in advance of GITEX Technology Week. The Accenture report reveals that if the UAE government and businesses optimize digital skills, technologies, and accelerators, then the UAE’s GDP ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation (MBRF) part of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum global initiatives – is gearing up to participate in Gitex Technology Week 2016, taking place in the Dubai World Trade Center from October 16-20. This marks the Foundation’s first-ever participation in the yearly event, where it plans to launch a number ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) participates at Gitex 2016, the most important event in the field of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the Middle East. MBRSC will present the exhibition’s visitors with a vivid experience of the Clean Room used for manufacturing satellites in the Space Technologies Laboratories at MBRSC, Dubai. It ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), the regulatory body for Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), the integrated free zone technology park, announced its participation at the GITEX Technology Week 2016. AT GITEX, DSOA’s participation will highlight to visiting investors the hi-tech park’s delivered projects alongside the ones currently under construction, including Silicon Park, Fakeeh Academic Medical Centre, Axiom ...