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  Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah FDI Office (Invest in Sharjah), the promotional arm of the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) joined forces with Sharjah Economic Development Department (SEDD), to promote Sharjah as an unmatched investment-friendly destination locally and internationally. The move emphasises the ongoing efforts by Invest in Sharjah to strengthen integration and collaboration with local government bodies in ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company Masdar will present technical data from an innovative pilot programme that could pave the way for the commercial adoption of seawater desalination powered by clean energy, at the next Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), taking place from January 12-21. The programme, which last month completed one year of operations, was announced ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai SME, the agency of the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai mandated to develop the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector, launched a campaign to raise awareness on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) established by the United Nations and adopted by the Dubai SME 2021 Plan. Running from December 18-22, the campaign will bring to ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The fourth edition of the International Conference & Exhibition (IFCE), held in Abu Dhabi concluded its activities, attracting more than 2,000 visitors and participants. The event serve as a leading hub that attracts franchise companies from across the world, as well as providing investment opportunities for entrepreneurs, the youth, and companies based in the ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Global developer Emaar Properties will join the UAE’s leadership and nation in extending its felicitations to the Qatari leadership and people with an illumination of Burj Khalifa, the global icon, on December 18, to mark the Qatar National Day. The 828.6 metre (2,716.5 ft) tower will be illuminated with the colours of Qatar’s National Flag ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business DAMAC Properties, one of the leading luxury real estate developers in the region, announced the launch of MOD, a collection of townhouses in the heart of international golf community AKOYA Oxygen. The homes in this community, with a contemporary expression of luxury, are priced to be accessible to a diverse mix of buyers of all ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Cares, part of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, successfully completed the fourth edition of its Volunteer Emirates 2016 initiative which took place on Saturday at Al Salaf Al Saleh Private School in Ras Al Khaimah. The highly popular initiative, which lends helping hands to non-profit schools across the UAE, saw the participation ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business Al Majaz Waterfront first ever Winter Festival got under way at the emirate’s popular leisure and tourist destination. The opening two days of the seasonal event, which is running until January 7, have seen an array of activities designed to impart the festive ambience of a wintry landscape without its attendant chilly temperatures. Creating a ...

  Bloomberg The road back down for this year’s best-performing commodity may be bumpy. While spot prices for coking coal have dropped about 16 percent this month from a record high above $300 a ton, possible heavy rain and flooding in Australia over the next few months may stall, or even reverse, the decline. The region is forecast to see ...

  Bloomberg Beijing municipal government ordered more than 1,200 factories in the printing, construction materials and petrochemical industries citywide to either suspend or cut output after earlier issuing this year’s first red alert warning for severely high levels of air pollution. Under a contingency plan for severe air pollution, the city shut down more than 700 plants with production procedures ...