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  Dubai / WAM Some 235 key decision makers and experts from the UAE and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia were reunited with suppliers from across the globe at the 9th Hotelier Summit-UAE and KSA which opened today to provide a meeting platform for leading hotel owners, operators, developers, architects, interior designers, consultants and service providers in the hospitality industry. “The ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Morocco in Abu Dhabi is officially open for public, and is receiving significant interest from UAE residents, expats and visitors, who are flocking the event to see what the Moroccan talent has to offer, in a successful event being held for the second year running. This year’s edition is being held under the supervision ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Holograms, massive videoboards, and state-of-the-art audio and lighting displays will be among the audiovisual innovations set to make Expo 2020 in Dubai the world’s most technologically advanced event. The UAE is one of the fastest-growing professional audiovisual markets in one of the fastest-growing regions of the Middle East. The UAE’s professional audiovisual market is set ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD), announces that it has upgraded to the latest generation Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise communications solutions modernizing the government organization’s telephony and contact center infrastructure. The upgrade modernizes the government agency’s communication infrastructure by centralizing DLD’s telephony services and deploying a comprehensive contact center solution to deliver an enhanced user experience for its staff ...

  Abu Dhabi / emirates business Tadweer (The Center of Waste Management – Abu Dhabi) launched on Tuesday its policies, procedures and systems project at the Grand Millennium Al Wahda, Abu Dhabi. The event was attended by HE Eisa Saif Al Qubaisi, General Manager of Tadweer, departments’ directors and heads, Tadweer employees and media representatives. HE Eisa Saif Al Qubaisi, ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Under the patronage of HH Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, and in collaboration with the Arab League Secretary General, the Arab Thought Foundation (ATF) will hold its annual FIKR15 conference in Abu Dhabi. The event will take place at St Regis Saadiyat on December 12 – 14. Coinciding with the ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business IMG Worlds, Dubai-based owner and operator of the world’s largest indoor theme park, IMG Worlds of Adventure, announces the launch of its latest project, IMG Worlds of Legends. With nine unique zones spread across over 2 million square feet, IMG Worlds of Legends will feature some of the most exciting and popular brands in the ...

  Bloomberg The European Union signaled Prime Minister Theresa May must first strike a deal for the UK’s post-Brexit trade ties with the bloc or lose out on a transitional phase that banks and businesses want. As both sides prepare to face off in the new year, Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief negotiator, told reporters in Brussels on Tuesday that ...

  Bloomberg The US trade deficit widened to a four-month high in October as overseas sales weakened and American companies imported more equipment and consumer goods. The gap grew to $42.6 billion from the prior month’s revised $36.2 billion, Commerce Department figures showed on Tuesday. The 17.8 percent increase from September was the largest since March 2015. The Bloomberg survey ...

  Copenhagen / AFP Danish toy maker Lego announced a management shake-up to develop the brand beyond its iconic plastic bricks under the leadership of its veteran chief who brought the company back from the brink of bankruptcy. Chief executive Jorgen Vig Knudstorp took over Lego when it was on verge of collapse in 2004 and transformed it into one ...